Item Biography
Gullivar Jones in "Warrior of Mars"
Written by Roy Thomas, penciled by Gil Kane & inked by Bill Everett.
Gulliver Jones has just retired from the military on Earth when he is visited by an Martian mystic, who pulls Jones through time and space to aid against the oppression of the brutal Warlords. He arrives in time to rescue Princess Heru from a fate as a sacrificial tribute bride.
10 pages.
"The Impossible Tunnel!"
Penciled by Jack Kirby & inked by Dick Ayers.
Reprinted from Strange Tales (Vol 1) #96.
An engineer envisions a tunnel connecting America and Europe, and sets out to make it a reality. They encounter fierce monster, but then, an unspoiled Utopian society lying beneath the ocean floor. To stop mankind from spoiling it, the engineer scuttles the project and tells his investors that the project is not feasible.
6 pages.
"The Frightened Man!"
Penciled by Jack Kirby & inked by Dick Ayers.
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Vol 1) #33.
John Bentley is like many others, terrified of the possible outcome of the Cold War. In his lab, he creates a time machine and uses it to go far enough in the past to be safe from the present's danger, but he finds that each age he visits in the past has its own perils. Finding his mission futile, he returns to the present. A moral on facing your problems head on.
6 pages.
Cover art by Gil Kane.