Journey into Mystery, #57
Published: March 1960
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Issue Contents:
Orogo! The Thing from Beyond!
Characters
- Orogo
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Ayers inks per Nick Caputo, November 2018. Orogo looks nothing like the character in the interior story.
Orogo!! The Nightmare from Outer Space!!
Storyline
An alien robot arrives to hypnotically enslave the people of Earth, but is stopped when it cannot hypnotize one old man, a blind man.
Characters
- Orogo
- Albert Carstairs
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Don Heck
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Don Heck
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
- Letters: Ray Holloway
Story Notes
Jack Kirby pencilled the splash page. Info per Nick Caputo, March 2013. Narrated in the third person. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 3-8 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 6).
The Earth-Crawlers!
Storyline
An inventor with a nagging wife must prevent giant roots resulting from a witch doctor's curse from overrunning Africa. He then turns to inventing a device which will harness the power of his wife's voice.
Characters
- Henry Salt
- Martha Salt
Credits
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Narrated in the third person. 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).
Tricky Travel
Storyline
A travel agent has the ability to travel in his dreams, but eventually he grows out of it.
Characters
- Eli Twiddle
- Mr. Hardy
Story Notes
Text story with illustration. Text story is pages 16, 24 of comic (pages of story not numbered).
The Metal Monster
Storyline
An American engineer ignores the warnings of locals and builds a road through a Gypsy-inhabited wood. One of the gypsies causes his steam shovel to attack him until he agrees to stop building.
Characters
- Mr. Mason
- Grosko
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Paul Reinman
- Inks: Paul Reinman
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 17-18, 20-23 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 6).
The Martian Who Stole My Body!
Storyline
A Martian criminal arrives on earth and switches bodies with a man, but the man's dog can still tell the difference between them, forcing the Martian to switch back.
Characters
- John Warren
- Spot
- Zetora (introduction, origin)
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Zetora next appears in issue #58. Inker credit and job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 26, 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 6). The last page of story includes an advertisement for the next issue as a promo tag "Note: Don't Miss The Next Great Issue When "THE MARTIAN RETURNS!!"".