Journey into Unknown Worlds #51

(November 1956)

Who Is Nokki? (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Joe Sinnott (signed)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Job Number

K386

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Grover Clayton; Nokki

Synopsis

An opportunist meets his doom pursuing gold in the mountains.

Reprints

• in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #1 (1960)
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #37 (1965 ?)
• in Mystic (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #63 (1965 ?)
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #130 ([circa 1972 - 1973])
• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #227 ([circa 1988 - 1989])

He Was Nobody! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Wally Wood

Inks

Wally Wood

Colors

?

Letters

Wally Wood

Job Number

K411

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Preston the Magician; Ira Gafney

Synopsis

A magician leads a group of townsfolk in saving their town after a flood.

Reprints

• in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #1 (1960)
• in Zombie (L. Miller & Son, 1961 series) #7 ([circa 1961])
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #37 (1965 ?), #130 ([circa 1972 - 1973])
• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #227 ([circa 1988 - 1989])
• in America's Greatest Comics (AC, 2002 series) #6 (2003)

Indexer Notes

Wessler credit from his record books, per Robin Snyder's the Comics,Vol 25, No. 8, August 2014.

How I Made a Small Fortune in Spare Time! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I'm Afraid to Shut My Eyes! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob McCarthy

Inks

Bob McCarthy

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Job Number

K402

First Line of Dialogue or Text

It was a little town in France where John Martin rented the house!

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

John Martin

Synopsis

An artist finds himself pulled into a painting when he goes to sleep.

Reprints

• in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #1 (1960)
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #37 (1965 ?)
• in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #65 (1965 ?)
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #130 ([circa 1972 - 1973])
• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #227 ([circa 1988 - 1989])

Indexer Notes

Art credit from Tom Lammers via the Timely-Atlas Group () April 2010.

The Faceless Man! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

K405

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Earl Tenley; Debra Tenley; the Faceless Men

Synopsis

An alien spy is confronted by his comrades and remembers the sterile civilization of his home planet. He chooses to remain among the happiness and love he has found on Earth.

Reprints

• in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #1 (1960)
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #37 (1965 ?)
• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #121 ([circa 1972 - 1973])
• in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (2019)

Indexer Notes

Wessler credit from Nick Caputo, in http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2011/11/who-authored-ditko.html

The Wishes (Table of Contents: 6)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Marie Severin (illustrations)

Inks

Marie Severin (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

G-980

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Tommy Miller; Mr. Miller; Mrs. Miller; Wish

Synopsis

A sick boy takes comfort from a stray dog that grants wishes.

Reprints

• from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #36 (October 1955)
• in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #1 (1960)

Indexer Notes

Original title: "The Treasure." Text story with illustrations. Located before and after "Inside the Dark Cave."

Inside the Dark Cave (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Severin (signed)

Inks

John Severin (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Job Number

K346

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

leprechauns; Samson Muldoon

Synopsis

Leprechauns think to be released from their cave by getting a human to roll aside the boulder blocking the entrance, but even though they think a man named Samson would be a good choice for completing the task, it turns out the local man named Samson Muldoon is a weakling unable to push aside the boulder.

Reprints

• in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #1 (1960), #39 (1963)

Indexer Notes

Despite the title, this lighthearted tale belies the dark tone of the cover image bearing the same name.

Our Strange Neighbors (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Forte (signed)

Inks

John Forte (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen

Job Number

K-530

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Henry Daniels; Neeg and Darg (Zeraphon aliens)

Synopsis

Bigots who drive away alien settlers regret their actions when they see how well the aliens developed their land in only a few days.

Reprints

• in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #1 (1960)
• in Mystic (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #39 (1963)
• in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #65 (1965 ?)