Strange Tales #56
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Something Is on This Ship!", Joe finds himself mysteriously zapped across the country after touching his radiator—only to discover he can use the strange electric charge to vanish at will. With a wild idea forming, he steals from his employer, but his plan hits a snag when he returns home to find the power shut off, leaving him stranded. Written by Carl Wessler and illustrated by Reed Crandall, this eerie 1957 tale blends sci-fi suspense with a touch of urban dread, all captured in a striking cover by Bill Everett.
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When Joe touches his radiator the electric charge teleports him across the country. Realizing he can commit robberies and avoid capture he steals from his employer then races home to touch his radiator, but because he didn't pay his bills the power has been shut off.
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