Strange Worlds Vol 1 4

Strange Worlds Vol 1 #4 Published June, 1959 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jack Kirby Christopher Rule Stan Goldberg "Journey to Jupiter!" Writer Stan Lee Larry Lieber Penciler Joe Sinnott Inker Joe Sinnott Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Artie Simek Editor Stan Lee "Over the Moon" Letterer Typeset Editor Stan Lee "A Magician Walks Among Us!" Penciler Steve Ditko Inker Steve Ditko Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Artie Simek Editor Stan Lee "The Man Without a Past!" Writer Carl Wessler Penciler Paul Reinman Inker Paul Reinman Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Artie Simek Editor Stan Lee "I Was the Changing Man!" Writer Stan Lee Larry Lieber Penciler Al Williamson Inker Al Williamson Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Artie Simek Editor Stan Lee "Manhunt on Mars!" Writer Stan Lee Larry Lieber Penciler John Buscema Inker John Buscema Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Ray Holloway Editor Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Strange Worlds #3 Strange Worlds #5

Appearing in "Journey to Jupiter!"

Featured Characters:

• Glenn Scott

Supporting Characters:

• Julie Scott

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Unidentified future reality
  
  

Synopsis for "Journey to Jupiter!"

In the future the only planet closed to the others is Jupiter, surrounded by an impenetrable force field. A space pilot gets through the field by tempting the inhabitant's curiosity with a black box, which turns out to be empty.

Appearing in "Over the Moon"

This story is a reprint of the comic
Strange Tales #51.

Featured Characters:

• Mr. Collins

Supporting Characters:

• Jim

Other Characters:

• "Greenie" (an alien)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Unnamed alien race

Locations:

• Nevada
  • Las Vegas (Mentioned)
    
    

Synopsis for "Over the Moon"

This story is a reprint of the comic
Strange Tales #51.

A science fiction movie director gets some help from a real alien and flying saucer, but the film bombs when the footage of the saucer is dismissed as too phony-looking.

Appearing in "A Magician Walks Among Us!"

Featured Characters:

• Prof Dolen

Supporting Characters:

• King Arthur

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Unidentified reality
  
  

Synopsis for "A Magician Walks Among Us!"

A time traveler journeys into the past seeking Merlin and ends up becoming Merlin.

Appearing in "The Man Without a Past!"

• Appearances not yet listed
  
  

Synopsis for "The Man Without a Past!"

A man working on a futuristic assembly line panics when he realizes that he has no memory. The factory foreman deactivates him, since this is a common malfunction of overly-advanced robots.

Appearing in "I Was the Changing Man!"

Featured Characters:

• Duncan Sloane

Supporting Characters:

• Emmerich Fabius
• Vincent Stalwart
• Alfonso Galvez

Races and Species:

• Humans
  
  

Synopsis for "I Was the Changing Man!"

A man invents a machine that allows him to take over anyone's body and tries to use it to gain the perfect life, but finds that he cannot predict what misfortunes may befall the people he takes the place of.

Appearing in "Manhunt on Mars!"

Featured Characters:

• Anton Volochek

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Martians

Locations:

• Unidentified reality
  
  

Synopsis for "Manhunt on Mars!"

A dissident in a communist country escapes to Mars, but barely escapes from the hostile Martians. When he returns home he is a hero for his journey, and is able to escape to the West, where he warns them of the aliens, and explains that he convinced the communist leadership to go to Mars unarmed, hoping they will be killed.

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