Weird Science #14

Sep 1950 · EC · 0.10 USD

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In "Destruction of the Earth," a 1950 EC classic, a gardener pauses mid-trim when a professor stops him with a startling tale: after inventing a machine to hear plants, he discovered they scream in agony when harmed. Written by Roald Dahl and Harvey Kurtzman, with art and inks by Kurtzman and letters by Jim Wroten, this eerie story blends scientific curiosity with a haunting, nature-based warning. The cover by Al Feldstein captures the unsettling mood, a 10-cent glimpse into a world where the silent world may be screaming.

Contains 4 stories

Destruction of the Earth

8 pp · Science Fiction

The Sounds from Another World!

7 pp · Science Fiction

Professor Henry Sonotownunnamed gardenerMartha Sonotown (Henry's wife)Doctor Ballview (neighbor of Henry and Martha)Flora Forner (Henry and Martha's neighbor)

Professor Henry Sonotown stops an unnamed gardener from trimming a hedge, claiming his invention can hear plants in pain—each cut, each touch, sends out a cry only his machine can detect. With his wife Martha and neighbors Doctor Ballview and Flora Forner watching, he recounts how his device revealed the hidden, suffering voices of nature, and why even a simple snip might be a scream in another world.

Machine from Nowhere

6 pp · Science Fiction

Professor DonalsonDave (inventor)

When Professor Donalson arrives at his friend Dave’s house, he’s met with a mysterious machine the inventor can’t explain—born from a dream inspired by Dave’s work on a molecular wave theory. The device hums with unknown potential, and as the professor examines it, he can’t shake the feeling that something far beyond understanding has just come to life.

The Eternal Man

7 pp · Science Fiction