Journey into Mystery #51

Name: Journey into Mystery #51
Brand: Marvel
Availability: InStock

Mar 1959 · Marvel · 0.10 USD

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“The Ghost Ship of Space”

In "The Ghost Ship of Space," Jack Kirby crafts a haunting tale of first contact gone wrong, where an alien's desperate attempt to reach out to humanity ends in violence and misunderstanding. Kirby’s bold art and storytelling, brought to life with inks by Christopher Rule and colors by Stan Goldberg, capture the tension of a world that meets the unknown with fear—while the cover by Russ Heath sets a dramatic, otherworldly tone.

writer, artist Jack Kirby · inker Christopher Rule · colorist Stan Goldberg · letterer Artie Simek · cover Russ Heath

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Full credits

writer, artist Jack Kirby

inker Christopher Rule

colorist Stan Goldberg

letterer Artie Simek

cover pencils, inks Russ Heath

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An alien lands on Earth, but cannot be understood. The humans attack it out of fear, and finally drop a nuclear bomb on it. The alien leaves, not out of fear, but because its attempt to make peaceful contact has shown that humans are barbarians.

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