vii Triumph of a Romanticist 1 THE THING IN THE

vii Triumph of a Romanticist 1 THE THING IN THE

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Triumph of a Romanticist
Introduction by Mark Schultz
1
The Thing In the ’Glades!
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson
Mad Journey!
8
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with
Frank Frazetta (s), Roy G. Krenkel
Captivity
15
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson
22
A Question of Time!!
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson
The Quick Trip
28
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson
The Long Trip
32
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson
By George!!
35
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Jack Hearne
Space-Borne!
42
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson
Skeleton Key!
49
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson
56
The Island Monster
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Larry Woromay
63
The Aliens
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Roy G. Krenkel
Snap Ending!
69
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Roy G. Krenkel
76
Come Clean!
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson
82
Homesick!
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Roy G. Krenkel
88
The Arrival
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Roy G. Krenkel, Frank Frazetta
94
The One Who Waits
story: Ray Bradbury | script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson
with Frank Frazetta, Roy G. Krenkel
101
Fired!
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Frank Frazetta (s)
107
Brain-Child!
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Roy G. Krenkel
113
50 Girls 50
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Frank Frazetta, Roy G. Krenkel
120
I, Rocket
story: Ray Bradbury | script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson
with Frank Frazetta (s), Roy G. Krenkel
127
Two’s Company…
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Frank Frazetta (s)
133
Saved
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Roy G. Krenkel
140
A New Beginning
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Frank Frazetta,
Roy G. Krenkel, Bernard Krigstein
148
Fish Story
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Roy G. Krenkel
155
Upheaval!
story: Harlan Ellison | script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson with Roy G. Krenkel
162
Take Care
script: unknown | art: Al Williamson
168
A Sound of Thunder
story: Ray Bradbury | script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson
with Angelo Torres (s), Roy G. Krenkel
Lost In Space
175
script: Otto Binder | art: Al Williamson with Angelo Torres, Roy G. Krenkel
Vicious Circle
181
script: uncertain, possibly Carl Wessler | art: Al Williamson with Roy G. Krenkel
187
Food For Thought
script: Jack Oleck | art: Al Williamson with Roy G. Krenkel (s)
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197 Squeeze Play
script: Al Feldstein | art: Frank Frazetta with Al Williamson
204
Time To Leave
script: Jack Oleck | art: Roy G. Krenkel with Al Williamson
210
An Eye For An Eye
script: uncertain, possibly Jack Oleck | art: Angelo Torres
217
The Planetoid
script: Al Feldstein | art: Al Williamson and George Evans (s)
lettering: Wallace Wood
227
More Food for Thought
Afterword by Bill Mason
237
Al Williamson
Biography by S.C. Ringgenberg
240
Behind the Panels
Creator Biographies
245
The Ups and Downs of EC Comics
History by Ted White
Al Williamson engaged a fluid group of talented sidemen to assist him in various ways over the
years. For the art credits for this book, we have relied on Williamson’s own statements and the
judgment of those familiar with his art and career. Note: “(s)” indicates instances where an
assistant signed or initialed the story.
Editor/writer Al Feldstein wrote more scripts for EC than anyone else, virtually all in
collaboration with publisher William M. Gaines. Gaines’s creative involvement reflected the pride
he took in his comics and was another way in which EC Comics distinguished itself. Almost daily,
Gaines and Feldstein co-plotted a new story based on Gaines’s “springboards,” from which Feldstein
produced a script. It was, by all accounts, a creatively symbiotic and satisfying partnership.
Feldstein did not write every script and EC did not publish writer credits. EC’s master
records no longer exist. Based on the best information available, we believe the creative credits
above to be accurate. We welcome any corrections.
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