Tales of Suspense 1959 #38 - 2.0 - $20.00
An arrogant teen-ager finds a genie's lamp and tries to make the world perfect, but finds that all his wishes have unexpected results.
Seemingly friendly aliens arrive on Earth, seeking refuge from pirates, but a philosophy student figures out that the first visitors are the pirates, and disguised themselves to appear pleasant to humans.
A cunning spy infiltrates German HQ with a phoney blueprint as bait and paralyzes communications before a major US assault.
A millionaire buys an enchanted mirror that allows him to wish any person he dislikes to be trapped inside of it. He wishes dozens of people into the mirror until he is contacted by agents of the IRS who wish to audit his books. He briefly considers wishing them into the mirror, but realizes that the government would just send more, so he decides to wish that no one will ever bother him again. He gets his wish, as he finds that all the people who were trapped in the mirror have been released and now he is its sole prisoner.
Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On sale date as given in the copyright application as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, July-December 1962, page 429, registration number B6029.
- The Teen-Ager Who Ruled the World! - Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (30 August 2006).
- Blueprint for Victory - Text story with illustration.
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