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Cover: Bill Fraccio

Fantastic Tales #20

· Thorpe & Porter · 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
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In "The Antique Collectors," a man with a rare ability—his face shifting color when near a liar—becomes an unlikely ally to the police, using his gift to uncover deception. When a criminal gang learns of his power, they kidnap him, forcing him into a desperate escape that ends in a shocking twist. Art by Bill Ely, with cover by Bill Fraccio, this 1984 British comic offers a quirky, suspenseful tale of truth and deception.

Contains 13 stories
The Antique Collectors
4 pp · Science Fiction
The Human Lie Detector
6 pp · Science Fiction

Jo, a man whose face shifts color when near liars, helps the police crack cases—until a gang learns of his gift and takes him hostage. After a tense escape, he accidentally touches high-voltage wires and loses his extraordinary ability.

I Was a Prisoner of the Sea
6 pp
The Isle of the Puppet Men!
6 pp
The Saga of Jonah Jones!
5 pp
Jonah JonesEffie Jones

In "The Saga of Jonah Jones!", Jo finds himself caught behind enemy lines when he's captured by Nazis during wartime. Though cursed with a streak of bad luck, his presence oddly turns the tide—his misfortunes unintentionally unraveling enemy plans and paving the way for the allies' victory.

Strange Glove Beliefs
1 pp · Non-Fiction
The Immortal Animals!
6 pp
The Hunt!
3 pp · Science Fiction
Greg Stanton
The Secrets of the Totem Pole!
6 pp · Fantasy
Experiment 1000
6 pp · Science Fiction
Professor Ralph ScottDr. KitteridgeProfessor SimmsProfessor Parsons
The Plant That Remembered!
7 pp
Roger DennisDr. Manning

When Roger Dennis steals a golden idol from a remote Amazon tribe, he thinks he’s escaped with a prize—but the jungle’s memory lingers in ways he never expected. As strange events unfold in his quiet life, the weight of his theft begins to unravel him, forcing him to confront a truth he’d rather forget.

The Hoodooed Stagecoach!
1 pp · Non-Fiction, Western-Frontier
Battle Page!
6 pp · War

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Full credits

artist, inker Bill Ely
cover pencils, inks Bill Fraccio

Reprints

↩ Reprints Our Fighting Forces #16 (1956), Tales of the Unexpected #19 (1957), House of Secrets #10 (1958), Adventures into the Unknown #108 (1959), Out of This World #13 (1959), Adventures into the Unknown #110 (1959)

Reprinted in Secrets of the Unknown #137 (1973)

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