EC Archives: Weird Science #2
A haunting tale from the EC Archives, "It Was a Monster from the Fourth Dimension" features Harvey Kurtzman’s masterful writing and art in a story that blends melancholy and the uncanny. When a man’s deep devotion to his Model-T leads to a bizarre, otherworldly fate, the car’s strange journey begins—chasing its new owner and vanishing into legend after its original owner’s passing. The eerie cover by Wally Wood perfectly captures the story’s unsettling tone.
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Gregory maintained his residence in a boarding house and the light of his life was his Model-T.....a car that he literally loved. The years passed and Gregory grew much older, yet his feelings for the car never dimmed. One day, he was found unconscious behind the wheel and was taken home where Gregory's sister took charge of her brother's affairs. She sold all of Gregory's possessions to help pay the hospital bills, and the car was sold to his brother-in-law, Sheldon. Oddly enough, the car chased Sheldon everywhere he went, then, after Gregory died, it drove off Suicide Bluff!
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