Journey into Mystery, #82
Published: July 1962
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The Scorpion Strikes!
Characters
- giant scorpion
- Edward Bentley
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
The Scorpion Strikes!
Storyline
A scorpion is mutated by radiation and grows giant, gaining an evil intelligence. It is transformed back with another burst of radiation after being tricked into position by a hypnotist.
Characters
- Paul Rodgers
- Edward Bentley
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Paul Reinman
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
Story Notes
The last page includes an advertisement for the Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series), also drawn by Jack Kirby. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Timely/Atlas discussion group. Inks per reprint, confirmed by Nick Caputo.
The Heat's On
Storyline
When a young boy builds a fan to help his family get through a heat wave it brings down the flying saucer that caused the heat.
Characters
- John Tyler
- Mary Tyler
- Bobby Tyler
Credits
- Pencils: Gene Colan
- Inks: Gene Colan
Reprint Notes
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery #44 Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery #63
Story Notes
Text story with illustrations. Artist credits from record of Journey Into Mystery #44.
I Am the Prisoner of the Voodoo King!
Storyline
A criminal being brought to prison from a jungle outpost escapes into the jungle. He happens upon a tribe worshipping a gold idol and steals it. He escapes his pursuers, but realizes that the idol is cursed: he can never put it down.
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Gene Colan
- Inks: Gene Colan
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Narrated in the first person. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Timely/Atlas discussion group.
The Next Galaxy
Storyline
In the thirtieth century, humanity becomes advanced but emotionless and brutally conquers the galaxy. They send an explorer to the next galaxy to find new conquests, but when he finds a totally peaceful world he is reminded that once some humans sought peace, and so lies to his superiors to protect the people of this world.
Characters
- Darius Zorr
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Don Heck
- Inks: Don Heck
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Joe Letterese
Take a Chair
Storyline
A furniture maker gets more than he bargained for when he attempts to eliminate a rival chair producer and finds out he is an alien in disguise creating robotic spies on humans.
Characters
- Gorgi Gruff
- Adam Able
- Mr. Vort
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Ray Holloway (uncertain)
- 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.