Weird Fantasy, Vol. 1, No. 18

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Weird Fantasy, Volume 1, Number 18, March-April 1953 edition, published by William Gaines and Albert Feldstein. The front cover of the magazine is predominately red, blue, and yellow. The top third of the cover features the comic’s masthead in white, black shadowed, stylized text that reads [WEIRD / FANTASY] set against a dark red background. The word [SCIENCE] is printed vertically, in red text, in a thin white box down the left side of the masthead. The publisher’s logo is printed in the top left and right corners. It features the letters [EC] in an inner circle with an outer circular band with the text [AN ENTERTAINING / COMIC] printed in black text inside. Below left side logo is the issue number and date are printed in white text that reads [NO. 18 / MAR. -APR.]. The price [10¢] is printed in white text below the right-side logo.

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