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Journey Into Mystery (1972) - #18
"The Monster In The Iron Mask!"
Marvel

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Writer(s):
Stan 'The Man' Lee - 'Stanley Martin Lieber'

Penciller(s):
Don Heck
Jack 'King' Kirby

Inker(s):
Richard 'Dick' Ayers
Don Heck

Editor(s):
(Unknown Creator)

Cover Artist(s):
Allen 'Al' Milgrom
Ron Wilson

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Cover Date: August 1975
Cover Price: US $0.25

Issue Tagline: The Thing From The Sinister Swamp!

Format: Color; Standard Comic Issue; 32 pages

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Letters Column: None

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Reprints/Collects:
Journey Into Mystery (1952) #74
Tales of Suspense (1959) #31
Tales to Astonish (1959) #30

Notes:
This issue reprints three imaginative stories dating to 1961 and '62, the waning hours of the Atlas Comics era, illustrated by three shining lights of the coming Marvel Age: Jack Kirby, Don Heck and Dick Ayers.

The "Monster in the Iron Mask" features what could be seen as prototypes of (1) Dr. Doom, (2) Rick Jones, and (3) Lockjaw (of the Inhumans).

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Writer(s):
Stan 'The Man' Lee - 'Stanley Martin Lieber'

Penciller(s):
Jack 'King' Kirby

Inker(s):
Richard 'Dick' Ayers

Letterer(s):
Art 'Artie' Simek

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A seven-page story first printed in TALES TO ASTONISH #31 (July 1962).

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"Forever is a Long, Long Time!" - Edit this story

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Don Heck

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Synopsis:
[Opening Caption] "Have you ever longed for immortality? Sure you have! All of us do at one time or another! Well, this is the story of a man who came closer to achieving that goal than anybody ... poor guy!"

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A five-page story that first saw print in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY #74 (November 1961).

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Jack 'King' Kirby

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Notes:
A six-page story about a pretty girl and a monster that originally appeared in TALES TO ASTONISH #30 (April 1962)

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