EC Comics Weird Science Fantasy Comic Book Price Guide
EC Comics is well-known for its confusing approach to numbering and naming series. We attempt to make it as easy as possible to find out what your comic books are worth.
There are four titles in the series:
To make life more complicated, Weird Fantasy and Weird Science had strange numbering in their early issues.
Weird Fantasy comics started their numbering at #13 through #17, then reverts to #6. This means there are two different issues numbered #13, 14, 15, 16 and 17.
The way to identify them, if you're confused, is that the first #13 through #17 were all published in 1950 to 1951, while the second #13 through #17 were published from 1952 to 1953.
Believe it or not, prior to #13, the title was called A Moon, A Girl, Romance!
Weird Fantasy #13 (#1, 1950)
Record Sale: $9,000
Minimum Value: $40
Weird Fantasy #6
Record Sale: $3,884
Minimum Value: $40
Weird Fantasy #9
Record Sale: $1,601
Minimum Value: $60
Weird Fantasy #14
Record Sale: $1,320
Minimum Value: $5
Weird Fantasy #17
Record Sale: $2,750
Minimum Value: $25
Weird Fantasy #20
Record Sale: $2,271
Minimum Value: $20
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Weird Science comics had a similar numbering system.
They started their numbering at #12 through #15, then reverted to #5. This means there are two different issues numbered #12, 13, 14 and 15.
The way to identify them, if you're confused, is that the first #12 through #15 were all published in 1950, while the second #12 through #15 were all published in 1952.
There was a 1985 Weird Science movie, starring Kelly le Brock, loosely based on this comic series.
Weird Science #12 (#1, 1950)
Record Sale: $13,200
Minimum Value: $40
Weird Science #15 (#4, 1950)
Record Sale: $3,840
Minimum Value: $20
Weird Science #9
Record Sale: $3,466
Minimum Value: $20
Weird Science #12
Record Sale: $2,300
Minimum Value: $10
Weird Science #17
Record Sale: $2,000
Minimum Value: $25
Weird Science #20
Record Sale: $2,655
Minimum Value: $10
Once the two original titles were combined into the single title called Weird Science Fantasy, numbering was really easy!
They were simply numbered #23 through #29.
Weird Science Fantasy #23
Record Sale: $1,195
Minimum Value: $20
Weird Science Fantasy #29
Frank Frazetta cover
Record Sale: $36,000
Minimum Value: $75
The title changed name one more time to Incredible Science Fiction for the final four issues, numbered #30 through #33.
Incredible Science Fiction #30
Record Sale: $3,346
Minimum Value: $30
Incredible Science Fiction #33
Record Sale: $2,990
Minimum Value: $5
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