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Great stories and art as always! Thank you for posting the issue. |
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The stories in themselves are not that great, but Steve Ditko's page layouts have a really interesting blend of an Eisner influence together with his own unique sensibility. Well worth studying for the comic book aficionado. Thanks for uploading these nice gems! |
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Three of the stories are drawn by Ditko. What's interesting is how prominently the Mysterious Traveler is featured in the stories. He's only narrating the stories, not really a part of the stories, but he's featured in the backdrop of so many panels. The non-Ditko stories are also pretty good, but MT is just introducing the stories, as is much more typical of horror comic hosts. |
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Additional Information |
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Publication | November 1957 | Price: 0.10 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bimonthly |
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Featuring | Mysterious Traveler |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Adventure; Fantasy; Horror-suspense | Characters: Mysterious Traveler |
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Comic Story | The Man Below (5 pages) |
Featuring | Mysterious Traveler |
Credits | Job #: S2211 |
Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Mysterious Traveler (host); Toro; Gleason |
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Comic Story | Greed (4 pages) |
Synopsis | Con man Henry Paxton overdoses on youth serum. |
Credits | Job #: S1947 |
Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Henry Paxton |
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Comic Story | The Beauty Seeker (6 pages) |
Synopsis | Mr. Meekson avoids being arrested for his theft of art pieces in a novel way. |
Credits | Job #: S395 |
Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Meekson; Tommy; Mrs. Markey |
Notes | Art identification by Gary L. Watson (10/2008). Mastroserio inks per Nick Caputo, April 2013. Watson credited Vince Alascia. |
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Text Story | Always an Adventure (2 pages) |
Credits | Letters: typeset |
Content | Genre: Horror-suspense | Characters: Frederick Walker; William Howard; Jeanette Justine Dunlop |
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Comic Story | Above the Topmost Peak (4 pages) |
Synopsis | A climber finds there is more to the mountain than he anticipated. |
Featuring | Mysterious Traveler |
Credits | Job #: S2210 |
Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Mysterious Traveler (host) |
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Comic Story | The Sultan (5 pages) |
Synopsis | A sultan's search for wealth ends in a very unlikely mirage. |
Featuring | Mysterious Traveler |
Credits | Job #: S2209 |
Content | Genre: Fantasy | Characters: Mysterious Traveler (host) |
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Comic Story | The Jungle's Mysteries (1 page) |
Featuring | Mysterious Traveler |
Credits | Job #: S951 |
Content | Genre: Non-fiction; Animal | Characters: Mysterious Traveler (host) |
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