Weird Fantasy #14

In a tense moment at the EC offices, Editor Bill Gaines and artist Al Feldstein debate the next big story, landing on the chilling concept of the Cosmic Ray Bomb—a weapon so powerful it could reshape the world. As the idea takes shape, their brainstorming quickly spirals into something far more urgent, drawing in scientist Eric, fellow researcher Henley, and even a shadowy Russian agent named Vladimir, all caught in a web of secrets and escalating danger.

In a quiet library where shadows stretch too long, timid Luther Martin finds a book of black magic that promises to win the heart of the woman he admires—Marion Dennis. After a clumsy experiment with a love potion on a cat, he tries to slip it into her tea, only to realize too late the recipe was misunderstood. Now, as a clawed arm reaches from the dark to seize him, Luther faces the terrifying consequences of his reckless spell.

In "The Trap of Time!", physicist Don Hartley, haunted by the death of his wife Adele, races to build a time machine to undo the past. His former professor, Angus MacIntosh, warns him against tampering with time, but when Don's desperate attempt to save Adele in 1946 ends in failure, MacIntosh proposes a new course—leading to a twist neither man could foresee.

In "Atom Bomb Thief!", Paul Arnold and his partner Karl, once loyal assistants to a nuclear physicist, find their secret scheme unraveling as greed threatens to destroy everything they’ve built—until a dangerous twist puts their lives in the balance.