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Cover: Carl Burgos

Journey into Unknown Worlds #42

Feb 1956 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "The Village That Cried!", a tense moment on Earth sees humanity facing a mysterious, encroaching snow cover, leading to a pivotal vote on whether to invade another planet. With the outcome hanging in the balance, a sudden break in the clouds reveals the sun—just as the decision is made. Art by Bob Brown, with cover by Carl Burgos, this 1956 issue delivers a quiet, atmospheric sci-fi moment that lingers long after the final panel.

Contains 5 stories
The Village That Cried!
5 pp
Mental Block
4 pp

In "Mental Block," a bird-like alien spy living among humans begins to fear birds—so intensely that it threatens his cover. A psychologist takes on the case, probing the alien's mind to uncover the source of this strange mental block.

What Lurks Out There!
4 pp
The Man-Hunters
5 pp

In "The Man-Hunters," a zealot devoted to hunting humanoids is shaken when he discovers in a forgotten book that his own parents were among them. Confronted with the truth, he abandons his crusade and retreats into the subway tunnels, joining the hidden community he once sought to destroy.

Life Or Death
5 pp · Science Fiction

In "Life Or Death," Earth faces a dire winter as endless snow threatens to bury civilization, forcing humanity to vote on whether to invade another planet for survival. When the decision is made to reject war, a sudden break in the clouds reveals sunlight—offering hope, but leaving the fate of the planet and its people uncertain.

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Raw (VG) $52
CGC 9.0 · 1 in census $863
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $416
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CGC 6.5 · 3 in census $186*
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CGC 6.0 · 2 in census $166*
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CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $104*
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Full credits

artist, inker Bob Brown
cover pencils, inks Carl Burgos

Reprints

Reprinted in Journey into Mystery #45 (1957), Mystic #6 (1960), Creepy Worlds #5 (1962), Creepy Worlds #8 (1962), Secrets of the Unknown #1 (1962), Secrets of the Unknown #8 (1962), Creepy Worlds #1 (1962), Creepy Worlds #143 (1973), Creepy Worlds #S [1] (1976), Creepy Worlds #171 (1977), Secrets of the Unknown #175 (1978), Creepy Worlds #208 (1982), Secrets of the Unknown #207 (1982), Secrets of the Unknown #212 (1983), Creepy Worlds #229 (1985), Amazing Stories of Suspense #57, Secrets of the Unknown #13, Secrets of the Unknown #S[C], Sinister Tales #41

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