Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) 40

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Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Dick Ayers, Ross Andru, John Severin, John Forte, Ed Winiarski and unknown. "The Night the Sphinx Spoke!" with art by Dick Ayers - Criminal Jerry uses a microphone to make the Sphinx 'talk' and commands people bring jewels to it, where a pharaoh claims the gems. Vince is arrested with his gang who were supposed to be playing the part of the pharaoh and his guards, but they reveal they were nabbed before the performance -- the pharaoh was real. Also in this issue: "There Is No Escape" with art by Ross Andru - A robot tries to pit humans and androids against each other but the robot's creators intervene in time to stop him; "A Day to Remember" by Carl Wessler and John Severin - Rupert is almost kidnapped and brought to Mars but escapes his captors...realizing it was April Fool's Day, he decides it was all a prank...it wasn't; 2-page text story "Invasion"; "The Man Who Vanished!" with art by John Forte - After pricking himself with Keller's formula Ogden finds himself in prehistory hunting a woolly mammoth with cavemen but when the formula wears off he forgets the experience; "A Man's Best Friend" by Carl Wessler and Ed Winiarski - Jovians kidnap Bruce the dog, thinking him an Earthling...Bruce winds up thwarting Count Ryk's attempt to seize the emperor's throne, then the emperor sends Bruce home, afraid Bruce might take over the planet himself; and "Trapped in the Labyrinth!" - Holt and Wilson fashion games to test each other...Holt loses when Wilson employs Farrah to trap Holt in a maze within his own mind. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.