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Quote1 Too ridiculous, eh? Couldn't ever exist, eh? Ha ha ha! Quote2
Frank Johnson

Appearing in "Zzutak: The Thing That Shouldn't Exist!!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Zzutak (First appearance)
  • Aztecs (Main story and flashback)
    • Yucoya-Tzin (First appearance; unnamed)
    • Numerous unnamed Aztecs

Other Characters:

  • Mad Martian (Photo)
  • Glob (Photo)
  • Lizard-Boy (Photo)
  • Conquistadores (Only in flashback)
  • Mexican Federal Police (Vision or hallucination)

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Locations:

Items:

  • Enchanted Paints

Synopsis for "Zzutak: The Thing That Shouldn't Exist!!"

Zzutak (Earth-616) from Strange Tales Vol 1 88 001

An Aztec elder seeks out an American comic book artist to paint creatures using magic paints so as to build an army from the 3D creatures the paint creates. The artist is hypnotized by the paints to travel to Mexico and create Zzutak, but after hearing the elder's plans, he mutters under his breath "Zzutak is your enemy" while painting the second figure. When the magic paint brings the second figure into existence, his plan has worked and it begins a battle with Zzutak. The elder attempts to get them to stop fighting, but they ignore him. They damage the temple supports, and the edifice crashes down upon all three of them. The elder escapes, but as he was struck by a falling stone, he has developed amnesia and his plans for conquest are lost forever.

Appearing in "Snowstorm"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Uncanny Tales #47

Featured Characters:

  • Dawson

Supporting Characters:

  • Mr. Manfredy

Races and Species:

Synopsis for "Snowstorm"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Uncanny Tales #47
A hiker lost in the snow meets a scientist who discovered how to transform other metals into gold but lives in isolation so his discovery will not cause turmoil.

Appearing in "The Lifeless Man!"

Featured Characters:

  • Joey Clark (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Joey's two unnamed friends

Antagonists:

  • Bear

Other Characters:

  • Joey's Parents (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

  • Wooden Toy Soldier

Synopsis for "The Lifeless Man!"

A boy buys an old World War I toy soldier and he and his two friends go playing in the woods when they come upon a bear. They flee the bear, but fall into an old mine shaft while the boy lost his toy soldier somewhere up top. The bear is startled away by the crack of a rifle shot and the boys think that it must be a hunter. They yell for help in escaping the shaft, but no one comes, however the gun continues to fire. Eventually, townspeople are annoyed enough to come check out the situation and rescue the boys but can find no hunter. When the boy and his two friends find his toy soldier, the soldier has a smile on his face and his rifle is smoking.

Strange Tales Vol 1 88 020

Appearing in "Punishment!"

Featured Characters:

  • Urru (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Council of Wise Men

Other Characters:

  • Numerous unnamed Phantonians
  • Charlie
  • Sarah (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

  • Phatonians (First appearance)
  • Humans

Locations:

Vehicles:

  • Phatonian Rocket Ship

Events:

Synopsis for "Punishment!"

An alien civilization without war, illness, and injury sends it's first mugger in ages to a prison planet. Only a few moments on this world full of war, crime and disease make him go straight in order to avoid ever again coming back to Earth.

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