Marvel Tales #146
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Lost World!", a humble man’s kindness to a trapped leprechaun in the forest sets off a chain of magical changes when the creature gifts him enchanted seeds and paint to revive his struggling town. Though the townspeople ignore his dream of becoming mayor, even after the town begins to flourish, he ultimately chooses to return to the forest—taking the leprechaun back to his cave, where their fates remain uncertain. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated by Mort Drucker, with a whimsical cover by Carl Burgos, this 1956 Marvel Tales classic blends folklore and quiet wonder in a tale that’s as much about gratitude as it is about magic.
In a quiet corner of 1956, a disillusioned inventor builds a machine to turn rocks into diamonds—only to abandon it in frustration, kicking it as he walks away. The sudden jolt activates the device, transforming his old landlady’s pebbles into priceless gems, but when she tries to thank him, he’s vanished.
In "One Man's Leprechaun," a humble townsman’s kindness to a trapped Leprechaun in the forest leads to unexpected magic—seeds that bloom overnight and paint that brings color to a forgotten town. When his hopes for becoming mayor are met with the same indifference he once faced, he makes a quiet choice that takes him back into the woods, where the magic began.
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Reprinted in Tomb of Darkness #23 (1976), Weird Wonder Tales #20 (1977)
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