Journey into Mystery #87

(December 1962)

Shop by Mail; Stamps (Table of Contents: 1)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

.177 Cal. Famous Rosco air rifle

Indexer Notes

Ad for stamps and other products.
Inside front cover

Prisoner of the Reds! (Table of Contents: 2)

Thor / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot); Larry Lieber (credited) (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Job Number

V-947

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Behold, God of Thunder--many have fought you!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Jane Foster; Colonel Edward Harrison (introduction); John Blandings (Scientist) (introduction); Mrs. Silvia Blandings; Scientists; Photographer (Russian Spy); Russian Soldiers

Synopsis

In order to solve the mystery of a rash of defecting American scientists, Dr. Blake uses himself as bait and is abducted by communists. He is imprisoned with the other missing scientists, but is able to transform into Thor and free them all.

Reprints

• in Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #5
• in Mystic (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #47 (1964)
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #5 (November 1966)
• in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #6 (25 March 1967)
• in Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2 (27 Aprile 1971) [as "Nelle spiro del nemico", Italian translation]
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #19 (juin 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #5 (17 March 1973) [Retitled]
• in The Mighty Thor (Yaffa / Page, 1977 ? series) #2 (1978)
• in Titan Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #3 (1980)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 ([October] 1991)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
• in Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) [black and white]
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Thor (Planeta DeAgostini, 2001 series) #3 (Julio 2001)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] (2003), #1 (2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([August 11] 2010) [TPB]
• in The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
• in Thor : l'intégrale (Panini France, 2007 series) #1962-1963 (mars 2012)
• in Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (Marvel, 2014 series) #9 - The Mighty Thor
• in Thor Epic Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - The God of Thunder (2014)
• in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Thor (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Vengeance of Loki (2021)
• in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #3 - El Poderoso Thor 1 ([Enero] 2023)
• in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #3 - Thor 1 (1962) ([September] 2023)

Keywords

Famous Scientists

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

The Comic (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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[J-214]

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Stan Wepp stood before the lights, watched the teleprompter, the studio audience, the orchestra leader wearing the earphone headset.

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Stan Wepp

Synopsis

A bored television comedian is mysteriously transported back to the small mining town and small theatres that he loves.

Reprints

• from Journey into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1950 series) #45 (May 1956)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.
First page is located between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence. Second page appears between the comic stories “I know the Secret of the Sea-Monster!” and “Man on the Endless Stairway!”

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Padell Book Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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You can have the secret weapon!

Synopsis

An advertisement for Padell Book Company's instruction booklets for self-defense, hypnotism, mechanical drawing, etc.

Indexer Notes

Between page 1 of “Weather Man” prose story and page 6 of the Thor comic story.

Tiki Gods (Table of Contents: 5)

Greenwich Village Handicrafts / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Ad for tiki god trinkets on top half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Vacutex / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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Ugly blackheads out in seconds with Vacutex

Indexer Notes

On lower half of page

I Know the Secret of the Sea-Monster! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Paul Reinman

Inks

Paul Reinman

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

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The first one to make the nightmarish discovery was a fisherman...

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Rogers

Synopsis

A sea serpent is sighted and causes panic, drawing a military response culminating in a nuclear strike. The serpent retreats beneath the surface, but a reporter that communicated with it explains that it was a harmless lost alien child. And if that's the child, how big will the parents be?

Reprints

• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #44 [black and white]
• in Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #4 (1962)
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #19 (juin 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Hulk (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #5 ([Mai 1974])

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Clyde Beatty / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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Hey kids! Join the Clyde Beatty Tropical Animal Club of America and receive a free live pet!

Synopsis

Offer for children to become charter members of the Clyde Beatty Tropical Animal Club of America. Membership kit includes a live animal!

Indexer Notes

On top half of page between pages 3 and 4 of previous story sequence.

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Boys -- 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time.

Synopsis

An advertisement recruiting Grit newspaper salesmen.

Indexer Notes

This advertisement is on the lower half of the page between pages 3 and 4 of previous story sequence.

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Perrywheel / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Hey kids be a wheel in the neighborhood with the new Perrywheel

Synopsis

Ad for steering wheel device to attach to a bicycle, thereby enabling it to be steered like a motor car.

Indexer Notes

On top half of page, preceding page 2 of “The Comic” prose story.

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advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Kissing dolls!

Synopsis

Ad for a pair of kissing dolls.

Indexer Notes

On lower half of page, preceding page 2 of “The Comic” prose story.

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View-Master Magic Viewer / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Here’s something you’ve always wanted Storyland series

Indexer Notes

Ad for five Disneyland View-Master packets for $1.00 each, 3 reels per packet. Also available: junior projector at $9.95 and viewer at $2.00.
On top half of page, following page 2 of “The Comic” prose story.

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Accordion Corp. of America / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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New accordions — save up to 1/2 off retail price of comparable accordions — direct importer to you!

Synopsis

Send in coupon for free catalog of electronic accordions.

Indexer Notes

On lower half of page, following page 2 of “The Comic” prose story.

The Man on the Endless Stairway! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (signed)

Inks

Steve Ditko (signed)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The stairway had to end somewhere!

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Carl Cragg

Synopsis

A fugitive runs up a staircase to hide from police, but when he runs back down the staircase descends into hell.

Reprints

• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #44 [black and white]
• in Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #4 (1962)
• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #41 (20 January 1968)
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #19 (juin 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in The Mighty Thor (Yaffa / Page, 1977 ? series) #2 (1978)
• in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)

Indexer Notes

Letters credit is from The Mighty Thor Comics Index #5 by George Olshevsky.

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Commercial Trades Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Amazing new home training plan in auto repairing

Indexer Notes

Ad for a home study course teaching auto mechanics.

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Blair Quality Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Boys! Girls! Men! Women! Get valuable gifts without 1c cost…

Indexer Notes

Ad seeking sellers of Blair household products.

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National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Learn radio-television electronics by practicing at home in your spare time

Indexer Notes

Send for free information on NRI electronics courses.
Inside back cover.

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Best Values Co. Coin Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Reward $9, 985 for this coin!

Indexer Notes

Send $1.00 for catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins.
Ad appears on back cover.