Reading Room JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY "Man on the Endless Stairway!"

A never-reprinted Stan Lee-Steve Ditko Silver Age tale?

Most would think it's easier to find a unicorn or an honorable Republican!

But we found it!

When Mighty Thor debuted in Journey into Mystery #83, the sci-fi/fantasy tales that filled the book were shifted to the back of the book where almost all of them were forgotten, even to Marvel's reprint editors!

This is one of those tales.

It hasn't been seen since it initially-appeared Marvel's Journey into Mystery #87 (1962)!

Pity, since it's a prime example of both writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko's almost-effortless mastery of their respective crafts!

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Atlas' Journey into Mystery Masterworks Vol 4

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Monday Mars Madness UNKNOWN WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION "Martian Odyssey"

Unlike Edgar Rice Burroughs' and Edwin L Arnolds' earlier swashbuckling "scientific romances"...

...Stanley G Weinbaum's tale was the first true "science fiction" story about humanity's exploration of Mars!

This never-reprinted adaptation from Marvel's Unknown Worlds of Science Fiction Giant-Size Special #1 (1976) was scripted by Don Glut and illustrated by Jess Jodloman (misattributed to Yandoc, who rendered a different story in the issue)

Note: Those who consider H G Wells' novel The War of the Worlds and the prequel short story "The Crystal Egg" to be the first Mars science fiction stories should remember...

1) Both are set on Earth.

2) Neither involves humans on Mars.
Now, I'm sure a lot of you (especially those under 40) are asking...
Who is Stanley G Weinbaum?
Why is he so important in the history of science fiction (consider that this tale was voted the Second Best Short Story of All Time)?
And why don't we know about him?

The answers to these (and several other questions) will be found in the next exciting installment of...

MONDAY MARS MADNESS!

(Next Monday, in case you didn't guess!)

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Best of Stanley G Weinbaum

(which includes both "A Martian Odyssey" and the sequel tale "Valley of Dreams")

We Won't Achieve Herd Immunity for Months,So Why Not Consider Getting a Couple of New, Kool PPE Face-Masks Until We Do?

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Every one-size-fits-all adult or kid mask features a pocket for optional filter use...and comes with two free carbon filters!

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Space Force Saturdays SPEED CARTER "Die, Spaceman, Die!!"

Speed Carter gets a new look (again) as another artist takes over...

...as Space Squadron artist George Tuska assumes the art chores.

As we mentioned, everything from uniforms to tech to the look of aliens is re-conceived yet again with the debut of another artist who will do all three Speed Carter tales in the issue.
This story from Speed Carter: SpaceMan #5 (1954) was scripted (as were all Speed Carter tales) by Hank Chapman!
Illustrator George Tuska later became the final artist on the original Buck Rogers comic strip (1959-67) and then assumed the art duties for almost a decade on Marvel's Invincible Iron Man!

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Mysteries in Space

The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics

Friday Fun / CoronaVirus Comics WALLY "Give 'Em the Acts"

Not all "teen humor" comics looked like Archie (though most of them did)!

This never-reprinted story from Gold Key's Wally #4 (1963) demonstrates what a different "look" (but similar plotting/scripting) could be like....

Apparently the "different from Archie" approach by writer Herb Rogoff and illustrator Paul Robinson, didn't sell since the next issue was the final one, and the characters haven't been seen anywhere since!
BTW, you'll note the "contagious disease" subplot with measles that warrants our "CoronaVirus Comics" label...which we had hoped we'd be able to retire by now!

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Rabbit and Cat's CoronaVirus Jokes for Such a Time as This

Volume One