Journey into Mystery #87

Dates

Cover date

December 1962

On sale

October 2, 1962

Pages

36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #87 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

• Original edition12¢ cover

  Source ↗
• UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover

  British

  Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].

  This edition’s page

Creators

Stories

• Prisoner of the Reds! · 10 pages

  In order to solve the mystery of a rash of defecting American scientists, Dr. Blake uses himself as bait and is abducted by communists. He is imprisoned with the other missing scientists, but is able to transform into Thor and free them all.

• The Comic · 2 pages

  A bored television comedian is mysteriously transported back to the small mining town and small theatres that he loves.

• I Know the Secret of the Sea-Monster! · 8 pages

  A sea serpent is sighted and causes panic, drawing a military response culminating in a nuclear strike. The serpent retreats beneath the surface, but a reporter that communicated with it explains that it was a harmless lost alien child. And if that's the child, how big will the parents be?

• The Man on the Endless Stairway! · 5 pages

  A fugitive runs up a staircase to hide from police, but when he runs back down the staircase descends into hell.

Characters

Reprinted in

Weird Planets (1962), Astounding Stories (1966), The Mighty Thor (1977), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2003), Mystic (1960), Marvel Tales (1966), Fantastic! (1967), Terrific! (1967), Spider-Man Comics Weekly (1973), Chiller Pocket Book (1980), Titan Pocket Book (1980), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (1999), Essential Thor (2001), The Mighty Thor Omnibus (2010), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (2010), Thor Epic Collection (2013), Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (2014), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (2019), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (2021)