Marvel Tales #97
In "The World That Vanished," an explorer stumbles upon a forgotten library in the East, its shelves holding ancient texts that tell the tale of Atlantis—its glory and its downfall. A tragic twist of fate unfolds as a commoner’s desperate attempt to win the heart of the vizier’s daughter leads to a catastrophic transformation, one that ultimately collapses the island beneath the waves and sends its victim tumbling into the void beyond Earth. Illustrated with striking detail by Mike Sekowsky and Russ Heath, and inked by Christopher Rule and Russ Heath, this 1950 tale from Marvel Tales #97 is a haunting blend of myth and mystery, rendered with the distinctive flair of its era.
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An explorer finds a great library in the East which contains books that detail the story of Atlantis. Atlantis vanished beneath the waves because a commoner partook of a black magic potion so he could gain the love of the vizier's daughter. The potion made him so large that Atlantis sunk under his weight and he became too large for the Earth itself to hold him and he fell off the planet and died.
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