Cover: Bill Everett

Journey into Mystery #36

Jul 1956 · Marvel · 0.10 USD

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“I, the Pharaoh”

In "I, the Pharaoh," a doctor's secret experiment takes an unexpected turn when a young man's extraordinary athletic feats draw suspicion from a jealous rival. As the rival digs into the doctor's files, a startling revelation unfolds—neither the athlete nor the doctor is who they seem. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated by Herb Familton, this 1956 tale from Journey into Mystery #36 weaves mystery and identity in a story where the truth lies deeper than appearances. The cover by Bill Everett captures the eerie, otherworldly tone of the tale.

writer Carl Wessler · artist, inker Herb Familton · letterer Joe Letterese · cover Bill Everett

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Full credits

writer Carl Wessler

artist, inker Herb Familton

letterer Joe Letterese

cover pencils, inks Bill Everett

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A doctor raises a Martian child among humans as an experiment. When a young man breaks several athletic records, his rival for the affection of a young girl digs through the doctor's records attempting to prove his suspicions regarding alien origin. The doctor catches him going through the files and confronts the snoop with the knowledge that he might be the alien since he does not remember his parents, and the man leaves town to kept the secret quiet. At the wedding of the athletic man and the young girl, the doctor's thoughts reveal that it is the girl who is the Martian.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).