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Journey Into Mystery 43

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Journey Into Mystery #43 (1957) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
February 1957
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
 
Cover Titles
Ghost Ship!
The Third Ear!
 
Cover Credits
Carl Burgos pencils and inks attributed

Issue Overview

Journey Into Mystery #43 was published by Canam Publishers Sales Corp. in February 1957. It is part of Journey Into Mystery, a horror series that began in 1952.

Cover credits include Carl Burgos.

Atlas Tales indexes 7 stories for this issue, including "It's Waiting for Me!." Indexed story credits include Jay Scott Pike and Syd Shores, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.

Stories

Notes: A pretty nifty little story. A guy comes up with a device that lets him read thoughts. He immediately misunderstands the thoughts he hears, attempts to blackmail one of his bosses, and ends up in jail. He cuts a deal with the warden to be a super-stoolie.

He gets what seems to be his big break when he "hears" fellow convicts planning a break. The warden promises him a good word with the parole board for the information. Since the stoolie only know the convict who planned the break, the warden sets up machine guns to block the escape. With lethal force, if necessary.

Unfortunately, the convict planning the escape thinks the stoolie is a good guy and lets him in on the plan...just seconds before the escape's supposed to go down. The stoolie can't say "no" because the convicts can't risk him telling anyone. The stoolie is helplessly dragged along, knowing what awaits them. - Tony Isabella.

Looking for the full run? Browse the Journey Into Mystery checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.