World of Fantasy, #16
Published: February 1959
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Prison, 2,000 A.D.
Characters
- John Fox
Credits
- Pencils: Carl Burgos
- Pencils: Bob Forgione (uncertain)
- Inks: Carl Burgos
- Inks: Bob Forgione (uncertain)
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
From GCD Error #5411 (20 November 2010), Tom Orzechowski states there is a stylization similarity to this cover and and the splash page to Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #2, "The cover shows a solid stylistic similarity to the splash page in Tales to Astonish #2's story "I Spent Eternity in a Deep Freeze." That story is credited to Bob Forgione. ...Toward center right, just this side of the control room, there's detailing that follows the curvature of the gated window for no reason at all, and otherwise is inconsistent with its own angles. Likewise, there's wainscoting, a view screen and some rivets just behind the blurb, on an angle and level inconsistent with the control room immediately above." Previous indexer and Nick Caputo believe pencils and inks to be by Carl Burgos. Saltarella previously credited John Severin on inks based on the broken fine linework in the background but Nick Caputo sees no evidence of his work.
Nightmare Planet
Storyline
Earth is terrified by the approach of a giant planet, but a military expedition finds that time moves more slowly on this planet, so they will not notice Earth.
Characters
- Col. Ken Travers
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Joe Sinnott
- Inks: Joe Sinnott
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Narrated in the first person. Set in the year 2500.
Bird Talk
Storyline
A meeting with a strange man gives a boy an unusual way of getting a pet bird, talking to birds.
Characters
- Tony Tipple
- Skeets Mulligan
- Toodles Murphy
Story Notes
Text story with illustration.
Arise, Oh Geni...
Storyline
A man with hay fever releases a hostile genie with plans of conquest from a lamp, but the genie contracts hay fever from his liberator. The genie tries to go to different areas, but after so long in the lamp, he has no resistances to germs and pollen. He decides he was better off in the lamp.
Characters
- Claude Hicks
Credits
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Reprint credits from Jeff Cooper (July 7, 2003).
Worlds within Worlds!
Storyline
A scientist is convinced that there are microscopic worlds inside microbes. He cannot find one, but if he'd have kept looking then he would have found Earth.
Characters
- Paul Stratton
- Terry Mason
- Dr. Stone
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Carl Burgos (uncertain)
- Inks: Carl Burgos
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Narrated in the second person.
Beware the Future!
Storyline
A physicist invents a time machine, but when it shows an idyllic future it causes people to lose their motivation to improve the world.
Characters
- Luther Zorn
- Emma Zorn
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Al Williamson
- Inks: Al Williamson
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Narrated in the first person.
Prison 2000 A.D.
Storyline
In the year 2000 criminals are reconditioned through virtual reality.
Characters
- John Fox
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Christopher Rule
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Reprint credit from Jeff Cooper (July 7, 2003).