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Journey into Mystery #48

Marvel · Series began 1952 · August 1957

Dates

Cover date
August 1957
On sale
April 25, 1957
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Bill Everett, Sam Kweskin, Richard Doxsee, Marvin Stein, Jay Scott Pike, Joe Maneely, Angelo Torresinks: Bill Everett, Sam Kweskin, Richard Doxsee, Marvin Stein, Jay Scott Pike, Joe Maneelycolors: Stan Goldbergscript: Carl Wessler

Stories

  • Where There's Smoke... · 4 pages

    A smoker finds a blend of tobacco that makes his dreams come true, but his wife sells some to a customer who has a nightmare about the tobacco seller being lost in the darkest depths of Africa.

  • The Woman Who Played with Dolls · 4 pages

    A wealthy woman shrinks people who try to rob her and plays with them in a doll house.

  • The Phony! · 4 pages

    A man who invents fake tales for profit runs into a real adventure that he can't tell because everyone thinks of him as a phony.

  • Behind the Mask! · 4 pages

    A man in his sixties pays a doctor ten thousand dollars for a mask that will allow him to look younger in order to court a woman in her twenties, but the end of the story reveals that she is also an older person who has paid for such a mask.

  • The New Pupil · 2 pages

    A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal.

  • Don't Turn Around! · 3 pages

    A man thinks that his invention to bring forth people from the past is a failure, but it actually worked to scare away two crooks who were intent on robbing him while he was knocked out.

  • The Curiosity of Mr. Catt! · 4 pages

    A man rents the apartment of a murderer and begins to adopt his mannerisms.

Publisher’s description

A smoker finds a blend of tobacco that makes his dreams come true.

Reprinted in

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

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