Adventures Into Weird Worlds #17

(April 1953)

He Walks With a Ghost! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Myron Fass ?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

C-69

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Synopsis:

A thug inherits an estate that has a cemetery on it so he hires a steam shovel to dig it up. When the worker uncovers human remains, he runs away frightened. The thug gets up into the cab himself to disinter the remains, but grows weary with the work after awhile and sits down under a tree to sleep. He is woken by the sound of the steam shovel but is puzzled as to who could be driving it. It bears down upon him and just before the claw descends, he sees corpses through the cab window.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Dead of Night (Marvel, 1973 series) #2 (February 1974)

Come into My Parlor (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (illustration)

Inks:

? (illustration)

Colors:

? (illustration)

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

C-154

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

The Man from Mars! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Fred Kida

Inks:

Jack Abel ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

C-115

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A scientist who observes a flying saucer builds a device to establish contact with the Martians in order to ask them if he could go with them to Mars to avoid the likely atomic war on Earth. When a saucer lands and he gets to ask his question, the Martian laughs and shows him a picture of constant warfare on Mars. He says "We've been flying over Earth to see if we could settle here."

Indexer Notes

The Fred Kida ink credit replaced with "Jack Abel ?" based on information from www.atlastales.com.

This Way Out (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino; Carl Burgos (last panel only)

Inks:

Carmine Infantino; Carl Burgos (last panel only)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

B-992

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Synopsis:

In a hospital prison ward a condemned killer's other occupant in the room tells him that there are no bars on the window. The killer attempts to escape through the window, but the other patient in the room turns out to be Death and the window looks into the execution chamber. The killer's heart gives out.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #3 (April 1974)

Indexer Notes

Credit information from www.atlastales.com.

The Nightmare! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

C-6

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Synopsis:

A woman relates her nightmare to her psychologist of living a very ordinary housewife routine. The last panel reveals she is a witch with an abnormal desire to live as a regular person seeking treatment from her warlock psychologist.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Dead of Night (Marvel, 1973 series) #2 (February 1974)

The Gentlemen of the Jury! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Russ Heath (signed)

Inks:

Russ Heath (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

C-19

Content Information

Genre:

horror

Synopsis:

Gangster Nick Rico's lawyer keeps him out of jail in spite of many murders. But when Nick's girlfriend has had enough of his violent ways she turns to black magic to ensure that he finally gets convicted.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Vault of Evil (Marvel, 1973 series) #9 (February 1974)