Uncanny Tales #135
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"A Look At A Backward Planet" in Uncanny Tales #135 (1979) delivers a surreal, dreamlike mystery as a man on a sea cruise witnesses impossible sights—floating landmarks like the Empire State Building and the Sphinx—while a mysterious woman claims she’s an Atlantean gathering them as souvenirs. Written by Paul S. Newman and illustrated by Bob Powell, with inks by Powell, the story unfolds with quiet unease as reality blurs, leaving the protagonist questioning what’s real after she vanishes without a trace. The cover by Bill Molno and Vince Alascia captures the eerie, otherworldly tone perfectly.
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A man on a sea cruise sees the Empire State building, the Sphinx, and a Buddha floating on the water and his love interest tells him that she is an Atlantean collecting these object as souvenirs for her people. When the captain later tells him that a movie is being filmed on an island shot with balsa wood replicas of these famous monuments, he thinks the girl was just pulling his leg, but he can't find her on board. After they dock, she doesn't get off, so he asks the film producer about her and is told they don't have such an actress and there will be no movie as all the props were stolen.
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