Argus is in Beta Testing until 12/1/26
Argus ← Live listings
Cover of Journey into Mystery #54
Photo: listing on ebay

CATALOG RECORD

Journey into Mystery #54

Marvel · Series began 1952 · September 1959

Dates

Cover date
September 1959
On sale
June 5, 1959
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

script: Stan Lee, Carl Wesslerpencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Jay Scott Pike, Joe Sinnott, Al Williamson, John Severininks: Christopher Rule, Steve Ditko, Jay Scott Pike, Joe Sinnott, Roy Krenkel, Al Williamson, John Severincolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Artie Simekediting: Stan Lee

Stories

  • I Unleashed Monstro on the World! · 5 pages

    A hypnotist brings a giant albino gorilla to America, but causes a near calamity when he finds that the beast is blind, and so immune to hypnosis.

  • Music Master · 2 pages

    A struggling band takes on a poor but talented young harp player who turns out to be a young angel studying on Earth.

  • I Dared to Defy...the Idol's Curse! · 5 pages

    A mercenary tries to steal a sacred diamond from a mysterious idol, only to find that the idol is actually a trap set by aliens to collect a human sample for study.

  • My Other Face! · 4 pages

    A space pilot in the year 2010 is convinced that his appearance is holding him back, and seeks out a new Martian beauty serum, which he is horrified to find turns him into a handsome Martian.

  • I Know the Gargoyle's Secret! · 4 pages

    A Frenchman fascinated with gargoyles joins the resistance in WWII. When he is captured a strange beast saves him, and after the war he sees tell-tale bullet holes on the gargoyles he loves.

  • I Am the Menace from the Purple Planet! · 5 pages

    An alien arrives on Earth on a mission of peace. The humans are suspicious of him and try to hold him hostage, but they find they have only captured a robot, while the disappointed alien returns home.

Reprinted in

Secrets of the Unknown (1962), Creepy Worlds (1962), Uncanny Tales (1963), Astounding Stories (1966), Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963), Star Wars Weekly (1978), Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (2017), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (2019), Atlas Artist Edition (2024)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).

Summaries from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); each links to its article.