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Astounding Stories#31
Cover: Carl Burgos & Sol Brodsky

Astounding Stories #31

Jan 1968 · Alan Class · 1'- [0-1-0 GBP]
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“Trapped in a Mirage”

"Trapped in a Mirage" delivers a gripping sci-fi thriller from 1968, featuring a standout collaboration by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Jack Kirby, and Dick Ayers. An escaped convict, testing a radiation-proof suit under a false identity, discovers its full power—only to turn to crime before facing a deadly twist: a condition that can only be treated with radiation, forcing him to remain sealed in the suit. The cover, a striking piece by Carl Burgos and Sol Brodsky, captures the story’s eerie, high-stakes tension.

writer Stan Lee · writer Larry Lieber · artist Jack Kirby · inker Dick Ayers · letterer Ray Holloway · cover Carl Burgos, Sol Brodsky

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writer Stan Lee
artist Jack Kirby
letterer Ray Holloway
cover pencils, inks Carl Burgos
cover pencils, inks Sol Brodsky

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An escaped convict tests a radiation-proof suit under a fake name. When he realizes the suit’s power, he uses it to go on a crime spree. When he finds that he has a disease only treatable by radiation he stays in the suit to die rather than be captured.

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