Tales of Suspense #23
In "I Entered the Dimension of Doom!", a teenage traveler from a distant future attempts to return to Earth, defying warnings that millennia of evolution have left humanity unrecognizable to their ancestors. When he steals a starship and makes the faster-than-light journey, he discovers the truth in chilling detail—his vessel is reduced to the size of a toy in the eyes of Earth’s present-day inhabitants. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Sol Brodsky, this 1961 tale blends sci-fi wonder with a haunting sense of displacement, all rendered in vivid colors by Stan Goldberg and lettered by Artie Simek. The cover, penciled by Jack Kirby and inked by Steve Ditko, captures the moment of arrival with striking intensity.
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A teenager in the future desires to return to Earth despite scientist's warning that over thousands of years humans are no longer adapted to life on Earth. When the boy steals a rocket ship and makes the faster than light journey back to the original homeworld, he finds that the scientists were indeed correct as his rocket ship is only about an inch tall to the Earthmen.
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