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Grab one of the Shock SuspenStories EC Annuals that Unreliable Narrator mentioned.  Shock SuspenStories was sort of an EC 'sampler' that had stories that were representative of their other titles. 

Ah, jeez, another series of EC reprints?

Ah, jeez, another series of EC reprints?

The WWBZ experience left me so full of rage that I absolutely detested T2  (which should have been right up my alley), just because of the association with that fucking song.

The WWBZ experience left me so full of rage that I absolutely detested T2  (which should have been right up my alley), just because of the association with that fucking song.

It might not be a terrible song in and of itself, but the fact that WWBZ played it in a more or less constant loop along with "Poundcake", "You Could Be Mine" and virtually nothing else for the entire summer of 1991 made me want to kill it with fire.

It might not be a terrible song in and of itself, but the fact that WWBZ played it in a more or less constant loop along with "Poundcake", "You Could Be Mine" and virtually nothing else for the entire summer of 1991 made me want to kill it with fire.

Gravity bongs + big heads + slappers only Jaws vs. Oddjob.

Gravity bongs + big heads + slappers only Jaws vs. Oddjob.

Until sometime late in the last decade, in the US it was always embarrassing to be a Doctor Who fan.  One look at the pledge volunteers in the background on KTEH was enough to confirm that none of them was getting laid.

Until sometime late in the last decade, in the US it was always embarrassing to be a Doctor Who fan.  One look at the pledge volunteers in the background on KTEH was enough to confirm that none of them was getting laid.

I watch Doctor Who for its Doctor Whoishness.

I watch Doctor Who for its Doctor Whoishness.

Vast swaths of the 60s episodes are missing, so it's actually impossible to watch them all.

Vast swaths of the 60s episodes are missing, so it's actually impossible to watch them all.

In Gaiman's first episode, the Doctor mentions that fellow Time Lord the Corsair had both male and female incarnations.

In Gaiman's first episode, the Doctor mentions that fellow Time Lord the Corsair had both male and female incarnations.

They've been Mondasians thus far in the Moffat era, so I expect no changes.  Though a redesign would be nice.

They've been Mondasians thus far in the Moffat era, so I expect no changes.  Though a redesign would be nice.

They had a brief scene at the beginning of "A Good Man Goes To War".