Journey into Mystery #40

(November 1956)

I Saw a Demon! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Roshell (signed)

Inks

John Roshell (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

K-403

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A scientist invents a machine to record sound waves onto solid objects such as rocks and tests the playback on a rock taken from an old temple where the black arts were practiced. At first he hears his voice from the test he made, but then sounds continue as the machine plays back a chant that was stored ages ago on the rock and a demon appears.

Reprints

• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #18 ([undated])
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #27, #169 ([circa 1983 - 1984])
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #4 ([May] 2012)

The Silence! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Gene Colan

Inks

Gene Colan

Colors

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Letters

?

Job Number

K-531

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

In the year 2076 the first flight to Mars finds that Martians have built a replica of a small town as a welcome, but because it is empty, the humans become spooked and leave before the Martians emerge from their caves to greet them.

Reprints

• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #3
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #57, #188 ([circa 1988 - 1989]) [Black and white.]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #4 ([May] 2012)

How Harry Escaped (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Oleck (sourced)

Pencils

Ed Winiarski

Inks

Ed Winiarski

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

K-451

Genre

horror-suspense

Reprints

• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #18 ([undated])
• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #53
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #4 ([May] 2012)

Indexer Notes

"The Picture of Dorian Gray" in reverse.

The Experiment (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

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Inks

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

Job Number

H-57

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Jasper McReedy; Stella McReedy; Linda McReedy; Tom Logan; Bob Webster

Synopsis

A dedicated chemist invents a formula to give people a healthy weight, and his daughter accidentally tests it on the neighbors.

Reprints

• from Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #140 (November 1955) [as "The Experiment"]
• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #20 (1963 ?)
• in Uncanny Tales (Alan Class, 1963 series) #179 ([circa 1987 - 1988])
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #4 ([May] 2012)

The Strange Secret of Henry Hill! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bill Draut

Inks

Bill Draut

Colors

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Letters

?

Job Number

K-412

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A man jealous of the success of another man learns of an experiment that brought a child from another dimension to live on Earth. Thinking his success is due to his alien nature, he confronts the man and demands blackmail money, but is refused and so breaks the machine that keeps the alien in this dimension. He realizes that he was mistaken in assuming his rival to be the alien as he dematerializes.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #138 ([circa 1974 - 1975]), #211 ([circa 1984 - 1985])
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #4 ([May] 2012)

The Victim! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Vic Carrabotta (signed as Vic Carrabotta)

Inks

Vic Carrabotta (signed as Vic Carrabotta)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

K-428

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A confidence man becomes the kidnap victim of an alien from Pluto who needs to demonstrate to his people that his transference device works.

Reprints

• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #18 ([undated])
• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #59
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #4 ([May] 2012)

The Question That Can't Be Answered! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Forte (signed as John Forte)

Inks

John Forte (signed as John Forte)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

K-420

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

A reporter thinks reincarnation a scam and so he plans to expose a hypnotist who has prepared a hoax with his wife to channel a spirit through time. However, even though the hypnotist thinks that he is performing an act, the reporter actually becomes hypnotized and he finds himself inhabiting the body of a man 500 years from the present day. They are still doing channeling act 500 years in the future and the reporter gets re-hypnotized and sent back 500 years, but he is now perplexed as to his identity. He begs the hypnotist, who doubts his ability as a hypnotist and thinks the reporter is insane, to answer the question of who he is.

Reprints

• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #3
• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #89
• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #129 ([circa 1974 - 1975])
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #4 ([May] 2012)