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Publishers / Marvel / Journey into Mystery (1952) / #55

55November 1959
$0.10

Journey into Mystery #55

Marvel · November 1959 · on sale July 31, 1959

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Identification plate

Series: Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series)
Issue: #55
Publication date: November 1959
Key date: November 1959
On-sale date: July 31, 1959
Indicia publisher: Atlas Magazines Inc.
Price: $0.10
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	I Found the Giant in the Sky!	cover	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chris Rule; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Prof. Dunn
1	I Found the Giant in the Sky!	comic story	5	pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg	Prof. Dunn
2	Strange Encounter	text story	2	pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely	Andre Corday
3	I Was a Prisoner of the... Ape Creatures!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Ray Holloway	Dunstan Blake
4	I Can Live Forever!	comic story	4	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Henry; Marge
5	My Neighbor's Secret!	comic story	4	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Christopher Rule; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Sam; Noah
6	I Saw the Serpent That Saved the World!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek

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Sources

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