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Journey into Mystery#3
Cover: Gil Kane & Tom Palmer

Journey into Mystery #3

Feb 1973 · Marvel · 0.20 USD
“The Shambler from the Stars!”

In *Journey into Mystery #3* (1973), a brilliant man, weary of humanity’s limitations, answers a mysterious telepathic call from a radiant woman on Saturn who urges him to build a rocket and come to her. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated by Joe Maneely, this eerie tale unfolds with a chilling twist as the journey’s destination reveals a truth far more unsettling than any starlit promise. The cover, by Gil Kane and Tom Palmer, captures the haunting allure of the unknown.

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writer Stan Lee · artist, inker Joe Maneely · cover Gil Kane, Tom Palmer

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writer Stan Lee
artist, inker Joe Maneely
cover pencils Gil Kane
cover inks Tom Palmer

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An intelligent man grows tired among life on Earth as mere humans are like children to him when he receives a telepathic message from what appears to be a beautiful woman on Saturn imploring him to build a rocket to journey to her. He does so, but when he arrives she removes her mask to kiss him, revealing herself to be a hideous hag.

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