Journey into Mystery #53 (1959) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	When the Machines Went Mad	cover	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Christopher Rule; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek
1	Only Twelve of Us May Live!	comic story	5	pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Ray Holloway	Sfeen; Makka; Urbaam
2	The Spirit	text story	2	pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset	Bobby Davis; Tom Davis; Alice Davis
3	Beware of Tomorrow!	comic story	5	pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg	Mike Wellis; Joe
4	The Stranger in Space!	comic story	4	pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Frank Mason
5	Shadows in the Night!	comic story	4	pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Elias Burbank
6	He Made the Machines Go Mad!	comic story	5	pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg	XTT-4; Prof. Jonas Weems

Collection	Year
Strange Tales Annual #1	1962	On eBay ›
Vault of Evil #20	1975	On eBay ›

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