Journey into Mystery #72
British
September 1961 · 9d [0-0-9 GBP] · 36 pages
Rated Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Synopsis
A painter is hired to cover a statue with strange paint. The statue comes to life at midnight and goes on a rampage. The statue is an advance agent for an alien invasion, and the painter defeats it by using turpentine to remove the special paint.
Credits
- Script
- Larry Lieber, Stan Lee
- Plot
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby, Paul Reinman, Steve Ditko
- Inks
- Dick Ayers, George Klein, Paul Reinman, Steve Ditko
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editor
- Stan Lee
- Illustration
- Joe Maneely
Notes
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. A price variant intended for distribution in the United Kingdom, with replaced cover price, cover month removed and Thorpe & Porter distribution appended to indicia.
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