Journey Into Mystery (1952) UK Edition comic books 1962

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
First 12-cent cover price. Corrected Version with 12 cent cover price inside circle. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Genie with the Light Brown Hair!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A man finds a genie and uses it to fulfill his selfish whims; The genie finally persuades him to let him return to his bottle, but tricks him into allowing himself to be trapped there too. "Mind Over Matter!," art by Don Heck; A thief meets a lama in the foothills of the Himalayas and is amazed by the feats that he can accomplish with yoga. "Follow the Leader," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Space explorers are attacked by alien animals, and only make the situation worse by killing the largest beast, which was actually a robot holding the animals in check. "Escape to...Nowhere!," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A convict in a prison hospital is set to return to death row when he is better so he doesn't want the doctor to dismiss him. Ad for Amazing Adult Fantasy. 36 pgs., full color.

UK Edition.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Beware! He Isn't Human!," art by Jack Kirby; A Hollywood special effects man builds an android to slay a woman who rejected his advances because she was "waiting." "I Don't Believe in...Ghosts!," pencils by Jack Kirby; A man offers fifty thousand dollars to anyone who can show him a ghost but, time after time, he proves that there is a rational explanation behind the sightings. "When Aliens Walk the Earth!," art by Don Heck; Earth is terrified by the appearance of a flying saucer, but the people are relieved to see the aliens are small and elf-like. "They Were Only Scarecrows!," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man tries to get his uncle, who talks to scarecrows, committed to an asylum so that he can take over his farm. Ad for Amazing Adult Fantasy. 36 pgs., full color. $0.12.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Kraggoom! The Creature Who Caught an Astronaut!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; An exiled gaseous alien criminal named Kraggoom waits in Earth orbit for the first human astronaut in order to enter his body and possess his mind, returning to Earth as a conqueror. "Time Machine" text story, art by Reed Crandall. "The Sorcerer," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A stranger appears at a gas station and asks for a job. He has mysterious powers, and is eventually attacked by supernatural beings. "The Clutching Hand," art by Joe Sinnott; The producers of an oddities exhibit strike it rich when a suspended hand appears in their booth. "Monsters on Mercury!," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; On Christmas eve, the first group of astronauts to land on Mercury encounter a group of friendly telepathic aliens who make them a Christmas tree. Ad for Amazing Adult Fantasy. 36 pgs., full color.

UK Edition. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Midnight Monster," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; When handsome, scientist, playboy Victor Avery is rejected by a girl he turns himself into a monster to wreak revenge on her fiancé only to become his own victim. "The Man Who Played Dead!," art by Don Heck; A midget disguises himself as a dummy to gain access to homes to rob them. "Wings of the Butterfly!," art by Joe Sinnott; In the year 2050 Eric Krane is a spaceman who collects butterflies only to find himself trapped on planet where butterflies collect men. "The Speed Demon," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Speedy Sims races his car so recklessly he is doomed to race around the rings of Saturn forever. Ad for Amazing Adult Fantasy. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "Won't You Step Into My Parlor...???," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Herr Krumhausen prepares a giant room to deceive business competitor only to really shrink himself. "Strange Mission" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Propaganda," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Low level communist worker Boris Grozny is given a chance to avoid Siberia if he can stir up turmoil in an African nation. "I Spent the Night in a Haunted House!," art by Don Heck; A young boy who has just moved to town is convinced to spend the night in a haunted house. "For the Birds!," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Mr. Borgon is an unscrupulous hunter of rare animals in the future who finds himself trapped by his own deceit. Incredible Hulk ad. Amazing Adult Fantasy ad. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby. "The Ruler of Earth!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; In the near future of 1990, humanity has created a computer, named R.O.E. (Ruler of Earth), to settle disputes for it. "There Dwells a Dragon," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Tommy's father takes him to the zoo, but Tommy is only interested in the knights and dragons in his book. "Kunga," art by Gene Colan; Two hunters investigate reports of a gigantic gorilla, but when they confront it, they discover that the gorilla isn't from Earth at all, and that sometimes force is not the solution to every problem. "The Comic Strip!," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Cartoonist Nick Nash uses his comic strip to take his revenge on people, but in the end gets an ironic and surreal comeuppance. Incredible Hulk ad. Amazing Adult Fantasy ad. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price.
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Scorpion Strikes!," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Paul Reinman; A scorpion is mutated by radiation and grows giant, gaining an evil intelligence. "The Heat's On," pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Don Heck; 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. "I Am the Prisoner of the Voodoo King!," art by Gene Colan; A criminal being brought to prison from a jungle outpost escapes into the jungle. "The Next Galaxy," art by Don Heck; In the thirtieth century, humanity becomes advanced but emotionless and brutally conquers the galaxy. "Take a Chair," art by Steve Ditko; 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. Ad for Amazing Adult Fantasy. 36 pgs., full color.