Journey into Mystery, #73 British
Published: October 1961
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The Spider Strikes!
Credits
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: George Klein
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Inking credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error list, December 2008. Original indexer had not credited an inker.
Where Will You Be, When...The Spider Strikes!
Storyline
A physicist working at an atomic research lab in New Mexico goes into work one day with a spider in his pants cuff. The creature is bombarded by the atomic rays and grows to a huge size, gaining the power to think and speak, and then attacks the humans. The physicist tricks the spider into snagging a test missile in its web and when it climbs towards it, the missile detonates and kills the spider.
Characters
- Prof. Robert Carter
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- 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 3-7, 10-11 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 7).
The Thread
Storyline
The mysterious death of a scientist reveals a mystical device and leads to the death of a centuries-old Italian count.
Characters
- Matt Anderson
- Midget Morgan/Count Morgan
- Dr. Waynne
Story Notes
Text story with illustration. The events of this story are dated January 8, 1952. Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).
What Lurks on Channel X?
Storyline
A couple with a nasty landlord get a free TV set from a stranger. It is a device sent by aliens to enslave Earth by hypnotizing people through the sets in preparation for their landing force. The couple snap out of the hypnosis and the aliens from Pluto realize that their plan has failed and leave Earth. It turns out the landlord took down the antenna that the couple had set up to improve reception of the set, and the couple express their overwhelming gratitude to the puzzled landlord.
Characters
- Bill Jones
- Ruth Jones
- Mr. Cragley
- Jordan
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Narrated in the first person. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 12-14, 16-18 of comic (pages numbered 1 to 6).
Menace from Mars!
Storyline
Martians come to Earth to discover if humans represent a threat to them. They question a human using a machine to verify his answers, and find that he is totally free of greed, hatred or deceit. The Martians leave satisfied, unaware that they questioned a mental patient.
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Don Heck
- Inks: Don Heck
- 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 20-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
One Look Means Doom!
Storyline
A couple moves to a cursed castle and the man discovers the imprisoned Medusa. When her powers do not affect him she thinks they have disappeared and accidentally turns herself to stone, not knowing the man is blind.
Characters
- Charles Grey
- Sarah Grey
- Medusa the Gorgon
Credits
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
This story has never been referenced in any other Marvel story using Medusa or the other figures of Greek mythology. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).