Strange Tales #103

(December 1962)

Prisoner of the 5th Dimension! (Table of Contents)

The Human Torch / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

V-823

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Zemu [later spelled "Xemu"] (introduction); Valeria (introduction); Phineas (introduction); Theos; George Bentley; Mr. Harris (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo)

Synopsis:

The Human Torch discovers an impending invasion from the 5th Dimension, but he is captured by that dimension’s tyrannical ruler. The Torch is freed by the tyrant’s opponents and helps them his troops, freeing his subjects and saving Earth from invasion.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #5 (November 1966)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #6 (15 Giugno 1971) [as "Prigioniero della 5° dimensione!", Italian translation]
• in The Human Torch (Marvel, 1974 series) #3 (January 1975)
• in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (October 2003) [black & white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (September 2006)

Indexer Notes

This story is divided into three parts: an untitled part one (5pp), Part 2—"Trapped in Another World!" (5pp) and Part 3—"The End of Zemu!" (3pp). Zemu next appears in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #158 (May 1975) as "Xemu". Valeria and Phineas next appear in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #159 (June 1975).

Lady Luck (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

G-377

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Lester Ford; Marie Ford; Lady Luck

Synopsis:

A businessman doesn’t believe in luck, but several beneficial encounters with an old lady change his mind.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #136 (July 1955)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

The Little People (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Don Heck

Inks:

Don Heck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Lemuel Gulliver; Emma Gulliver

Synopsis:

An American expatriate stumbles across tiny people in Europe who seem to recognize him. He is captured and escapes, thinking the experience was a dream, but wondering about reincarnation.

Reprints:

• in Pow! and Wham! (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1968 series) #70 (18 May 1968)

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person.

Jasper's Jalopy (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Jasper Jenks

Synopsis:

A man is mocked for keeping his old car, but it saves his life by sacrificing itself to keep him from crossing an unsafe bridge.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #122 (9 Dicembre 1975) [as "L'automobile di Jasper", Italian translation]
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #130