Journey into Mystery #68
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Spragg Conqueror of the Human Race!", a fugitive desperate to disappear stumbles upon a haunted house rumored to be uninhabitable—only to find the ghost haunting it is the real estate agent himself. Steve Ditko’s distinctive art brings eerie tension to a twisty tale where the line between predator and prey blurs, with Stan Goldberg’s colors adding a haunting depth to Jack Kirby’s cover and Dick Ayers’ inks.
In "Spragg Conqueror of the Human Race!", a lonely alien outcast named Spragg crash-lands in Transylvania, where he enslaves the local villagers to construct a device that will amplify his already formidable abilities. With the help of a clever visiting scientist, the people of the village must find a way to stop him before his power grows beyond control.
In "The Man From Mars!" from Journey into Mystery #68, a grift-prone carnival owner hires an amnesiac to play a Martian, only to cheat him out of his pay. When the man’s memories return, he discovers he’s no actor—he’s a real Martian, sent to Earth to capture a human for a galactic zoo. Now, with the tables turned, he’s got a new mission: reclaiming what was stolen, one way or another.
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Reprinted in Creepy Worlds #31 (1964), Mystic Bumper Book #[nn] (1964), HIP Classics #19122 (1969), HIP Comics #19119 (1969), Marvelserien #34 (1969), Hit Comics #119 (1969), Hit Comics #122 (1969), Astounding Stories #86 (1972), Creatures on the Loose #15 (1972), Secrets of the Unknown #133 (1972), Monsters on the Prowl #15 (1972), Monsters on the Prowl #16 (1972), Fantastic Four #18 (1972), Fantastic Four #19 (1972), Astounding Stories #105 (1974), I Fantastici Quattro #117 (1975), Uncanny Tales #122 (1976), Creatures on the Loose #2 (1978), Secrets of the Unknown #180 (1978), Astounding Stories #138 (1979), Astounding Stories #150 (1980), Uncanny Tales #150 (1981), Secrets of the Unknown #216 (1983), Fantomet #3/1987 (1987) + 8 more
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