Journey into Mystery, #53
Published: July 1959
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When the Machines Went Mad
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Christopher Rule
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Cover inks ID from Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list, December 2008.
Only Twelve of Us May Live!
Storyline
A rogue planet is headed for Canopus Minor and their escape craft can only evacuate 12 people. Sfeen finds a way to shrink everyone into miniature size so the entire population can fit.
Characters
- Sfeen
- Makka
- Urbaam
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Sinnott
- Inks: Joe Sinnott
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Ray Holloway (uncertain)
Story Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 3-7 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
The Spirit
Storyline
A young boy cleans out the attic of the old house his family moved into and meets a ghost from the Revolutionary War era.
Characters
- Bobby Davis
- Tom Davis
- Alice Davis
Story Notes
Text story with illustration. Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).
Beware of Tomorrow!
Storyline
A stranger keeps correctly predicting calamities before they occur. Mike wonders how he could see into the future but the man responds he's from the future.
Characters
- Mike Wellis
- Joe
Credits
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
Story Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 10-14 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
The Stranger in Space!
Storyline
A space traveller leaving for a distant star meets himself returning, since he had travelled back in time due to faster than light speeds.
Characters
- Frank Mason
Credits
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Narrated in the first person. Story is pages 16-18, 20 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 4).
Shadows in the Night!
Storyline
Elias believes there is another world parallel to his but invisible and cannot be glimpsed. Unable to prove it, he gives up trying to find Earth.
Characters
- Elias Burbank
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Sinnott
- Inks: Joe Sinnott
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 21-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 4). Signed "JS" near base of spectroscope.
He Made the Machines Go Mad!
Storyline
XTT-4 attempts to seize control of all the machines on Earth but Weems gets near enough to press his deactivation button.
Characters
- XTT-4
- Prof. Jonas Weems
Credits
- Pencils: Don Heck
- Inks: Don Heck
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
Story Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).