#28

Synopsis

A crew of spacemen from Earth are traveling through the cosmos to do research. Every Earth-like planet they come across, has had its civilization completely destroyed by the humanoid reptile beings that lived there. They eventually find out what's been happening. These beings are purposefully destroying themselves because they feel they will regress into their violent descendents. Humanoid mammals known as man!

Notes

Reprinted from

• Piracy #2

Reprinted in

• The Haunt of Fear #1
• Phantastische Geschichten #7
• Weird Science-Fantasy #6
• The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #3— black and white reprint
• The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #8— Reprinted in black and white.
• The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #9— Reprinted in black and white.
• Weird Science-Fantasy #1
• The EC Archives: Incredible Science Fiction #[nn]
• The EC Archives: Incredible Science Fiction #[nn]
• The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #38— Reprinted in black and white.

Credits

Script

Al Feldstein, Otto Binder

Pencils

Al Feldstein, Bill Elder, Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Reed Crandall, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando

Inks

Al Feldstein, Bill Elder, Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Angelo Torres, Roy Krenkel, Reed Crandall, Jack Kamen, Joe Orlando

Colours

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Editor

Al Feldstein

Co-plot

Bill Gaines

Co-plot and script

Al Feldstein

Managing editor

Bill Gaines