Journey into Mystery 1972 #17 - reader copy - $4.00

Alien invaders adapt the same form of humans to learn their weaknesses but grow to like them, and when their masters demand they report in, they tell them that the humans are dangerous and smash the communicator. They live out the rest of their lives as human beings.

An unsuccessful inventor finally gives up, throwing his final invention away. A boy accidentally uses the gun to disintegrate three communist agents without even noticing.

A miner comes upon the immortal king Midas, takes him for a claim jumper and grabs him. The two men that the miner is telling the story to scoff in disbelief so the miner removes his gloves revealing solid gold hands.

A man's friend realizes that he has developed a way to stop aging by taking treatments from a device that measures the speed of light.

Spider-Man escapes the Boss Man's gang by bribing them with Hostess Fruit Pies.

On sale date from the Comic Reader #116.

• Unhumans Walk Among Us! - Cover pencil and inker credits per Nick Caputo (February 8, 2005).
• Too Human! - Job number and credits from the Atlas Tales website.
• The Terrible Touch! - Job number and credits from the Atlas Tales website.
• The Trap - Hostess is a registered trademark of ITT Continental Baking Company.