Mystic#44
Cover: Carl Burgos
Mystic #44
“Man from the Saucer!”
In "Man from the Saucer!", a curious boy’s belief in hidden magic is tested when his mother urges him to stop searching for elves under a rock—just as a mysterious transformation begins. With art by John Forte and a striking cover by Carl Burgos, this 1956 issue blends childhood wonder with a hint of the unknown, all in a 10-cent comic that captures a moment of quiet magic.
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artist, inker John Forte · cover Carl Burgos
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artist, inker John Forte
cover pencils, inks Carl Burgos
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A boy looks for elves under a rock but his mother convinces him to stop believing in them and so loses out on a great fortune when the elves transmute the stones that the boy has left into gold nuggets.
Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).