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Cover: Carl Burgos & Sol Brodsky & Carl Burgos & Sol Brodsky
Astounding Stories #31
“Trapped in a Mirage”
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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writer Stan Lee · writer Larry Lieber · artist Jack Kirby · inker Dick Ayers · letterer Ray Holloway · cover Carl BurgosSol BrodskyCarl BurgosSol Brodsky
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Full credits
writer Stan Lee
writer Larry Lieber
artist Jack Kirby
inker Dick Ayers
letterer Ray Holloway
cover pencils Carl Burgos
cover pencils Sol Brodsky
cover inks Carl Burgos
cover 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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