Mystic (1951 Atlas) comic books 1954-1956

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The Old Witch; Helen Bennet brings an old woman named Mathilda home and gives her a place to stay; Her husband George is irritated that Helen is always bringing home stray kids or homeless people; He discovers that Mathilda is actually a witch who is attempting an elaborate spell that will enable her to switch bodies with the younger, healthier Helen Bennet. The Man in the Tomb!, art by art by Al Luster; When a scientist realizes that, without his invention, humanity will perish after another fifty years of atomic warfare he decides this is preferable to having the cycle begin all over again. Good Morning, Mr. Smith!, art by Vic Carrabotta; A detached head gets its revenge by using hypnotic compulsion to remove the surgeon's head and place it in the life support machinery instead. The Living and the Dead!; Oscar Holmes, a man who does not believe in the supernatural, steals the plots of stories from his friend John, then publishes them as his own stories. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. Who Walks with a Zombie?, art by Russ Heath. When I Die... text story. The Furnace!, art by Al Eadeh; A wooden-legged captain works his furnace stokers until they drop and there is only the most powerful one left; When the last of the coal is gone, they use wood until that is gone and they are still just short of port; The stoker tosses the captain into the furnace so that his wooden leg provides the last bit of wood they need. Where Dragons Swim!, art by Arthur Peddy. A Grave Mistake, art by Vic Carrabotta. Survival. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"Not Dead Enough" (art by Vince Colletta), "Too Human" (art by Doug Wildey), "The Truth About the Flying Dutchman" (art by Vic Carrabotta), "The Terrible Triangle," "Forbidden" (art by Tony DiPreta), and a two-page text story, "The Bad Omen!" Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. The Couple Next Door; When a woman admits to her husband that she is a vampire he stakes her in order to avenge his brother, one of her victims. From Another Planet text story. No Exit; Martians steal New York City and leave it suspended in space in order to study humans. The Unseen; A man finds that he becomes intangible when he pilots a new experimental craft to break the time barrier. Rest in Peace, art by Tony Mortallero; A crook puts in ear plugs so he can concentrate on his plans to rob a bank in peace; He doesn't hear the knock when authorities come by to warn people to evacuate due to a flash flood and he drowns. It Happened in the Lab; A mad scientist creates a Fly-Man from a dead body and flies as its brain, but it pulls his arms off just like some kid might pull the wings off a fly. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Russ Heath. Wilson's Woman, art by Doug Wildey; A scientist moves into a small town that proves his undoing when he builds a robot for a mate and the townspeople suspect that he has hypnotized the beautiful woman into remaining with the homely man; When the town drunk reports that he saw the man take a knife to her (to disassemble her) a mob forms and they lynch him. Evil Beyond Evil text story. Superstition, art by Syd Shores; Three escaped convicts from a penal colony in French Guyana steal a boat from a native tribe and set out in spite of warnings from the natives, which leads to their death. Beyond Death!, art by Chuck Winter; In order to prevent a man from marrying his daughter, the father tries to inject him with a serum that will turn him to stone. Double Feature, art by Al Eadeh; A man gets the idea of establishing an alibi for a murder he's going to commit by attending a movie theater and keeping the ticket stub with the time and date on it. The Monster Men; A time machine inventor's friends attempt to play a gag on him to get him to stop wasting his time trying to invent a time machine. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Last Look" (art by Robert Q. Sale), "Clarence!" (art by Pablo Ferro), "The Insult," "How Deep is Death?" (art by Jack Katz), "The Werewolf's Victims" (art by Sid Check), and a two-page text story, "Power of Revenge." 36 pages. Cover price $0.10.

"Burnett's Bride," "Terror Below" (art by Al Eadeh), "The Survivor" (art by Ed Moline), "Death to the Witch," "A Werewolf There Was," and a two-page text story, "Rand's Ray." Cover price $0.10.

"Pain!" (art by Tony DiPreta), "It Happened 'Neath the Sphinx" (art by Jack Katz), "The Part-Time Corpse!" (art by Al Eaden), "the Man Who Vanished," "The Unexpected!" (art by Ogden Whitney), and a two-page text story, "Tomorrow." Cover price $0.10.

The Man Who Killed the Devil!, art by art by Dick Ayers; A man discovers a book with instructions for slaying the Devil and decides the fame would be so great that he will chance it. Fatal Treasure text story. Friend or Foe, art by Robert Q. Sale; Aliens from another planet are divided on how to treat the humans when their spacecraft lands. The Itch!, art by Al Hartley; A miser who is doused in itching powder by a client he cheated goes to an underworld doctor who promises relief for his itching. You Are Me!, pencils by John Forte; A man meets a duplicate version of himself from another dimension and strangles him so that there will be only one of them in existence. What Happened in Midville; An evil postman gives small boxes to everyone in town that they can wish an evil into, but they must accept an unknown box from one of neighbors as part of the deal. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Warning!; A creature from Jupiter in disguise as a human warns of an invasion from Venus; After the humans succeed in nuking the Venusians the creature gives a coast clear for the invasion from Jupiter. How Many Others text story. Which Wish, Dish...?, art by Jay Scott Pike; An evil woman gets her wish to be a beautiful, wealthy queen; However, as they lead her up the stairs to her fate, she protests that she did not wish to be...Marie Antoinette. The Hands of the Clock!; A clock maker is arrested for breaking and entering when he tries to feed clocks oil that are being neglected by their owners, but he starves to death in jail because he needs oil for his internal components. The Eavesdropper!; Tony Neely is in a bar and overhears a couple planning a murder. The World Champion; A Martian enters the Olympics and breaks records for every event, but when a human girl kisses him, he drops dead from bacterial infection. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

There Grows a Rose, art by Gene Colan; A florist grows kleptomaniac flowers. The Salesman text story. We're Lookiong for People Who Like to Draw! ad for Famous Artists Course. The Strange Valley, art by Mort Lawrence; A group of tourists encounter an American Indian god. Hit Parade Records ad. Mr. Meek, art by Mort Lawrence; A bald man grows hair and becomes loved and respected but loses his privacy. Man in the Dark!, art by Pete Tumlinson; An alien learns of the goodness in mankind at Christmas-time. On the Air, art by Tony DiPreta; Radio comedian Morty Quirt is tricked by his manager into showing his humanity. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"The Man Who Listened" (art by Paul Reinman), "When Time Stood Still," "To Touch the Stars" (art by Dick Ayers), "The Man Who Mailed a Dollar," and "She Saw Tomorrow" (art by Jay Scott Pike), plus a two-page text story, "Way Out There." Cover price $0.10.

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36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

"The One Who Was Nowhere" (art by Bill Everett), "The Impossible Man," "The Dreadful Decision" (art by Paul Reinman), "A Million Years" (art by Vic Carrabotta), "The Homeless Ones" (pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel), and a two-page text story, "The Holiday." Sol Brodsky cover. Cover price $0.10.

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The Test!, art by Dick Ayers; An experimental psychologist conducting tests on hamsters has a dream wherein they become so intelligent that they escape their cages and turn the tables on him subjecting him to electric shocks whenever he attempts to leave the house. The Genius text story. They Pass By Night!; This story attempts to build drama by leading the reader to believe that a bus and a car are going to collide during the night but the last panel reveals the bus was traveling on the planet Mercury and so there was no danger of collision between the two vehicles. I Can Hear You Think!, art by Vic Carrabotta; After the first atomic bomb explodes children are born with the ability to read minds, which the government put to use as a tactical defense against the Communists. The Man Who Took a Walk!, art by Robert Q. Sale; A man from Atlantis tours the scientific achievements of the surface world. One Who Dared, art by Mort Lawrence. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Man from the Saucer!; A woman from Venus kidnaps humans to help her re-populate a dying world. Sky Squadrons text story. Those in Hiding!; A man discovers secret sorcerers who supply magic that is taken for technological advancement. The Footprints, art by John Forte; A boy looks for elves under a rock but his mother convinces him to stop believing in them and so loses out on a great fortune when the elves transmute the stones that the boy has left into gold nuggets. Defeat!; An armchair general gets his chance to fight for the French in the battle of Waterloo but still muffs it. Danger in the Night; When Saturn's version of Orson Welles broadcasts his "War of the Worlds" a human picks up the transmission and figures Earth is under attack by the forces of Saturn. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"The Man Who Could Do Anything" (art by Dick Ayers), "The Magic Mixture," "It Happened At Night" (art by John Forte), "Just One More Chance," "The One They Left Behind," "The Eager Stranger" (art by Bill Benulis), and a two-page text story, "Patent Pending." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

He Changed at Midnight; A disguised Mercurian changes into his true form at midnight so he sets his clock forward when confronted by a greedy man who suspects him and wishes to turn him in for the reward money. The Star Wish text story. Across the Threshold; A man caps an old well that turns out to be a doorway to another world. The Strange Switch!; Astronomers encounter a Plutoian who wishes to use their observatory to take pictures of his world from Earth. Out of the Storm; A bum gets a vision of the future where he is displayed as successful and resolves to turn it into a reality. The Matter with Harry!; A timid man encounters a woman from Venus whom he saves from Martian bullies. She offers to become his wife and he returns with her to Venus. The World that Vanished! Pete Morisi art. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Girl in a Trance" (art by Lou Cameron), "Prisoner in Nowhere" (art by Pete Morisi), "The Pushovers" (art by Harry Lazarus), "they're Coming Closer," "Behind the Mask" (art by Dave Berg), "Torn and Tattered," and a two-page text story, ":Lost Marble." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Man in the Dark. No One Will Ever Know!, art by Marvin Stein; An explorer is disappointed to find an apparent city of gold hidden in the jungle only to be told that the samples he has returned with are fool's gold. Think! If You Dare, art by Harry Lazarus; A dictator gets a machine that allows him to read the thoughts of his subjects and throws thousands in jail. Behind the Door, art by Lou Cameron; A scientist pulls his ancestor from the past thus wiping himself out of existence. The Salesman text story. Wings in the Night!, art by John Forte; An eagle disguised as a man coordinates his fellows into helping out with various disasters. The Imperfect Plot, art by Gray Morrow; A man takes a spacecraft that travels close to the speed of light to wed an alien princess fifty light years away, but she rejects him as he is now almost ninety. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. The Effigy, art by Wally Wood; A criminal takes an effigy from a voodoo cult so that they cannot use it to compel him to surrender himself to the police. Iron Face!, pencils by Bob Powell; When the communists come up with a machine that can read minds, NATO takes a short soldier and supplies him with a fake head that contains instructions for leading the commies into a trap. The Secret of the Iron Needle!, art by John Forte; Space explorers realize, when the planet they are examining runs down, the giant needle they've found is not a natural phenomenon but the winding key of a giant toy. The Last Laugh!, pencils by Pete Morisi; A ruthless businessman is sure that he is the reincarnation of someone important from medieval times, but when he does journey back into time he finds that he was...the court jester. Mystery Pupil text story. They Wait in the Caves!, art by Mort Drucker; A man finds an island abundant with pearls and gives the location to his friend. When the friend arrives, the natives destroy his boat to keep him from revealing the island's location to anyone else. The Land of Missing Persons. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Inside the Locked Trunk!; A man tells his brother that there is a great treasure in a locked trunk that will one day be his if he remains with him but he refuses to allow him to look in the trunk. The Magic Carpet text story. I Entered the Forbidden Lagoon!; A man cheats his partner out of the pearls of a lagoon and the natives curse him until he gives the money back and the waters of the lagoon forgive him. The Threat!; Aliens land and demand a representative from Earth to judge for worthiness to join the galactic federation. If the representative is deemed unworthy the planet will be destroyed. The Man Who Wasn't! He Walks in the Night!; A man with mental powers threatens to destroy an inventor that has come up with a machine that could reveal his presence to the authorities. The City that Sank!; A pilot stumbles across a submersible city that raises above and lowers below the waves. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Who Steals My Brain; A passive alien scout for an invasion assumes a human disguise but leaves when he becomes fed up with human violent entertainment. Tyrant!; A man gains mind-reading powers from volcano vapors and uses them to achieve political power. Time and Time Again text story. The Four Sam Smiths!; A woman pays actors in an attempt to reform her crooked husband by fooling him into believing that an accident with a cyclotron has sent him into a "Mirror, Mirror" universe. The Face in the Air!; A solider saves a brain surgeon from drowning who later saves his life by performing difficult surgery. The Thing!; A Martian pet has misadventures on Earth until picked up by his master. Out of the Swamp; A rich man invests his money in trying to build up a town in a swamp but it turns out to be a mirage. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.