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Astounding Stories#171
Cover: Kurt Schaffenberger
Astounding Stories #171
“The Case of the Young Old Men!”
writer Stan Lee · writer Larry Lieber · artist Jack Kirby · inker Dick Ayers · letterer Joe Letterese · cover Kurt Schaffenberger
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Full credits
writer Stan Lee
writer Larry Lieber
artist Jack Kirby
inker Dick Ayers
letterer Joe Letterese
cover pencils, inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Full plot ⚠ may contain spoilers
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A TV producer of violent sensationalist drama finds a book on a sorcerer that he thinks will bring in a big profit televised. He makes the mistake of reading the printed avocation spell out loud and the spirit of the long dead mage appears and casts him into limbo.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).