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This would result in Ray Bradbury’s first publication in a book. (From the collection of Sam Weller.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d19f2f8419c29c4c3d9b82/1608221027549-GCX3128303XYJS6TWSXQ/Screen+Shot+2020-12-17+at+10.01.16+AM.png Bradbury - THE ESSENTIAL BRADBURY EC Comics adaptation of “There Will Come Soft Rains” from Weird Fantasy #17. Art by the great Wally Wood. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d19f2f8419c29c4c3d9b82/1608223189041-H0G089WNLUQ1FRSO4LDY/sam+brad+copy.jpg Bradbury - THE ESSENTIAL BRADBURY The original cover sheet for the final draft of “The Veldt,” dated December 27, 1949. (From the collection of Sam Weller.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/57d19f2f8419c29c4c3d9b82/1608224723915-Q3NTK5NS8QSSZ1SX525N/IMG_6029.JPG Bradbury - THE ESSENTIAL BRADBURY An image adapted from Ray Bradbury’s “The Fog Horn,” used in the 1953 film, The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms. The special effects for the film were created by Ray Harryhausen. 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