From Amazing Fantasy #15: "Man in the Mummy Case"

[rodan57]

From Amazing Fantasy #15 • August 1962 • June 1962 newsstand

 

Second back-up story to Spider-Man

 

"Man in the Mummy Case" • 5pp. (pp.19-23) • Lee/Ditko

 

 

 

 

 

[SpiderJunkie]

So that's how the pyramids were built !

[rodan57]

When I was a kid, there was a trick to reading these pre-hero stories -- especially the last page of the story: keep your eyes glued to the panel you were reading and never let your vision stray to the last panel.

[telerites]

When I was a kid, there was a trick to reading these pre-hero stories -- especially the last page of the story: keep your eyes glued to the panel you were reading and never let your vision stray to the last panel.

 

I did and still do that.

 

[porcupine48]

thanks!

[chromium]

A couple of friends and I read the complete Amazing Fantasy #15 using the original art in the Library of Congress in DC and as much as we enjoyed the Spider-man story, all three of us agreed that the "Man in the Mummy Case" was the best drawn and most impressive story of the three...even though I'm a big Spidey fan.

This whole story was just beautifully rendered by Ditko.

[AtlasFan]

Interesting how mummies often slipped thru the fingers of the CCA - as all other undead (vampires, zombies, ghosts, etc) were banned from comics until the early 70's. In most pre-hero mummy stories, its usually an ancient alien wrapped up and in suspended animation - so I guess thats how they got around that!

 

Someone had once suggested that this story was a prototype to the "Living Mummy" that appeared in the 70's horror title: Supernatural Thrillers. But after reading this tale, I dont see any direct or indirect connection.

 

 

[Ebel 1911]

Thanks for that, I've never seen the "other" stories in AF15. (thumbs u