Journey into Mystery #88
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn Journey into Mystery #88, Stan Lee and Steve Ditko deliver a quirky, offbeat tale where American machinery—fed up with sabotage and lies—rises up to protect its own. When a Soviet spy tries to stir unrest among factory workers, he underestimates the machines' loyalty to their homeland and their unexpected will to defend it. The cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko captures the chaos, while Ditko’s distinctive art brings the mechanical rebellion to life.
In "The Vengeance of Loki!" from Journey into Mystery #88, Loki exploits Thor’s secret identity to strip him of his hammer, leaving the god of thunder powerless as a mere mortal. With Thor helpless, Loki turns his attention to tormenting humanity—until Dr. Blake devises a plan to lure him into a trap.
In "Behind Locked Doors!" from Journey into Mystery #88 (1963), a Soviet spy infiltrates an American factory, hoping to spark a strike through sabotage and fear—only to find the machines themselves, stubbornly "Made in America," have a will of their own. As the factory's gears and tools begin to move on their own, the spy realizes too late that the real defense of American industry isn’t human, but mechanical.
In ancient Egypt, an impatient heir plots to poison the queen, only to be caught and condemned to death. In a desperate bid for power, she bribes a sorcerer to cast a spell that will reincarnate her as a queen—only to awaken as a queen bee.
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↩ Reprints Journey into Unknown Worlds #38 (1955)
Reprinted in Cuentos de Brujas #183 (1963), Sinister Tales #19 (1965), Marvel Tales #6 (1967), Fantastic! #5 (1967), Terrific! #42 (1968), Hit Comics #124 (1969), Il Mitico Thor #2 (1971), Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier #235 (1971), De Vier Verdedigers Classics #56 (1972), Eclipso #25 (1972), Spider-Man Comics Weekly #6 (1973), Sinister Tales #134 (1974), I Fantastici Quattro #94 (1974), The Mighty Thor #2 (1978), L'Inattendu #18 (1979), Sinister Tales #186 (1982), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #8 (1986), Marvel Masterworks #18 (1991), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #[1] (1999), Essential Thor #1 (2001), Biblioteca Marvel: Thor #3 (2001), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #1 (2003), The Mighty Thor Omnibus #1 (2010), Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor #1 (2010) + 15 more
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