Released October 1956
Mystic #52
Synopsis
1. The Effigy - A criminal takes an effigy from a voodoo cult so that they cannot use it to compel him to surrender himself to the police. 2. Iron Face! - 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. 3. The Secret of the Unknown! - 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. 4. The Last Laugh! - 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. 5. Mystery Pupil (text story) - A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal. 6. They Wait in the Caves - 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. 7. The Land of Missing Persons - A mad scientist uses a ray to capture planes that fly over his hidden mountain fortress to enslave workers in order to build his futuristic city for him. He is arrested and his city destroyed by a detective.
Synopsis
1. The Effigy - A criminal takes an effigy from a voodoo cult so that they cannot use it to compel him to surrender himself to the police. 2. Iron Face! - 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. 3. The Secret of the Unknown! - 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. 4. The Last Laugh! - 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. 5. Mystery Pupil (text story) - A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal. 6. They Wait in the Caves - 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. 7. The Land of Missing Persons - A mad scientist uses a ray to capture planes that fly over his hidden mountain fortress to enslave workers in order to build his futuristic city for him. He is arrested and his city destroyed by a detective.
Details
- Series
- Mystic
- Cover Date
- October 1956
- Pages
- N/A
- UPC
- N/A
- Cover Price
- $0.10
- Final Order Cutoff
- N/A
Creators
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LettererWallace 'Wally' Wood
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ArtistWallace 'Wally' Wood
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ArtistMort Drucker
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ArtistJohn Forte
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ArtistBob Powell
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ArtistReed Crandall
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ArtistPete Morisi
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InkerWallace 'Wally' Wood
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WriterCarl Wessler
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InkerMort Drucker
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InkerJohn Forte
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InkerBob Powell
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InkerReed Crandall
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InkerPete Morisi
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LettererPete Morisi
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LettererTypeset
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Cover ArtistStan Goldberg
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Cover ArtistBill Everett