Journey into Mystery #61
In "I Defied Gomdulla—The Living Pharaoh!", a selfish man's greed leads him to purchase a cursed forest, unaware of the ancient forces at play. When the forest's keeper reveals the truth, he's pulled into a hidden dimension where he becomes the exhibit in an alien zoo—chosen precisely because no one would notice his absence. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with art by Don Heck and colors by Stan Goldberg, this eerie tale from 1960 features a striking cover by Jack Kirby and George Klein.
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A bigoted rich man buys a cursed forest, unconcerned with the misfortunes that befall the village. The forest's keeper takes him to another dimension, explaining that he was looking for a man who no one would miss to display in the alien zoo.
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