Journey Into Mystery 67

In this issue:

Gruto! “The Creature From Nowhere!”
13 pages :: Jack Kirby/Dick Ayers
reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell 11

Whaddya mean “from nowhere?!” He's from inside that hole!!!
Other than the silly comment, what a cover this is! Great color highlights, and dig the fine inking! Gruto looks more menacing with just the hint of what looks to be a piglike face than he might from straight on.

I agree with you. The coloring on this cover (probably by Stan Golberg) stands out and compliments a terrific Steve Ditko cover.

Great cover illustrating the inside Kirby/Ayers story about an amnesiac monster from outer space who comes to Earth to give mankind the answer to eternal peace, etc. but gets chased away by an unethical journalist and his followers. When people talk about how Kirby could draw 12 pages a day, I'm sure they meant on stories like this one. I am also amazed at the way Lee (or perhaps his brother— the writer is uncredited) could keep his dialogue so pithy in a story like “Gruto” while just a short while later having no mercy on the hard working letterers in books like Spiderman. “Gruto” is the only real monster story in the book.
The second story by Don Heck is about a man who steals a magic clock and outside of the story having no real ending shows some craftsmanship and caring in the execution.
The final story by Ditko is about a spaceman who becomes the Christopher Columbus for the people of an alien planet. It contains some inspired artwork which gives some life to the story— especially in the final panel.
Overall a typically goofy issue of an early '60's Marvel Monsterwork. You can't help but love them.