Weird Science #6
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Spawn of Venus" is a standout tale from EC's Weird Science #6 (1951), a 10-cent comic that blends sci-fi curiosity with a touch of absurdity. Written, drawn, and colored by Harvey Kurtzman—his full creative hand evident in every line—this story follows Niels, a scientist tinkering with atomic mass, and his vastly more interested brother Charlemagne, whose brief experiment with Niels’s machine leads to a burst of superhuman strength… and a sudden, fiery end. The cover, by Al Feldstein, captures the moment’s eerie tension, setting the tone for a tale that’s equal parts invention and cautionary myth.
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Niels is working on increasing the mass of the atom without changing its structure, but his brother is only interested in his body-building. Charlemagne does agree to go to Niels's lab, and while Niels steps out of the room, Charlemagne decides to expose himself to the rays of Niels's machine, which gives him tremendous strength, like that of a superman. Unfortunately, as Charlemagne expends his energy, he begins to tire and lose that strength and disappears, being burnt up in a burst of energy.
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