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Uncanny Tales#54
Cover: John Rosenberger

Uncanny Tales #54

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In "The War of the Worlds!", Stan Lee and Steve Ditko deliver a clever twist on alien invasion tropes, where extraterrestrials judge Earth by human complaints—only to find that words don’t always match actions. When a grumbling policeman becomes an unlikely target of their psychological campaign, the results are far from what they expected. The cover by John Rosenberger captures the eerie tension of this unsettling encounter.

Contains 11 stories
The War of the Worlds!
12 pp · Superhero
The Man Who Found Shangri-La!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Harry DrummPaul DrummMrs. Drumm

In "The Man Who Found Shangri-La!", Harry Drumm is drawn into a perilous quest by his brother Paul, chasing a mythical paradise that may be more nightmare than utopia. As Harry ventures into the mountains, he stumbles upon a ruin teeming with savagery, while Paul’s fate unfolds in a place where desire and consequence meet.

Clairvoyance
5 pp · Science Fiction
The Giant Shawabtis
5 pp · Superhero
The Unsuspecting
5 pp · Science Fiction
Bobby
It Fell from the Flying Saucer!
6 pp · Science Fiction
The Menace of the Killer Plants!
8 pp · Superhero
Great Zeus
5 pp · Fantasy
Zeus

In "Great Zeus," the king of the gods grows weary of his divine duties and decides to descend to Earth—only to discover that mortals no longer fear his thunder, but instead want to hire him as a headline act. Frustrated by his newfound role as a celebrity entertainer, Zeus retreats back to Mt. Olympus, where the real magic still belongs.

Footsteps at Midnight!
5 pp · Science Fiction
Officer JonesMolly
The Girl on Kenniston Crag!
8 pp
Alfred BlakeCharles BannisterAnne Dicey
Knockout
1 pp
Don Higgins

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist, inker Steve Ditko
letterer Artie Simek
cover pencils, inks John Rosenberger

Reprints

↩ Reprints Adventures into the Unknown #73 (1956), Forbidden Worlds #45 (1956), Unusual Tales #9 (1957), Adventures of the Fly #16 (1961), Tales to Astonish #31 (1962), Amazing Adult Fantasy #13 (1962), Amazing Adult Fantasy #14 (1962), Tales of Suspense #31 (1962)

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