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False |
False |
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No |
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| Indicia Publisher |
Atlas Magazines Inc. |
Atlas Magazines Inc. |
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Printed |
Printed |
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 MC |
MC |
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No |
| Publication Date |
February 1962 |
February 1962 |
| Year On Sale |
1961 |
1961 |
| Month On Sale |
11 |
11 |
| Day On Sale |
2 |
2 |
| On Sale Date Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Key Date |
1962-02-00 |
1962-02-00 |
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monthly |
monthly |
| No Indicia Frequency |
No |
No |
| Price |
0.10 USD |
0.10 USD |
| Page Count |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 25) |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 25) |
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No |
No |
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Stan Lee |
Stan Lee |
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No |
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False |
| Notes |
Distributed to newstands in November 1961. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
Distributed to newstands in November 1961. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
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| 0. The Terror of Tim Boo Ba! (no feature) cover, 1p |
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Stan Goldberg |
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The following reprint links are not part of this change.- in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) [Steve Ditko cover]
sequence The Terror of Tim Boo Ba! (no feature) insert or dust jacket, 1p The Terror of Tim Boo Ba! - in Monster Menace (Marvel, 1993 series) #1
sequence The Terror of Tim Boo Ba! (no feature) comic story, 5p The Terror of Tim Boo Ba! - in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #10
sequence Nothing Can Match the Sheer, Raw Power of Tim Boo Baa--The World Smasher! (no feature) cover, 1p Nothing Can Match the Sheer, Raw Power of Tim Boo Baa--The World Smasher! - in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) [Steve Ditko cover]
sequence The Terror of Tim Boo Ba! (no feature) cover reprint (on interior page), 1p The Terror of Tim Boo Ba!
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The following reprint links are not part of this change.- in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) [Steve Ditko cover]
sequence The Terror of Tim Boo Ba! (no feature) insert or dust jacket, 1p The Terror of Tim Boo Ba! - in Monster Menace (Marvel, 1993 series) #1
sequence The Terror of Tim Boo Ba! (no feature) comic story, 5p The Terror of Tim Boo Ba! - in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #10
sequence Nothing Can Match the Sheer, Raw Power of Tim Boo Baa--The World Smasher! (no feature) cover, 1p Nothing Can Match the Sheer, Raw Power of Tim Boo Baa--The World Smasher! - in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) [Steve Ditko cover]
sequence The Terror of Tim Boo Ba! (no feature) cover reprint (on interior page), 1p The Terror of Tim Boo Ba!
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| 1. no title (Contents Page) table of contents, 1p |
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| 2. The Terror of Tim Boo Ba (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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The Terror of Tim Boo Ba |
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comic story |
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science fiction |
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V-474 |
V-474 |
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5 |
5 |
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Stan Lee |
Stan Lee |
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Steve Ditko |
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Tim Boo Ba |
Tim Boo Ba |
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Alien warlord Tim Boo Ba is master of all he surveys but is wiped out in a torrential flood when an Earth boy drips water on the small scale model that is Tim Boo Ba's home planet. |
Alien warlord Tim Boo Ba is master of all he surveys but is wiped out in a torrential flood when an Earth boy drips water on the small scale model that is Tim Boo Ba's home planet. |
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This is a retelling of "Earth Will Be Destroyed!" drawn by Steve Ditko, from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #9 (May 1960). This version of the story is retold in Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #4 (February 1969) as a Tales of the Watcher story by Stan Lee and Howard Purcell. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
This is a retelling of "Earth Will Be Destroyed!" drawn by Steve Ditko, from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #9 (May 1960). This version of the story is retold in Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #4 (February 1969) as a Tales of the Watcher story by Stan Lee and Howard Purcell. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
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| 3. The Man Who Captured Death! (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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The Man Who Captured Death! |
The Man Who Captured Death! |
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occult; science fiction |
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V-471 |
V-471 |
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5 |
5 |
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No |
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Stan Lee |
Stan Lee |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
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Death |
Death |
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An old man builds a machine to freeze Death in his tracks since he is unwilling to go when he has so much more left to accomplish. With Death removed from the picture, the Earth becomes a shambles. Insects and microbes do not die, and the sick and injured gain no release from their suffering. The old man realizes how selfish he has been, and switches the machine off, joining Death willingly. |
An old man builds a machine to freeze Death in his tracks since he is unwilling to go when he has so much more left to accomplish. With Death removed from the picture, the Earth becomes a shambles. Insects and microbes do not die, and the sick and injured gain no release from their suffering. The old man realizes how selfish he has been, and switches the machine off, joining Death willingly. |
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Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
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| 4. I Come from the Black Void (no feature) comic story, 3p |
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I Come from the Black Void |
I Come from the Black Void |
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V-475 |
V-475 |
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3 |
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Stan Lee |
Stan Lee |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
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An alien ambassador finds his offer of diplomatic relations shunned and ridiculed. Perplexed, he enters his space ship and leaves Earth, unaware that the day he had landed was April 1st. |
An alien ambassador finds his offer of diplomatic relations shunned and ridiculed. Perplexed, he enters his space ship and leaves Earth, unaware that the day he had landed was April 1st. |
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The last page includes an advertisement for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series). Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
The last page includes an advertisement for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series). Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
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| 5. The Spirit of Swami River (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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The Spirit of Swami River |
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comic story |
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occult |
occult |
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V-472 |
V-472 |
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5 |
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Stan Lee (signed) |
Stan Lee (signed) |
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Steve Ditko (signed) |
Steve Ditko (signed) |
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Swami River; Doris Parks; Sarah; Stefen's ghost |
Swami River; Doris Parks; Sarah; Stefen's ghost |
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A swami crook steals money from gullible widows with his fake act until he promises to deliver money to a dead husband's spirit and the swami is surprised to find himself disappearing when the real spirit holds him to his word. |
A swami crook steals money from gullible widows with his fake act until he promises to deliver money to a dead husband's spirit and the swami is surprised to find himself disappearing when the real spirit holds him to his word. |
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Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
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| 6. no title (Coming Attractions) promo (ad from the publisher) no page count |
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Coming Attractions |
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Advertises stories in next issue. |
Advertises stories in next issue. |
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| 7. The Genie Lives (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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The Genie Lives |
The Genie Lives |
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V-473 |
V-473 |
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5 |
5 |
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Stan Lee (signed) |
Stan Lee (signed) |
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Steve Ditko (signed) |
Steve Ditko (signed) |
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Steve Ditko (signed) |
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Davey |
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A boy finds a genie, but his wishes go wrong and he turns back time to before he found the genie. |
A boy finds a genie, but his wishes go wrong and he turns back time to before he found the genie. |
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Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
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