Cover: Pat Masulli & Dick Giordano

Unusual Tales #42

Nov 1963 · Charlton · 0.12 USD

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“Prisoner in the Atom”

In "Prisoner in the Atom," a scientist desperate to escape the chaos of the outside world devises a shrinking formula—only to discover that at atomic scale, the same conflicts and pressures follow him. Written by Joe Gill and illustrated by Charles Nicholas, with inks by Vince Alascia, this 1963 Charlton tale explores the unsettling idea that no matter how small you become, the world’s burdens may still be with you. The cover, by Pat Masulli and Dick Giordano, captures the eerie scale of the journey.

writer Joe Gill · artist Charles Nicholas · inker Vince Alascia · cover Pat Masulli, Dick Giordano

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Full credits

writer Joe Gill

artist Charles Nicholas

inker Vince Alascia

cover pencils Pat Masulli

cover inks Dick Giordano

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Scientist invents a shrinking formula to get away from the troubles in this world but when he shrinks to atomic levels, he finds the same world he just left.

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