Mystic (1951 Atlas) comic books 1956

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Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by John Forte, Paul Reinman, Tony DiPreta, Robert Q. Sale and Syd Shores. We invite you to enter..."The Private World" of Edgemont Peters! Don't miss this mystic tale with art by John Forte. Also in this issue: "It Happened at Night" with art by Paul Reinman; "The Man Who Watched" by Carl Wessler and Tony DiPreta; 2-page text story "Secret Mission"; "Jukebox!" with art by Robert Q. Sale; and "In the Dark" by Carl Wessler and Syd Shores. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Man from the Saucer!; A woman from Venus kidnaps humans to help her re-populate a dying world. Sky Squadrons text story. Those in Hiding!; A man discovers secret sorcerers who supply magic that is taken for technological advancement. The Footprints, art by John Forte; A boy looks for elves under a rock but his mother convinces him to stop believing in them and so loses out on a great fortune when the elves transmute the stones that the boy has left into gold nuggets. Defeat!; An armchair general gets his chance to fight for the French in the battle of Waterloo but still muffs it. Danger in the Night; When Saturn's version of Orson Welles broadcasts his "War of the Worlds" a human picks up the transmission and figures Earth is under attack by the forces of Saturn. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by John Forte, Manny Stallman, Dick Ayers, Ed Moore and Bill Benulis. What really happened..."When the Ocean Vanished"? Find out in this mystic tale with art by John Forte. Also in this issue: 2-page text story "That Extra Sense"; "A Trip to the Moon" by Carl Wessler and Manny Stallman; "The Darkness Outside!" with art by Dick Ayers; "Suggestion Box" with art by Ed Moore; and "The Angry Pharaoh!" by Carl Wessler and Bill Benulis. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Art Peddy, Don Heck, Jim Mooney, Ross Andru, Bob Forgione, Mike Esposito, Jack Abel and unknown. Tales of the unusual! In this issue: "The Mysterious Stranger" with pencils by Art Peddy; text story "The Gardener"; "We Interrupt This Program!" with art by Don Heck; "The Secret of the Key That Lived!"; "The Man Who Found Himself!" by Carl Wessler and Jim Mooney; "The Magic Shoes" by Carl Wessler, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; and "For Whom the Sun Shines" by Carl Wessler, Bob Forgione and Jack Abel. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Dick Ayers, Bernard Baily, John Forte, Frank Bolle, Bill Benulis and unknown. Tales of the unusual! In this issue: "The Man Who Could Do Anything" with art by Dick Ayers; "The Magic Mixture" by Carl Wessler and Bernard Baily; 2-page text story "Patent Pending" - A teenager is inventing a mechanical potato peeler, but a supernatural figure stops him to preserve the culture of hand-peeling potatoes in kitchens; "It Happened at Night" by Carl Wessler and John Forte; "Just One More Chance" by Carl Wessler and Frank Bolle; "The One They Left Behind!"; and "The Eager Stranger" with art by Bill Benulis. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

He Changed at Midnight; A disguised Mercurian changes into his true form at midnight so he sets his clock forward when confronted by a greedy man who suspects him and wishes to turn him in for the reward money. The Star Wish text story. Across the Threshold; A man caps an old well that turns out to be a doorway to another world. The Strange Switch!; Astronomers encounter a Plutoian who wishes to use their observatory to take pictures of his world from Earth. Out of the Storm; A bum gets a vision of the future where he is displayed as successful and resolves to turn it into a reality. The Matter with Harry!; A timid man encounters a woman from Venus whom he saves from Martian bullies. She offers to become his wife and he returns with her to Venus. The World that Vanished! Pete Morisi art. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Carl Wessler, Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Lou Cameron, Pete Morisi, Harry Lazarus, Bob McCarthy, Dave Berg and Manny Stallman. Tales of the unusual! In this issue: "Girl in a Trance" with art by Lou Cameron; "Prisoner in Nowhere" with art by Pete Morisi; "The Pushovers" by Carl Wessler and Harry Lazarus; "They're Coming Closer!" with art by Bob McCarthy; 2-page text story "Lost Marble"; "Behind the Mask" by Carl Wessler and Dave Berg; and "Torn and Tattered" by Paul S. Newman and Manny Stallman. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Vic Carrabotta, Ross Andru, Manny Stallman, Ed Moore, Paul Hodge, Hy Fleishman and Mike Esposito. Tales of the unusual! In this issue: "Man of Mystery!" with art by Vic Carrabotta; "The Thing Called...X!" by Carl Wessler, Ross Andru and Mike Esposito; "Creature in Hiding!" with art by Manny Stallman; "The Master!" with art by Ed Moore; 2-page text story "The Strange One" - An extraordinary child excels at sports and school, but does it all backwards; "When the Door Opens" by Carl Wessler and Paul Hodge; and "In the Darkness" by Carl Wessler and Hy Fleishman. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Man in the Dark. No One Will Ever Know!, art by Marvin Stein; An explorer is disappointed to find an apparent city of gold hidden in the jungle only to be told that the samples he has returned with are fool's gold. Think! If You Dare, art by Harry Lazarus; A dictator gets a machine that allows him to read the thoughts of his subjects and throws thousands in jail. Behind the Door, art by Lou Cameron; A scientist pulls his ancestor from the past thus wiping himself out of existence. The Salesman text story. Wings in the Night!, art by John Forte; An eagle disguised as a man coordinates his fellows into helping out with various disasters. The Imperfect Plot, art by Gray Morrow; A man takes a spacecraft that travels close to the speed of light to wed an alien princess fifty light years away, but she rejects him as he is now almost ninety. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. The Effigy, art by Wally Wood; A criminal takes an effigy from a voodoo cult so that they cannot use it to compel him to surrender himself to the police. Iron Face!, pencils by Bob Powell; When the communists come up with a machine that can read minds, NATO takes a short soldier and supplies him with a fake head that contains instructions for leading the commies into a trap. The Secret of the Iron Needle!, art by John Forte; Space explorers realize, when the planet they are examining runs down, the giant needle they've found is not a natural phenomenon but the winding key of a giant toy. The Last Laugh!, pencils by Pete Morisi; A ruthless businessman is sure that he is the reincarnation of someone important from medieval times, but when he does journey back into time he finds that he was...the court jester. Mystery Pupil text story. They Wait in the Caves!, art by Mort Drucker; A man finds an island abundant with pearls and gives the location to his friend. When the friend arrives, the natives destroy his boat to keep him from revealing the island's location to anyone else. The Land of Missing Persons. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Inside the Locked Trunk!; A man tells his brother that there is a great treasure in a locked trunk that will one day be his if he remains with him but he refuses to allow him to look in the trunk. The Magic Carpet text story. I Entered the Forbidden Lagoon!; A man cheats his partner out of the pearls of a lagoon and the natives curse him until he gives the money back and the waters of the lagoon forgive him. The Threat!; Aliens land and demand a representative from Earth to judge for worthiness to join the galactic federation. If the representative is deemed unworthy the planet will be destroyed. The Man Who Wasn't! He Walks in the Night!; A man with mental powers threatens to destroy an inventor that has come up with a machine that could reveal his presence to the authorities. The City that Sank!; A pilot stumbles across a submersible city that raises above and lowers below the waves. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Who Steals My Brain; A passive alien scout for an invasion assumes a human disguise but leaves when he becomes fed up with human violent entertainment. Tyrant!; A man gains mind-reading powers from volcano vapors and uses them to achieve political power. Time and Time Again text story. The Four Sam Smiths!; A woman pays actors in an attempt to reform her crooked husband by fooling him into believing that an accident with a cyclotron has sent him into a "Mirror, Mirror" universe. The Face in the Air!; A solider saves a brain surgeon from drowning who later saves his life by performing difficult surgery. The Thing!; A Martian pet has misadventures on Earth until picked up by his master. Out of the Swamp; A rich man invests his money in trying to build up a town in a swamp but it turns out to be a mirage. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.