EC Archives: Weird Fantasy #2
"7 Year Old Genius!" from EC Archives: Weird Fantasy #2 (2023, Dark Horse) delivers a delightfully twisted twist on prehistoric origins, blending science fiction and satire in classic EC style. Written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, with art and inks by Feldstein, the story follows two archaeologist brothers whose conflicting theories about human origins lead to a time-warping space voyage and a crash on a long-lost moon inhabited by ape-like beings. The cover, penciled and inked by Al Feldstein, captures the eerie, off-kilter tone of the tale.
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Two archeologist brothers are intent on discovering the origin of humans. Stanley believes the origin of man is on Earth, while Ernest believes space is the answer. Ernest goes on a expedition into space but the rocket goes through a time warp and the crew end up on the Earth's moon milions of years in the past. The moon is inhabited by ape like creatures who Ernest believes are the ancestors of man and brings two of them back to Earth. The ship fails to go back through the time warp and crashes on prehistoric Earth, where the creatures escape and will breed eventually creating humans.
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