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Journey Into Mystery 78
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- March 1962
- Cover Notes
- Ayers inks confirmed by his records.
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Atlas Magazines, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- The Sorcerer!
- Cover Credits
-
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Dick Ayers inks unsigned
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Journey Into Mystery #78 was published by Atlas Magazines, Inc. in March 1962. It is part of Journey Into Mystery, a horror series that began in 1952.
Cover credits include Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Kraggoom! The Creature Who Caught an Astronaut!." Indexed story credits include Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, among others.
Stories
Kraggoom! The Creature Who Caught an Astronaut!
Credits
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Steve Ditko inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Reprinted In: Monsters on the Prowl 9
Time Machine
The Sorcerer
Credits
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Dick Ayers inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: This is the exact same story as "The Handy Man" from Journey Into Unknown Worlds 48 - click to see Tom Lammers comments about the two stories.
The Clutching Hand
Credits
Joe Sinnott pencils attributed
Joe Sinnott inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Monsters on Mercury!
Credits
Stan Lee script signed
Steve Ditko pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Recycled plot from Journey Into Unknown Worlds 47 (July 1956), "They Wait In The Shadows".
Looking for the full run? Browse the Journey Into Mystery checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.