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Cover: Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers

Tales to Astonish #15

Jan 1961 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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“I Learned the Dread Secret of the Blip!”

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.

artist, inker Steve Ditko · colorist Stan Goldberg · letterer Artie Simek · cover Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers

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artist, inker Steve Ditko
colorist Stan Goldberg
letterer Artie Simek
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Dick Ayers

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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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