EC Archives: Weird Fantasy #2

A 7-year-old boy with an IQ of 250 is recruited by the government to help build an H-bomb, but when he realizes the weapon’s true danger, he walks away—only to share his story with the editors of EC Comics, who promise to publish his warning in the pages of Weird Fantasy.

In "Come into My Parlor," an entomologist is drawn into a strange future where men no longer exist—only elegant women who attend to him with unsettling devotion. As his hostess leads him through a world built around his singular role, the line between welcome and warning blurs. The story’s eerie tone and unsettling premise linger long after the final page, leaving the reader questioning what’s real and what’s been dreamed.

In "Across the Sun!" from EC Archives: Weird Fantasy #2, a long-lost Mars-bound crew returns to Earth with a chilling warning: a parallel world called Bamuno, hidden beyond the sun, remembers the destruction Earth once inflicted upon it—and intends to retaliate if humanity dares reach out again. Written by the creators of the original EC series and illustrated in the signature style of the era, this six-page tale delivers a haunting sci-fi caution, where the past isn't buried, just waiting.

In "Breakdown!", Mary and her husband journey to Washington to warn the FBI Chief about an alien invasion—only to find their desperate truth met with a twist that leaves them stunned. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this seven-page sci-fi tale from EC Archives: Weird Fantasy #2 delivers a chilling, unexpected turn in a story that’s as much about trust as it is about the unknown.

In "It Didn't Matter," Arnold, an assistant to a reclusive scientist, finds himself drawn to the man’s glamorous wife—only to discover her affection is as hollow as her motives. When she plots to kill her husband and frame Arnold, the plan unravels in a terrifying twist of fate during a storm-lit escape.

In "The Enemies of the Colony," a group of colonists from the G.C.A. arrive on a distant world after seven years in transit, only to find that the planet they’ve claimed is already home to the enigmatic Mokos—creatures they’ve unknowingly bred—and the feared Hydro-Files, deemed dangerous by their own records. What begins as a mission of settlement quickly unravels into a confrontation with truths far stranger than any they expected.

In "Spawn of Mars," Jean, the first woman to set foot on the red planet, feels an unsettling gaze as her crew explores the alien surface. When one of the doctors vanishes and returns strangely altered just before departure, Jean begins to unravel a secret known only to her husband, Ken—something tied to the planet’s eerie presence.

In "The Duplicates," two scientists, each smitten with the elusive Dora, take a drastic step when she refuses to choose between them—using a duplicating machine to create a second version of her. Now each man believes he’s found his perfect match in a copy that’s sweeter and purer than the original. But as the copies begin to age unnaturally fast, the consequences of their experiment start to catch up, leaving them trapped with a future neither anticipated.

In "The Connection," a middle-aged scientist rents a basement from a young woman, drawn to her not just by the space but by the quiet mystery of her past—she once found an old man hiding in the same room as a child. As their bond deepens and love blooms, his obsession with time and age leads him to experiment with his machine, hoping to erase the years between them. But when the device malfunctions, his attempt to change time traps him in a moment he never expected, leaving him face to face with a little girl who knows more than she should.

In "A Mistake In Multiplication," spacemen stumble upon a derelict vessel holding alien creatures in suspended animation, only to unleash a nightmare when the beings begin multiplying uncontrollably on Earth. Though scientists isolate the males and females, they soon realize the aliens reproduce asexually—spawning a relentless infestation that spirals beyond control.

In "The Secret of Saturn's Ring!" from EC Archives: Weird Fantasy #2, a scientific crew lands on a moonlet within Saturn’s rings, only to vanish without a trace. When the ship returns eight hours later, the missing men are nowhere to be found—so Commander Maxwell orders the moonlet itself brought aboard, unaware that it’s not rock, but a living spore from beyond comprehension.

In "A Timely Shock!", a man on vacation stumbles upon a mysterious crystal that sends him hurtling into the future when struck by lightning. There, he meets a striking woman who proposes marriage—only to reveal that in this era, women have multiple husbands, and he’s just one of many.

In the shadow of the Eniwetok test, a quiet dread settles over a group of survivors who soon realize their children are not like any others—gifted with adult minds from birth, and growing too fast, too strong, too different. As the world watches, the question isn’t whether these children are dangerous, but whether humanity can accept what it has created.

In "Not On the Menu," a stranded crew faces starvation on a hostile planet where the native food is deadly—until the captain claims it’s safe, leading them to eat it and die. Written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, the story unfolds with quiet dread as desperation pushes the crew to the edge, and one man’s final choice reveals a sacrifice too heavy to bear.

In "The Two-Century Journey!" from EC Archives: Weird Fantasy #2, a generation ship bound for a distant planet faces an unexpected twist when its passengers discover they age at a fraction of the normal rate in space—leading to a slow-burning crisis that stretches across decades, far beyond the crew’s original plans. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story unfolds with quiet dread, exploring the quiet weight of time in the endless dark.

In "Shrinking from Abuse!", Hugo Masterson’s experimental formula meant to treat cancer backfires when he accidentally shrinks himself—only to be swallowed by his wife, Jo. The story unfolds with chilling intimacy as a scientific breakthrough spirals into a terrifying, intimate ordeal.

In "The 10th at Noon," two scientists push the limits of time with a device that sends a camera forward, capturing a single, haunting image from the future—only to realize too late that the snapshot reveals a world already ended. The story unfolds with quiet dread, turning a simple experiment into a chilling glimpse of what’s to come.

In "The Thing in the Jar," a strange intelligence hidden in Mr. Dorsey’s pond begins to unravel its deadly secret—one that could spell the end of humanity. When scientists finally uncover the truth, they face a chilling choice: destroy the source or risk what might be the next step in evolution. The story’s final moments linger with quiet dread, as a single drop of the creature’s essence vanishes down a drain, unseen and unaccounted for.

In "Project... Survival!", the President of the Amalgamated Rocket Corporation pushes forward a desperate plan to save humanity by launching a lunar base—just as civil war tears Earth apart. With the fate of the planet hanging in the balance, the scientists behind the mission grapple with the terrifying prospect of the President’s plan to unleash the Electron Bomb on the rebels, a weapon capable of ending all life.

In a quiet forest far from his father’s lab, Stevey stumbles upon a mysterious stranger—only to boast about his supposed knowledge of anatomy, unaware of the truth he’s about to uncover. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, this chilling sci-fi tale from *EC Archives: Weird Fantasy #2* twists curiosity into unease, as a boy’s innocent pride leads him to a secret far stranger than any dissection.

In a future where roles have sharply reversed, men are now the ones staying home, raising children and bearing the burden of childbirth—while women run every other aspect of society. "A Man's Job!" explores this striking shift with a quiet, unsettling precision, turning the tables on tradition in a world where gender norms are not just challenged, but rewritten.