| Issue | #82 |
| Published | July 1962 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Notes | Distributed to newstands in May 1961. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
| Characters | giant scorpion; Edward Bentley |
| Genre | monsters |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Dick Ayers |
| Reprinted | in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #7 (October 1973) |
| Characters | Paul Rodgers; Edward Bentley |
| Synopsis | A scorpion is mutated by radiation and grows giant, gaining an evil intelligence. It is transformed back with another burst of radiation after being tricked into position by a hypnotist. |
| Genre | monsters |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Paul Reinman ? |
| Notes | The last page includes an advertisement for the Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series), also drawn by Jack Kirby. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Inks from reprint. |
| Reprinted | in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #7 (October 1973) |
| Characters | John Tyler; Mary Tyler; Bobby Tyler |
| Synopsis | When a young boy builds a fan to help his family get through a heat wave it brings down the flying saucer that caused the heat. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Don Heck |
| Inks | Don Heck |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Text story with illustrations. Artist credits from record of Journey Into Mystery #44. |
| Reprinted | from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #44 (March 1957) |
| Synopsis | A criminal being brought to prison from a jungle outpost escapes into the jungle. He happens upon a tribe worshipping a gold idol and steals it. He escapes his pursuers, but realizes that the idol is cursed: he can never put it down. |
| Genre | occult |
| Pencils | Gene Colan |
| Inks | Gene Colan |
| Notes | Narrated in the first person. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #3 (June 1966); in Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #7 (November 1973) |
| Characters | Darius Zorr |
| Synopsis | In the thirtieth century, humanity becomes advanced but emotionless and brutally conquers the galaxy. They send an explorer to the next galaxy to find new conquests, but when he finds a totally peaceful world he is reminded that once some humans sought peace, and so lies to his superiors to protect the people of this world. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Don Heck |
| Inks | Don Heck |
| Characters | Gorgi Gruff; Adam Able; Mr. Vort |
| Synopsis | A furniture maker gets more than he bargained for when he attempts to eliminate a rival chair producer and finds out he is an alien in disguise creating robotic spies on humans. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Notes | The last page includes an advertisement for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #7 (October 1973) |