Journey into Mystery #93
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- June 1963
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.12 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/17724
Credits
- Editing
- Stan Lee, Editor
Issue contents
Cover
Radio-Active-Man!
(Thor)
Cover, 1 page
"Throw away your accursed hammer, Thor!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Thor
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; The Radio-Active Man [Chen Lu]
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller
- Dick Ayers, inker
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg, colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 (1991) — "Radio-Active Man!"
-
Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) — Even the Mighty Thor Is Forced to Obey the Sinister Commands of the Awesome "Radio-Active Man!" (black and white)
- Printed in
- The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #41 (1966 ?)
- Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #11
- Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
1Featuring
- Feature
- Christy Trades School
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
- , typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.
Send for electronic appliance repair training information from Christy Trades School, Inc.
2"Out of the sinister scientific laboratories of Red China is spawned a new kind of menace, designed only for one purpose..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Thor
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- X-202
- Characters
- Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; the Radio-Active Man [Chen Lu] (introduction, origin); Jane Foster; General Fu (introduction); Chairman Mao Zedong (cameo)
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, plotter
- Robert Bernstein, scripter [credited]
- Art
- Jack Kirby, penciller [credited]
- Dick Ayers, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ray Holloway, letterer [credited]
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Mighty Thor (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #4 (June 1980) — The Mysterious Radio-Active Man!
-
Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #18 (1991) — "The Mysterious Radio-Active Man!"
-
Essential Thor (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (February 2001) — "The Mysterious Radio-Active Man!" (black and white)
- Printed in
- The Mighty Thor Omnibus (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 (2010)
- Journey into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1 ([August] 1965)
- Il Mitico Thor (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #4 (21 Maggio 1971)
- The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #9 (August 1986)
- Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #14 (20 May 1967)
- Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #41 (1966 ?)
- Thor (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #11
- Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #29 (avril 1973)
- Spider-Man Comics Weekly (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #11 (28 April 1973)
- Marvel Masterworks: The Mighty Thor (Marvel, 1999 series) #[1] (November 1999)
Synopsis
While on a medical mission to India, Dr. Blake becomes Thor to repel a Chinese attack. In order to fight Thor, a Chinese scientist irradiates himself to gain great power. He fights Thor in New York, and nearly defeats him, but Thor blows him back to China, creating a nuclear explosion.
Notes
Job number formerly incorrectly listed as X-211, from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. This story is retold and expanded in Thor: First Thunder (Marvel, 2010 series) #4
3"Movie making is a funny business, not just because of all the money people make if they hit the top..."
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- [J-884]
- Characters
- Mr. Collins; Jim
Credits
- Writing
- , author
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Reprint history
- Printed in
- Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #41 (1966 ?)
- Original
- Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #51 (October 1956)
Synopsis
A science fiction movie director gets some help from a real alien and flying saucer, but the film bombs when the footage of the saucer is dismissed as too phony-looking.
Notes
Text story with illustration. The first page of this story is printed between pages 5 and 6 of the Thor story, while the second page is printed between the two back-up comic stories.
4"Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Palmer-Jones Publishers
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Ad for hypnotism lessons.
Notes
Between page 1 of “Over the Moon” prose story and page 6 of the Thor comic story.
5"How to make money as you train at home for a better job or a business of your own in Auto Mechanics"
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Ad for the Commercial Trades Institute.
Notes
Between pages 10 and 11 of the Thor comic story.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Best Values Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist (background only)
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Send $1.00 for catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins.
Notes
On top half of page.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Mr. Victor Mason
- Characters
- Victor Mason (Photograph)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Advertisement to sell shoes from the Mason Shoe Mfg. Company.
Notes
On ower half of page.
8"Sometimes the safest shelter in the world can be the most dangerous!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Code
- X-211
- Characters
- Caleb Cartwright
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, plotter
- Larry Lieber, scripter (script)
- Art
- Larry Lieber, penciller
- Matt Fox, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Mighty Thor (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #4 (June 1980) — The Man Who Wouldn't Die!
- Printed in
- Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #20 (1965 ?)
- Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #108 ([circa 1974 - 1975])
Synopsis
A selfish billionaire builds a fallout shelter deep beneath the Earth's surface, but when he insists on touring it alone he discovers a group of primitive humans that attack him and collapse the tunnel, trapping him.
Notes
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Grit
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Advertisement for children to sell Grit Magazine from Grit Publishing Co.
Notes
On top half of page, preceding page 2 of “Over the Moon” prose story.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Hypnotic Aids Supply Co.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist (panel backgrounds and lettering only)
- Text
- , typeset
- Editing
- , editor
Synopsis
Advertisement for the Hypno-Coin from Hypnotic Aids Supply Co.
Notes
On lower half of page, preceding page 2 of “Over the Moon” prose story.
11"Stamp collecting outfit"
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
A number of thumbnail advertisements for a range of products.
Notes
Follows page 2 of “Over the Moon” prose story.
12"It was evening! The night was dark and still!"
Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Stan Lee, scripter
- Art
- Steve Ditko, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Artie Simek, letterer
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
The Mighty Thor (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #4 (June 1980) — I Saw a Martian!
- Printed in
- Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #35 (1964 ?)
Synopsis
A man cannot convince the police that he saw an alien ship land. He is really a Martian spy, making sure that they will be able to infiltrate safely.
13Featuring
- Feature
- Stephens Credit Sales
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
14Featuring
- Feature
- Mike Marvel System
- Characters
- Mike Marvel
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- , photographer
- Colours
- , colourist (panel backgrounds and lettering only)
- Text
- , letterer
- , typeset
Notes
Ad, with order coupon, for Mike Marvel System plus free booklet “The Secret of Attracting Girls”
15Featuring
- Feature
- Niresk Industries, Inc.
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , photographer
- Text
- , typeset
Synopsis
Ad for tackle box, fishing rods and lures.
Notes
Inside back cover.
16Featuring
- Feature
- Famous Artists Schools
- Characters
- Albert Dorne (caricature)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter (ad copy)
- Art
- , line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Send for no obligation Famous Artists Talent Test.
Notes
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
Distributed to newstands in April 1963. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.