Journey into Mystery (1972 2nd series) comic books 1974

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Cover by Russ Heath. Coffin of Hell!; The Communists of East Germany are baffled by the murders of several of their agents. I Can Hear You Think!, script by Paul S. Newman, art by Vic Carrabotta; After the first atomic bomb explodes children are born with the ability to read minds, which the government put to use as a tactical defense against the Communists. The New Tenants, art by Bill Everett ; A man works for a miser who cheats people on real estate deals until he gets so fed up with his boss selling run down dumps to kindly old folks that he kills him and shores up the floor support in the cellar with the man's body. Wilson's Woman, art by Doug Wildey; A scientist moves into a small town that proves his undoing when he builds a robot for a mate and the townspeople suspect that he has hypnotized the beautiful woman into remaining with the homely man. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

Cover by Steve Ditko. The Threat of Tim Boo Ba, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Alien warlord Tim Boo Ba is master of all he surveys but is wiped out in a torrential flood when an Earth boy drips water on the small scale model that is Tim Boo Ba's home planet. Something in the Fog!, art by Ed Goldfarb and Bob Baer; A group of smugglers find themselves aboard the fabled ghost ship, the Flying Dutchman. Plague!, art by Ed Winiarski; Fear of a notorious plague sweeps through a futuristic society, but instead of a virus, the source of the "plague" is a handgun. Fame!, art by Manny Stallman; Universal rejection makes a would-be actor's mind snap and so he rents a tuxedo with his last few dollars and does a presentation on a building ledge before a gathered crowd until he makes the leap that will ensure his fame. "Shhhh", art by Dick Ayers; Agents of a foreign power grab the wrong man when they attempt to kidnap a scientist working on a secret project; The man they took escaped from an asylum and he releases germs that turn his captors into apes. 36 pgs., full color. $0.20. Cover price $0.20.

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Cover by Carl Burgos. House for Sale, art by Dick Ayers; In an attempt to save his job at a real estate agency, Paul Harris tries one last time to sell the haunted Keystone mansion. The Secret Men, art by Richard Doxsee; Captain Shaw and his soldiers search for a fabled city in the Rocky Mountains. The Burning Flame, art by Gil Kane; A bum breaks into a funeral parlor to steal a solid silver candlestick. I Went Through the Veil!, art by Paul Reinman; Lise falls in love with Ralph and brings him through time to the future. The Books That Were Alive, art by Mort Meskin; Bert Wells finds some books from space that allow him to experience the adventures contained within. Stan Lee discusses the Italy comic book convention he had just returned from. Ad for Giant-Size Chillers #1. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Larry Lieber and Frank Giacoia. Kiss of Death, art by Tony DiPreta; A woman plans to get rid of her writer husband by taking him to a house supposedly haunted by vampires and shocking his bad heart. The Genie Lives, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A boy finds a genie, but his wishes go wrong and he turns back time to before he found the genie. The Question!, art by Vic Carrabotta; An inventor who loves his wife asks an electronic brain which he devised two questions, 'When will my wife die?' and 'When will I die?' Hide and Shriek, art by John Forte; A voodoo priest takes his revenge on a man who got him expulsed from his tribe by playing a practical joke. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Larry Lieber and Mike Esposito. I Captured the Abominable Snowman!, art by Steve Ditko; A man lies, cheats and steals to find the abominable snowman, and eventually discovers a lama who knows the secret of the snowman and is forced to summon it. Revolt of the Robots, art by Paul Reinman; Robots make Earth into a living paradise, but humans grow fearful and oppress them, causing them to leave for another planet, where they build and oppress their own robots while Fate laughs. The Imitation Man, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A dictator forces a scientist to use his duplicator machine on him so that he can have a substitute appear in public places to avoid assassination attempts. The Terrible Teeth!, art by Robert Q. Sale; A man gets the idea to rob a gambler by putting sleeping powder in his toothpaste. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.

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Cover by Ron Wilson. When Wakes the Sphinx!, art by Steve Ditko; An Egyptian tells a disbelieving Westerner of the magic of the Sphinx; Alien invaders land nearby, and the Egyptians stories are confirmed when the Sphinx comes to life and chases them off. The Thing on the Moon, art by Don Heck; Earth of 1970 sends an expedition to the moon looking for a place to escape overpopulation. It Came from Nowhere, art by Doug Wildey; Aliens from space wish to conquer Earth, but when they land, temperatures are too high for them and they melt into a blob-like creature. If Looks Could Kill!, art by Harry Anderson; When a beautiful woman cheats a smitten scientist out of ten thousand dollars to gamble with, he gets revenge by transforming her ageless beauty into stone. 36 pgs., full color. $0.25. Cover price $0.25.