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Nuclear threats, the ravages of science unshackled from ethics, and the creeping authority of world governments locked in a Cold War had begun seeping into the fabric of American life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first issue of \u003cem\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/em\u003e appeared on newsstands in the spring of 1950, its cover boldly daring readers to pick it up. Subsequent bimonthly releases pulled audiences into an ever-changing kaleidoscope of \"Scientific SuspenStories,\" featuring Martian invasions, murderous androids, time travel gone awry, planets inhabited entirely by women, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBolstered by a growing stable of soon-to-be comic art legends like Harvey Kurtzman, Wally Wood, and Joe Orlando, \u003cem\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/em\u003e shaped the collective imagination of a generation. Gaines and Feldstein boldly tackled themes that were rarely addressed in serialized comics, while visionary artists like Wood went on to define the aesthetic and societal impact of the genre, depicting futuristic vistas and impossible technology with a level of detail as if not merely imagining them, but glimpsing into the very future itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Volume 1, TASCHEN presents the first eleven issues of \u003cem\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/em\u003e, meticulously recreating the comics in their original glory. Rather than recolour the artwork, this edition works with super-high-resolution photographs of each page as it was printed more than half a century ago, using modern retouching techniques to correct problems with the era's inexpensive, imperfect printing. 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Too good to last, they were eventually caught up by various 1950s guardians of morality, who were convinced that EC's often over-the-top content was causing juvenile delinquency. A year or so after a full inquiry investigating horror and crime comics, the incredible EC Comics were no more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter publishing the full, fascinating story behind this fabled company in XXL size in 2020, TASCHEN now presents in full the story of what is considered to be EC's prime period, the New Trend, plus the complete covers of that era—including those of \u003cem\u003eTales from the Crypt\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Haunt of Fear\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWeird Science\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWeird Fantasy\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTwo-Fisted Tales\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eFrontline Combat\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePanic\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMAD\u003c\/em\u003e. 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