Alarming Tales #5 - Matt Baker / Al Williamson art, non-attributed Williamson art, mis-attributed Jack Kirby art

Alarming Tales #5

Alarming Tales v1 #5, 1958 - Accidentally turning half his body to metal, a rogue scientist begins to run amok. Matt Baker's terrific pencils are reinforced by Al Williamson's inks. Loosely delineated yet polished, this tale marks the only collaboration between the two artists. Some comic book guides mistakenly credit the pencils to Jack Kirby. In another tale, a military observer in South America tries to fend off a sea of destructive army ants. The penciller is unknown to me, but not even Williamson's (non-attributed) inks can salvage the artwork. Other artists in this golden age science fiction comic include Doug Wildey, Paul Reinman and Fred Kida. Cover by John Severin. This is 1 of 1 Alarming Tales issues by Baker and 1 of 2 Alarming Tales issues by Williamson.
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"Half Man Half What?" Baker story pencils / Williamson inks 5 pages = ***
"12,000 to 1" Williamson story inks (? pencils) 5 pages = **

Matt Baker / Al Williamson

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