Journey into Mystery #55
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- November 1959
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/15365
Credits
- Editing
- Stan Lee, Editor
Issue contents
Cover
I Found the Giant in the Sky!
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
- Characters
- Prof. Dunn
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- Chris Rule , inker [as Christopher Rule] (see notes)
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #12 (1963 ?)
- Monsters (Marvel, 2017 series) #1
- Cuentos de Brujas (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1951 series) #120
Notes
Possible Rule inks per Nick Caputo, November 2017. Jim Vadebonceour Jr disagrees and has ink credit as unknown.
1Featuring
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
- Code
- [T-437 ?]
- Characters
- Prof. Dunn
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Steve Ditko, line art [signed]
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #4 ([April 1960?]) — I Found the Giant in the Sky
-
Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (1962) — I Found the Giant in the Sky!
- Printed in
- Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #12 (1963 ?)
- Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #59 (1969 ?)
Synopsis
A homely professor discovers the cloud kingdom of the giants and finds happiness there with a beautiful princess.
Notes
Only "T-" visible in story, job number surmised from other stories in issue. Story is pages 3-7 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
2Featuring
- Genre
- Spy
- Code
- G-47
- Characters
- Andre Corday
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Art
- Joe Maneely, line art [signed]
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #6
- Original
- Spy Thrillers (Marvel, 1954 series) #4 (May 1955)
Synopsis
An American tourist in Paris is unwittingly targeted by a spy as an intelligence courier and is nearly killed.
Notes
Text story with illustration. Narrated in the first person. Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).
3Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- T-438
- Characters
- Dunstan Blake
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee , plotter
- Larry Lieber , scripter (script)
- Art
- Joe Sinnott, line art [signed]
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Ray Holloway , letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #4 ([April 1960?]) — I Was a Prisoner of the... Ape Creatures
- Printed in
- Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #21 (1963 ?)
- Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #75
Synopsis
Blake lands on an alien world, where the telepathic natives look like cavemen. He is afraid of being dissected, but is instead is scanned with rays and sent back to Earth as uninteresting.
Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 10-14 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 3, 5 with page 4 not numbered).
4Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- T-439
- Characters
- Henry; Marge
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee , plotter
- Larry Lieber , scripter (script)
- Art
- John Forte, line art [signed]
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #11 (1963 ?)
Synopsis
A scientist studies redwoods looking for the secret of eternal life. He nearly meets disaster when he tests the formula on himself, and finds that to become immortal he must become immobile.
Notes
This story is retold in issue #74 (November 1961) as "Forever is a Long Long Time!" drawn by Don Heck, and in issue #103 (April 1964) as "To Live Forever!" by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber. Stan Lee is tentatively credited as writer on the basis of his plot credit for the version in issue #103. Story is pages 16-18, 20 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 4).
5Featuring
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
- Code
- T-440
- Characters
- Sam; Noah
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- Chris Rule, inker [as Christopher Rule]
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #11 (1963 ?)
- Monsters (Marvel, 2017 series) #1
Synopsis
An eccentric moves into a desert town and begins building a boat. Shortly afterwards, it begins to rain constantly and the man’s neighbour is shocked to discover his name is Noah.
Notes
Inker credit and job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 21-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 4).
6Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- T-436
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee , plotter
- Larry Lieber , scripter (script)
- Art
- Don Heck, line art
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (1962) — I Saw the Serpent that Saved the World!
- Printed in
- Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #21 (1963 ?)
- Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #75
- Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #153 ([circa 1975 - 1976])
- Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #187 ([circa 1979 - 1980])
Synopsis
A man dreams of a monster growing from an alien spore that is killed when it is eaten by a garter snake, a snake that he found in his yard as a boy.
Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
Notes
Distributed to newstands in July 1959. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements (pages 2, 9, 15, 19, 25, 27, 33-36 of comic including inside front cover, inside back cover and back cover) ; pages of comic not numbered. All new stories in this issue are narrated in the first person.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.