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Journey Into Mystery 40
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Overview
Journey Into Mystery #40 was published by Canam Publishers Sales Corp. in November 1956. It is part of Journey Into Mystery, a horror series that began in 1952.
Cover credits include Bill Everett.
Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "I Saw A Demon!." Indexed story credits include John Giunta and Gene Colan, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Looking for the full run? Browse the Journey Into Mystery checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- November 1956
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Strange Secret of Henry Hill
- Cover Credits
-
Bill Everett pencils and inks signed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Stories
I Saw A Demon!
Credits
John Giunta pencils and inks signed (Signed "JG" in lower right of splash.)
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Silence!
Credits
Gene Colan pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
How Harry Escaped
Credits
Ed Winiarski pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Experiment
Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Strange Secret of Henry Hill!
Credits
Bill Draut pencils unsigned
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Victim!
Credits
Vic Carrabotta pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Question that Can't Be Answered!
Credits
John Forte pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Story undoubtedly inspired by The Search for Bridey Murphy by Morey Bernstein (1956): a stage hypnotist regresses his beautiful stage assistant to a previous life as "Molly Doyle," a woman who had lived 200 years earlier.