Weird Fantasy #18
In "Counter-Clockwise," a 1953 EC classic, young Ron dreams of becoming a space pilot—until a strange alien ship lands and his father kills the visitor with a blaster. Years later, Ron, now a pilot, investigates the alien world, only to find a planet spinning backward, where time itself flows in reverse. As he studies the world, strange sores begin to appear on his body, hinting at a transformation he can’t understand. Written by Bill Gaines and Al Feldstein, with art by John Severin and inks by Bill Elder, this eerie tale unfolds with a twist that redefines everything you thought you knew. The cover, a striking collaboration by Al Williamson, Al Feldstein, and Roy Krenkel, captures the story’s unsettling tone.
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Ron and his dad are talking about Ron's desire to become a space pilot. While they talk, a space ship lands. When a weird alien alights from the ship, Ron's dad kills it with a blaster. After Ron graduates and becomes a pilot, he is tasked with investigating the planet where the ship originated from. He comes to an Earth-like world that rotates in the opposite direction as Earth. This causes time to move backward. While he is doing research he develops sores on his body that begin to mutate him. He returns to Earth and comes out of his ship only to be killed by his dad. He was the alien!
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