EC Archives: Weird Science #1
"Lost in the Microcosm" from EC Archives: Weird Science #1 (2006) delivers a haunting, surreal tale from Harvey Kurtzman’s legendary early work, with full art, inks, and lettering by the master himself, and colors by Joshua G. Harris. Set in a world reshaped by nuclear aftermath, it follows Luis and Rosa, survivors of a devastating explosion, whose fates diverge in heartbreaking ways—Rosa giving birth to their son Pedro before her passing, and the child, altered by radiation, rising to lead the nation as its youngest Prime Minister. The cover, a striking piece by Al Feldstein, captures the story’s eerie, otherworldly tone.
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Luis and Rosa are aboard their fishing boat, having survived the atomic bomb explosion.....but both were affected by the harmful radiation. Luis is dying and disappointed that he won't live to see the birth of their child. Somehow, however, Rosa survived, making it back to their home in Argenta and giving birth to a boy, Pedro. Knowing her days are numbered, she takes Pedro to the President's office, but passes away before she can see him. The President soon discovers this young child, due to radiation, has become a genius, and is made the new Prime Minister of the nation.
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