Unknown Worlds comic books issue 4

"Tale of a Traitor!" (script by Richard Hughes as "Kurato Osaki," art by John Forte), "Gilroy Was There!" (script by Hughes as "Zev Zimmer," art by Bill Walsh), "The Biggest Man in the World" (script by Hughes as "Shane O'Shea," art by Leo Morey), and "The Earth Froze at Noon!" (script by Hughes as "Pierre Alonzo," art by Ogden Whitney). Whitney cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Dick Giordano. Stories by Gerry Conway and unknown. Art by John Buscema, Bob Powell and Dick Giordano. In this issue: Man vs. monster...while the Earth's fate hangs in the balance! Don't miss the startling thriller "Arena" by Gerry Conway, John Buscema and Dick Giordano (adapted from the story by Fredric Brown). Plus: "Lost...One World" with art by Bob Powell, reprinted from Journey into Unknown Worlds (1951 2nd Series) #53. And: editorial by Roy Thomas on "Arena," and Gerry Conway on his interest in science fiction. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.20.

Return from Mars, art by Russ Heath; Martians want to take over Earth, but they don't invade because even their weakest weapons are so powerful that they would destroy Earth and make it useless to them, so they place agitator spies among the population to incite war. The Man in the Crowd; An evil entity gives a struggling artist a hand, which makes the artist paint well, but also commits murders while the artist is asleep. The Witch Doctor text story. The Lost Land; A man becomes ruler of an underground civilization, but when weapon tests for a planned invasion of the surface go awry and destroy his subjects, he finds himself trapped underground with an immortal lifespan due to radiation treatments he has received. The Train to Nowhere, script by Hank Chapman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Frank Brunner. "An Official Inquiry" 6 pages. Story by Tony Isabella. Pencils by Don Heck. Inks by Frank Chiaramonte. Framing sequence for stories in anthology. "The Enchanted Village" 11 pages. Adapted from the story by A E Van Vogt. Script by Don and Maggie Thompson. Art by Dick Giordano. A crashed pilot on a hostile planet finds an alien sanctuary. But will the cost of survival be too high to pay? Interview with author A E Van Vogt. 6 pages. "A Vision of Venus" 5 pages. Adapted from the story by Otis Adelbert Kline. Script and art by Tim Conrad. A botanist on Venus finds love in the strangest places. Science Fiction news column by Don and Maggie Thompson 3 pages. "Good News from the Vatican" 7 pages. Adapted from the story by Robert Silverberg. Script by Gerry Conway. Art by Ading Gonzales. In the future, can even a robot be pope? "Encounter at War" 14 pages. Story by Jan Strnad. Art by Rich Corben. Trapped in an alien prison, a soldier must decide if he can save his captain, or just himself. "Kick the Can" 8 pages. Story and art by Bruce Jones. Parallels are drawn between a childs game and a life or death struggle between two former friends. 80 pages. B&W. Cover price $1.00.

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Spring 1949. The indicia says "Vol. 4, No. 3 British Edition". 6.5" x 9.5", 64 pages, B&W.

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Spring 1949. The indicia says "Vol. 4, No. 3 British Edition". 6.5" x 9.5", 64 pages, B&W.