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Cover: Jack Kirby

Journey into Mystery #56

Jan 1960 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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“I Brought Zog Back to Life!”

In "I Brought Zog Back to Life!", a desperate man volunteers for a radical experiment, only to shrink down to a microscopic scale and stumble into a hidden world where he learns the shocking truth: he’s standing on Earth—just not the one he knows. Steve Ditko’s striking art and Stan Goldberg’s vibrant coloring bring this surreal journey to life, with Jack Kirby’s dynamic cover capturing the mystery and scale of the unknown.

artist, inker Steve Ditko · colorist Stan Goldberg · letterer Artie Simek · cover Jack Kirby

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artist, inker Steve Ditko
colorist Stan Goldberg
letterer Artie Simek
cover pencils, inks Jack Kirby

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A man needs to raise money for his brother's medical treatment and so he answers an ad from a scientist seeking to test a shrinking ray. He agrees to be the subject and the ray works. He finds himself shrinking past microscopic objects and finally finds himself in a new world. When he asks a native what this world is called, he receives the answer 'Earth'.

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