Journey into Unknown Worlds #41

(January 1956)

He Hides in the Night! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Paul Reinman (signed)

Inks

Paul Reinman (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

H-272

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Lew Jones; Martians; Mercurians

Synopsis

Lew goes to rob what he thinks is a downed dirigible but it's actually a Mercurian spaceship. A man aboard the ship offers diamonds to Jones for his help so Lew aids him back to his own ship, where the man reveals he's a Martian. They take off in the Martians' ship but the Mercurians pursue and damage the Martian craft, crippling it in outer space.

Indexer Notes

Title, Artist and Job Number from www.atlastales.com. Wessler credit from his record books, per Robin Snyder's the Comics,Vol 25, No. 8, August 2014.

The Strange Stone (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 1.66 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

H-401

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Johnny

Synopsis

Johnny finds a magic wishing stone, but wishes it away because magic would make life no fun.

Reprints

• in Mystery Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #50 (February 1957)
which is reprinted
• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #24
• in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #75 (June 1960)
• in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #31 (May 1962)
which is reprinted
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)

He Never Grew Old! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Ed Winiarski

Inks

Ed Winiarski

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

H-263

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Jason; Mr. Harris; Dr. Wilson; Allis Crater

Synopsis

Crater appears only 50 yet is 100 years old. Jason trails him to learn his secret and sees Crater drink from the Fountain of Youth. When Jason drinks it he regresses to childhood and completes his report knowing the Fountain of Youth is real.

Keywords

Fountain of Youth

Indexer Notes

Title, page count and job number from www.atlastales.com. Art credit from Tom Lammers via the Timely-Atlas Group ([email protected]) April 2010.

It Happened to Finnegan! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Dick Ayers

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

H-354

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Miracle; Finnegan

Synopsis

O'Hara loves horses and believes in reincarnation. He dies and comes back as the race horse Miracle, winning a fortune for Finnegan. He can still speak English too!

Indexer Notes

Title, page count and job number from www.atlastales.com. Art credit from Tom Lammers via the Timely-Atlas Group ([email protected]) April 2010.

The Living Dream! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

John Forte (signed)

Inks

John Forte (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

H-271

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Flapflap Johnson; Timmy Creighton; Alfred Creighton; Martha Creighton; Mrs. Johnson

Synopsis

Timmy and Flapflap both fall ill and are slowly dying, but then appear to each other in their dreams and make each other well.

Indexer Notes

Title, artist, page count and job number from www.atlastales.com. Wessler credit from his record books, per Robin Snyder's the Comics,Vol 25, No. 8, August 2014.

The Flying Saucers! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Bill Everett (signed)

Inks

Bill Everett (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Bill Everett

Job Number

H-324

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Lionel Arden; Mr. Hardy; Jean Borden; Dave; Mayfield

Synopsis

Unable to get an architecture job due to lack of experience Lionel becomes a pilot and sees a flying saucer. Ridiculed for his claims, Lionel loses his job but uses a helicopter to reach the vessel and enter it. The inhabitants are survivors of the planet Albus, fleeing their world's destruction. Lionel designs homes for them to live in on Earth and with this experience finally gets a job as an architect.

Keywords

Albus; flying saucer; San Francisco

Indexer Notes

Title, artist, page count and job number from www.atlastales.com. Wessler credit from his record books, per Robin Snyder's the Comics,Vol 25, No. 8, August 2014.