#78

Synopsis

A corrupt police chief uses fines to fund a giant prison in order to increase his prestige. He jails a passerby for no reason, but is shocked to find that he is an alien leader whose followers take the whole prison when they cannot open his cell, leaving the chief disgraced.

Reprinted from

• Uncanny Tales #46
• Strange Tales #80
• Strange Tales #81
• Strange Tales #93
• The Shadow #5
• Wyatt Earp, Frontier Marshal #64

Credits

Script

Jerry Siegel, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Joe Gill

Pencils

Paul Reinman, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Charles Nicholas

Inks

Paul Reinman, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers, Vince Alascia

Letters

Sam Rosen, Ray Holloway, Artie Simek, Joe Letterese

Original editor

Richard H. Goldwater