Tales to Astonish #15
In *Tales to Astonish* #15, a desperate man takes a dangerous gamble, seizing two mysterious lenses from a witch who warns him of their perilous power. Written by Steve Ditko and illustrated by Ditko with coloring by Stan Goldberg and lettering by Artie Simek, the story plunges into a chilling twist: when the man becomes invisible, the world around him vanishes from his sight—leaving him isolated in a reality that no longer sees him. The cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers captures the eerie tension of the moment, a 10-cent marvel from 1961.
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A man threatens a witch unless she hands over two lenses which will make him invisible. She implores him not to try it, but relinquishes the lens. They can be reversed to make the invisible visible once again, but what the man did not expect is that when he becomes invisible to the outside world, the outside world in turn becomes invisible to him.
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