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Journey into Mystery, #66 British

Published: March 1961

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Issue Contents:
The Return of the Hulk!
1 page science fiction
Characters
  • Hulk [Xemnu]
Credits
The Return of the Hulk!
Story 1 13 pages science fiction
Storyline

The Hulk returns from space and takes over a small town to get revenge on the human that defeated him. This human tracks him down and uses a mirror to turn the alien’s hypnotic powers back on him and destroy him.

Characters
  • Hulk [Xemnu, later called "the Titan"]
  • Joe Harper
Credits
Story Notes

Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two untitled parts (6 pp, 7 pp) The Hulk last appears in issue #62 (November 1962). He next appears as "Xemnu the Titan" in Marvel Feature (Marvel, 1971 series) #3 (June 1972). Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Possible Lee plot/Lieber script per Nick Caputo. George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index credits Stan Lee solely. Story is pages 3-7, 10-14, 16-18 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 13).

The Talent
Story 2 2 pages fantasy
Storyline

A tramp can't convince a farm family that his talking dog is not a ventriloquist's trick.

Characters
  • Harry
  • Bobby
  • Oswald
Story Notes

The first page of this story is printed between the pages of "The Return of the Hulk!", while the second page is printed between "The Black Ray" and "The Thing Behind the Wall". The last page is split with the statement of ownership. Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).

The Black Ray
Story 3 5 pages science fiction
Storyline

An imprisoned criminal scientist pretends to make a medical device which is in fact a time machine. He sends his mind into the past to inhabit the body of 'the richest man' but is imprisoned once more, as the Count of Monte Cristo.

Characters
  • Hiram Drudd
Credits
Story Notes

Narrated in the first person. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 20-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208)
Story 4 0 pages
Story Notes

This shares the last page of "The Talent". Average circulation of issues published October 1959–September 1960 (issues #56–64): 167,125.

The Thing Behind the Wall!
Story 5 5 pages horror-suspense
Storyline

A thief passes through a wall and is confronted by an evil entity that plans to invade Earth. He escapes, only to be arrested and jailed. He doesn’t know if it was real, but is too afraid to touch the wall of his cell and find out.

Characters
  • Emil Fitch
  • Morak
Credits
Story Notes

Narrated in the first person. Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5)