Journey into Mystery #56
In "I Brought Zog Back to Life!", a desperate man volunteers for a radical experiment, only to shrink down to a microscopic scale and stumble into a hidden world where he learns the shocking truth: he’s standing on Earth—just not the one he knows. Steve Ditko’s striking art and Stan Goldberg’s vibrant coloring bring this surreal journey to life, with Jack Kirby’s dynamic cover capturing the mystery and scale of the unknown.
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A man needs to raise money for his brother's medical treatment and so he answers an ad from a scientist seeking to test a shrinking ray. He agrees to be the subject and the ray works. He finds himself shrinking past microscopic objects and finally finds himself in a new world. When he asks a native what this world is called, he receives the answer 'Earth'.
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