Weird Mysteries #12
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Castle of Fear," a scientist's accidental invention shrinks his assistant, Jonah, to less than an inch tall—only to discover too late that Jonah was hiding on his sandwich. Trapped inside the scientist's mouth, Jonah fights to survive, using a laser to fend off the dentist’s probing tools while the scientist searches for the cause of his toothache. With a sudden reversal of the shrinking ray, Jonah’s tiny ordeal reaches a shocking climax. Art by Tony Mortellaro, with cover by Bernard Baily, this 1954 issue delivers a delightfully absurd tale of scale, suspense, and one very unlucky sandwich.
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A scientist invents a shrinking ray which accidently shrinks his assistant Jonah to under an inch in height. The scientist eats a sandwich not realizing Jonah was hiding on it. Jonah is trapped in the scientist's mouth and tries to avoid being swallowed. He uses a laser to blast at the scientist's teeth. The scientist goes to the dentist to see what's causing the toothache. The dentist sees a tiny object but can't make out what it is. The scientist uses the reverse polarity of his shrinking ray to enlarge the object causing Jonah to explode out of his mouth.
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