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Journey into Mystery #43

Marvel · Series began 1952 · February 1957

Dates

Cover date
February 1957
On sale
October 22, 1956
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Carl Burgos, Jay Scott Pike, John Forte, Al Williamson, Bernard Baily, Jim Mooneyinks: Carl Burgos, Jay Scott Pike, John Forte, Ralph Mayo, Al Williamson, Bernard Baily, Jim Mooneycolors: Stan Goldbergscript: Jack Oleck, Carl Wessler

Stories

  • It's Waiting for Me! · 4 pages

    A man and his dog have a recurring nightmare in which some hostile presence is waiting for him just around a bend in the road. His wife dislikes the dog as its cries during the dreams disrupt her sleeping. She gives the dog away, and when the man finally encounters the hostile presence in the dreams, it has been attacked and killed. His dog, beaten and scratched, claws at his door. He realizes that the dog fought the creature and he puts his foot down with his wife that, after he gets the animal some vet care he stays, and she agrees.

  • The Invisible Woman! · 4 pages

    An invisible female terrorist strikes in the heart of a Communist country.

  • The Third Ear · 4 pages

    A convict with a device that lets him read minds acts as a stoolie for the prison warden.

  • The Secret of the Strange Stone · 3 pages

    A man finds a meteorite that gives off rays that make things disappear. After having a dream where he is tempted by power, he uses a mirror to reflect the stone's rays upon itself so it vanishes.

  • The Living Portrait · 2 pages
  • The Panhandler · 4 pages

    A panhandler robs time-travelers from 1991 and is arrested for passing counterfeit bills.

  • Ghost Ship! · 4 pages

    Modern day pirates are thwarted in their efforts by a ghost ship.

Reprinted in

Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963), Sinister Tales (1964), Creepy Worlds (1962), Secrets of the Unknown (1962), Astounding Stories (1966), Atlas Artist Edition (2024)

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