Journey into Mystery, #76
Published: January 1962
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The Genie with the Light Brown Hair
Characters
- Mike Morgan
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Cover inker credit from Dick Ayers' record books per Nick Caputo (November 17, 2003).
The Genie with the Light Brown Hair!
Storyline
A man finds a genie and uses it to fulfill his selfish whims. The genie finally persuades him to let him return to his bottle but tricks him into allowing himself to be trapped there too.
Characters
- Mike Morgan
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: John Duffy
Story Notes
Inker credit from Dick Ayers' record books per Nick Caputo (November 17, 2003); Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Timely/Atlas discussion group. The last page includes an advertisement for the debut of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series).
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.
Mind Over Matter!
Storyline
A thief meets a lama in the foothills of the Himalayas and is amazed by the feats that he can accomplish with yoga. When he considers using the lama's powers of disappearance for crime, the lama uses them to will him into non-existence.
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Don Heck
- Inks: Don Heck
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
This story is a retelling of "The Wrath of Chondu!" drawn by Doug Wildey in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #9 (May 1960). Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
Follow the Leader
Storyline
Space explorers are attacked by alien animals and only make the situation worse by killing the largest beast, which was actually a robot holding the animals in check. They narrowly escape.
Characters
- Paul Lindsey
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Joe Letterese
Story Notes
Narrated in the first person. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Timely/Atlas discussion group.
Escape to... Nowhere!
Storyline
A convict in a prison hospital is set to return to death row when he is better, so he doesn't want the doctor to dismiss him. A fellow prisoner across the room has a window view, and the convict is pleasantly surprised to learn that there are no bars on the window. He resolves to make a break for it after nightfall, but, when he slips out the window, he learns the reason there are no bars is that the hospital room is several stories above the ground.
Characters
- Joe Krane
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
The last page includes an advertisement for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Timely/Atlas discussion group.