Secrets of the Unknown #159
In "The Green Thing!, Part 1," a ridiculed medieval alchemist’s desperate attempt to prove himself ends in a catastrophic accident that hurls him to the Moon—where he’s unexpectedly crowned ruler by its enigmatic inhabitants. Syd Shores handles both pencils and inks for the story, bringing to life a tale of mistaken identity and otherworldly destiny. The cover, by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, captures the moment of cosmic upheaval with bold, dynamic flair.
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An alchemist's apprentice from the Middle Ages is jeered at because he is oafish and desires to learn alchemy so he will no longer be mocked. When he hears his master and his friends coming to laugh at him, he grabs the wrong vial in trying to finish an experiment and the resulting explosion blows him to the Moon where the moon people set him up as ruler.
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