#23

Synopsis

When colonists on a new world give birth, their babies are taken away from them by the government. This is to assure the children are raised properly. Originally it was intended for a short time but the time period kept getting extended. The mothers on the colony get fed up with not being able to see their children and form a mob to storm the government building. It is then revealed that the babies are born mutants due to the environment of the world. Despite their physical deformities, the mothers reclaim their children and love them anyway.

Notes

Reprinted in

• The Ray Bradbury Chronicles #2
• Opiumdroom #[nn]
• Phantastische Geschichten #5
• Weird Science-Fantasy #1
• Iskalde Grøss #2/1992
• Gespenster Geschichten #969
• Wally Wood: Strange Worlds of Science Fiction #[nn]
• Flashback #1
• The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #3— Reprinted in black and white.
• EC Classics #7
• Messages in a Bottle: Comic Book Stories by B. Krigstein #[nn]
• EC Portfolio #2
• EC Portfolio #6— artwork only
• B. Krigstein #1
• The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #9— Reprinted in black and white.
• Foul Play! The Art and Artists of the Notorious E.C. Comics! #[nn]
• Weird Science-Fantasy #1
• The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #21— Reprinted in black and white.
• Monsieur Sourire #[nn]— N&B [B&W]
• Choke Gasp! The Best of 75 Years of EC Comics #[nn]
• Home to Stay! The Complete EC Ray Bradbury Stories #[nn]
• Weird Science #4
• EC Archives: Weird Science #4
• The Fantagraphics EC Artists' Library #38— Reprinted in black and white.

Credits

Script

Al Feldstein

Story

Ray Bradbury

Pencils

Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Bernie Krigstein, Joe Orlando

Inks

Wally Wood, Al Williamson, Bernie Krigstein, Joe Orlando

Colours

Marie Severin

Letters

Jim Wroten

Editor

Al Feldstein

Adaptation

Al Feldstein

Managing editor

Bill Gaines

Underwater world panels

Roy Krenkel