Uncanny Tales, #40
Published: February 1956
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Credits
- Pencils: Carl Burgos
- Inks: Carl Burgos
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
Story Notes
Colors: Goldberg credited by himself.
The Night the Sphinx Spoke!
Storyline
Criminal Jerry uses a microphone to make the Sphinx 'talk' and commands people bring jewels to it, where a pharaoh claims the gems. Vince is arrested with his gang who were supposed to be playing the part of the pharaoh and his guards, but they reveal they were nabbed before the performance - the pharaoh was real.
Characters
- Vince Coles
- Jerry
- Lou
- Matt
Credits
- Pencils: Dick Ayers
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Letters: Dick Ayers (uncertain)
There Is No Escape
Storyline
A robot tries to pit humans and androids against each other but the robot's creators intervene in time to stop him.
Credits
- Pencils: Ross Andru
- Inks: Ross Andru
Story Notes
Art credits suggested by Saltarella and confirmed by atlastales.com.
A Day to Remember
Storyline
Rupert is almost kidnapped and brought to Mars but escapes his captors. Realizing it was April Fool's Day, he decides it was all a prank. It wasn't.
Characters
- Rupert
- Thelma
- Martians
Credits
- Script: Carl Wessler
- Pencils: John Severin
- Inks: John Severin
Story Notes
Wessler script per Nick Caputo from biblio info in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol 25, No. 4, April 2015.
Statement of ownership (1)
Story Notes
Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912. For 1 Oct 1955. Stan Lee, Editor; Martin Goodman, Managing Editor; Monroe Froehlich, Jr., Business Manager. (Sequence info by Tom Lammers)
Invasion
The Man Who Vanished!
Storyline
After pricking himself with Keller's formula Ogden finds himself in prehistory hunting a woolly mammoth with cavemen but when the formula wears off he forgets the experience.
Characters
- Ogden
- Dr. Don Keller
Credits
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte
A Man's Best Friend
Storyline
Jovians kidnap Bruce the dog, thinking him an Earthling. Bruce winds up thwarting Count Ryk's attempt to seize the emperor's throne, then the emperor sends Bruce home, afraid Bruce might take over the planet himself.
Characters
- Bruce
- Jovians
- Count Ryk
- Harvey Colby
- Mrs. Colby
Credits
- Script: Carl Wessler
- Pencils: Ed Winiarski
- Inks: Ed Winiarski
- Letters: Ray Holloway (uncertain)
Story Notes
Wessler script per Nick Caputo from biblio info in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol 25, No. 4, April 2015.
Trapped in the Labyrinth!
Storyline
Holt and Wilson fashion games to test each other. Holt loses when Wilson employs Farrah to trap Holt in a maze within his own mind.
Characters
- Holt
- Wilson
- Massam Farrah
Credits
- Pencils: Doug Wildey (uncertain)
- Inks: Doug Wildey (uncertain)
Story Notes
Pencils/inks: Wildey suggested by Saltarella and Atlastales.