Astonishing #37
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Master of the Genie," a 1955 10-cent comic from Marvel, a man named Potter journeys to Arabia seeking Aladdin's lamp, hoping to reshape his life through a genie’s power. Written by an unknown hand and illustrated with crisp, dynamic art by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito, the story unfolds as each wish backfires in increasingly tragic ways. The cover, a striking piece by Sol Brodsky, captures the moment of perilous temptation.
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Potter goes to Arabia to find Aladdin's lamp. He tries to use the lamp's genie to improve his life but the genie twists every wish. Potter wishes his wife were young and beautiful, so it kills Nora and Ahmed assigns his daughter to be Potter's wife. Grief-stricken, Potter orders the genie to kill him, which Ahmed's daughter happily does.
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