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Issue: Journey into Unknown Worlds #51
Publication Date: November 1956
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Issues: #51 of 58 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Atlas [black & white]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Western Fiction Publishing Co., Inc.
On Sale Date: 08/22/1956
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 9 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
Disclose Notes: Possible arrival date based on back cover stamp of indexer's copy.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US (#s 37 [2] and 38 [3]); standard Silver Age US (#39 onwards)
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Inside the Dark Cave

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Carl Burgos
Inker(s): Carl Burgos
Colorist(s): Stan Goldberg
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSpellbound #1 published January 1961
as Inside the Dark Cave [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Who Is Nokki?

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Sinnott (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Sinnott (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Grover Clayton; Nokki
Synopsis: An opportunist meets his doom pursuing gold in the mountains.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagCreepy Worlds #130 published January 1972
as Who Is Nokki? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSinister Tales #227 published January 1988
as Who Is Nokki? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: K386
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He Was Nobody!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Wally Wood
Inker(s): Wally Wood
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Wally Wood
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Preston the Magician; Ira Gafney
Synopsis: A magician leads a group of townsfolk in saving their town after a flood.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagZombie #7 published January 1961
as He Was Nobody! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCreepy Worlds #130 published January 1972
as He Was Nobody! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSinister Tales #227 published January 1988
as He Was Nobody! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagAmerica's Greatest Comics #6 published January 2003
as He Was Nobody! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: K411
Disclose Notes: Wessler credit from his record books, per Robin Snyder's the Comics,Vol 25, No. 8, August 2014.
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How I Made a Small Fortune in Spare Time!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): William Bergstrom
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Strip ad for Mason Shoes, based on "the True Story of William Bergstrom of Illinois". Located between pages 3 and 4 of He Was Nobody.
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I'm Afraid to Shut My Eyes!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bob McCarty
Inker(s): Bob McCarty
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): John Martin
Synopsis: An artist finds himself pulled into a painting when he goes to sleep.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagCreepy Worlds #130 published January 1972
as I'm Afraid To Shut My Eyes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSinister Tales #227 published January 1988
as I'm Afraid to Shut My Eyes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: K402
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The Faceless Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Steve Ditko
Inker(s): Steve Ditko
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagAmazing Stories of Suspense #121 published January 1972
as The Faceless Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: K405
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The Wishes

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Marie Severin (illustrations)
Inker(s): Marie Severin (illustrations)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Tommy Miller; Mr. Miller; Mrs. Miller; Wish
Synopsis: A sick boy takes comfort from a stray dog that grants wishes.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagUncanny Tales #36 published October 1955
was The Treasure [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: G-980
Disclose Notes: Original title: "The Treasure." Text story with illustrations. Located before and after "Inside the Dark Cave."
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Inside the Dark Cave

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Severin (signed)
Inker(s): John Severin (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSpellbound #39 published January 1963
as Inside the Dark Cave [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Job Number: K346
Disclose Notes: Despite the title, this lighthearted tale belies the dark tone of the cover image bearing the same name.
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Our Strange Neighbors

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Forte (signed)
Inker(s): John Forte (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): 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.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: K-530

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