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Issue: Creepy Worlds #127
Publication Date: January 1971
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Issues: #127 of 250 Issues (251 Printings)
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Publisher: FlagAlan Class
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Indicia Publisher: Alan Class & Co. Ltd
On Sale Date: 1971
Volume:
Pages: 100
ISBN:
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Price: £0.10 GBP
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 18 (17 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Alan Class (reprint editor)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: 7.25" x 9.25"
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: perfectbound
Publishing Format: was ongoing
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The Challenge of Zarkorr?

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Dick Ayers
Colorist(s): Stan Goldberg
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Editor(s): Stan Lee (original editor)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Zarkorr; Dave Bartlett
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From Content Item: FlagTales of Suspense #35 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1962
was The Challenge of Zarkorr? [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
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The Radio

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Bill Barton; Mr. Sparks
Synopsis: A ham radio enthusiast picks up a genie on one frequency but wastes his three wishes before he knows what's happening.
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Pages: 2
Job Number: F-946
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I Accepted the Deadly Challenge of Zarkorr!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby
Inker(s): Dick Ayers
Letterer(s): Jon D'Agostino
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Dave Bartlett [Zarkorr]
First Line: I'm only two million miles from Mars!
Synopsis: A veteran space pilot is forced to retire because of his lack of experience with newer equipment, but an alien visitor gives Earth a challenge that only he can pass. After succeeding, he is appointed to command the space patrol, but the alien visitor was really the pilot in disguise.
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Pages: 7
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The Worst Man on Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed)
Penciller(s): Steve Ditko [as S. Ditko] (signed)
Inker(s): Steve Ditko [as S. Ditko] (signed)
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Hogarr
First Line: This is Hogarr, arch-criminal of the year 2000!
Synopsis: A criminal in the year 2000 is sentenced to be exiled from humanity for his various crimes as the death penalty has been abolished. He mocks his accusers since he has prepared a micro-drill built into his finger that will get the door of his cell open eventually. When he does succeed in getting it open, he wishes he hadn't, as it turns out his cell had been placed in orbit around the planet.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: X-25
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The Perfect Crime!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Penciller(s): Don Heck
Inker(s): Don Heck
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Mike Morgan
First Line: Our study in fantasy begins calmly enough!
Synopsis: A crook tries to kill and rob a man by pushing him off a cliff, but finds that he is a flying man from Mercury.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: [V-787 ?]
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The Doorway to Nowhere!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed)
Penciller(s): Steve Ditko [as S. Ditko] (signed)
Inker(s): Steve Ditko [as S. Ditko] (signed)
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Hugo Cragg
First Line: I've got to learn what's inside this door--I've got to!
Synopsis: After escaping from jail, Hugo Cragg heads for a deserted mansion to hide out until the heat is off. Then he discovers a strange closet in the house: after he puts something into it, the object disappears! He figures that if the objects disappear into another dimension, why not go there himself to hide from the Police? He does, but becomes two-dimensional.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: V-798
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The Thing from Outer Space!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Penciller(s): Don Heck (signed)
Inker(s): Don Heck (signed)
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Col. John Rogers
First Line: In the far reaches of our galaxy, spins a planet surrounded by a strange mist...
Synopsis: An explorer returns to Earth with a telepathic plant, which claims that it is the real human, and that their minds have been swapped. The switch is reversed, and the planet quarantined.
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Pages: 5
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The Frightened Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Penciller(s): Jack Kirby (signed)
Inker(s): Dick Ayers (signed)
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): John Bentley
First Line: How would you like to escape from the worries and fears of this atomic age?
Synopsis: A scientist tries to use a time machine to escape the dangers of the modern world, but he finds that every era has its dangers.
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Pages: 6
Job Number: V-706
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At Last My Eyes Have Opened

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Gill ?
Penciller(s): Charles Nicholas
Inker(s): Vince Alascia
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Pages: 6
Job Number: 3364
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It Was Only a Simple Barber Shop...or Was It??!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed)
Penciller(s): Steve Ditko [as S. Ditko] (signed)
Inker(s): Steve Ditko [as S. Ditko] (signed)
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Muggsy Bogar; Joe the Barber; Bill
First Line: Muggsy Bogar is a fellow who is very much in demand, as you can see...
Synopsis: Muggsy Bogar is a crook on the run. A mysterious figure instructs him to hide in a nearby barbershop. He goes in and the barber hides him forever.
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Pages: 5
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The Voice of Fate!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Penciller(s): Don Heck (signed)
Inker(s): Don Heck (signed)
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Walter Krugg
First Line: Can a man control his own destiny?
Synopsis: The Fates make a wager over whether humans will ever understand that they cannot escape them. One of them tells a jewel thief that he will be punished, but he defies fate and flees the country, thinking that since the US is in World War II he will never be found and punished in Hiroshima.
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The Thing in the Locked Room!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Penciller(s): Don Heck (signed)
Inker(s): Don Heck (signed)
Letterer(s): Ray Holloway
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Prince Zemu
First Line: Time is running out!
Synopsis: Prince Zemu takes a strange painting as part of his booty, only to discover it saps his life and youth from him.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: V-616
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Beware the Future Man!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
Penciller(s): Don Heck (signed)
Inker(s): Don Heck (signed)
Letterer(s): Artie Simek
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Elsa Peterson
Synopsis: A gangster tries to escape the police by forcing an old man to take him to another state. The old man turns out to be from the future and is looking for a male specimen to put on display.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: V-630
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The Pharaoh's Skis!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Harris; Olaf Hamsun; Gorton
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Pages: 7
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A Highly Localized Snowfall!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Forte (signed)
Inker(s): John Forte (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Stephen Simms; Veronica Ravelli; Anton Mavellero
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Pages: 11
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It Happened in Central Europe!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ogden Whitney (signed)
Inker(s): Ogden Whitney (signed)
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Mike Hall; Abby Hall; O'Shea; King Garok; Anton Horjak; King Stefan; Gregor Olnar; Tarina; Kubachek
Synopsis: Mike and Abby Hall restore the throne of Slovenia to its rightful owner with some supernatural help.
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Pages: 10
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No Place to Hide!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Charles Weldon; Mr. Ferris (Charles' boss)
First Line: It was like a strange disconnected dream!
Synopsis: Charles Weldon has worked for Ferris for 20 years but feels he has only been paid a pittance. Ferris leaves the building leaving Weldon alone. Weldon opens the safe and takes all the money. He tries to leave town but each method he tries, train, bus and plane, is stymied. Leaving the airport the mist swirls thicker and then he finds himself back outside his work. He puts the money back in the safe just as Ferris returns. Ferris is worried about the money but seeing Weldon is reassured. Ferris then tells Weldon that he has not treated him properly and will make him a partner in the firm.
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Pages: 4
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The Accused

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Joe Gill ?
Penciller(s): Bill Molno
Inker(s): Vince Alascia
Letterer(s): Jon D'Agostino
Subject Matter
Genres: crime
Feature(s): Richard Manning Public Defender
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Pages: 5
Job Number: S-483

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