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False |
False |
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No |
No |
| Indicia Publisher |
Zenith Publishing Corp. |
Zenith Publishing Corp. |
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Printed |
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Yes |
| Publication Date |
December 1959 |
December 1959 |
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None |
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None |
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None |
None |
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No |
No |
| Key Date |
1959-12-10 |
1959-12-10 |
| Indicia Frequency |
bimonthly |
bi-monthly |
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No |
No |
| Price |
0.10 USD |
0.10 USD |
| Page Count |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) |
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26) |
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No |
No |
| Editing |
Stan Lee |
Stan Lee |
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False |
False |
| Notes |
Some information from Tom Lammers and the Atlas/Timely discussion list. |
This issue included 10 pages of paid advertisements. All new stories in this issue are narrated in the first person. Some information from Tom Lammers and the Atlas/Timely discussion list. |
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| 0. I Fought the Colossus! (no feature) cover, 1p |
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I Fought the Colossus! |
I Fought the Colossus! |
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Jack Kirby |
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Christopher Rule |
Christopher Rule |
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Colossus [supercomputer] |
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Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (29 August 2006); the original indexer credited Dick Ayers ?. |
Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (29 August 2006); the original indexer credited Dick Ayers ?. |
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| 1. I Fought the Colossus! (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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Jack Kirby |
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In the year 2020 the computer that governs the world secretly builds a ten story robot underground and then sends it to the surface. The humans assume that the computer has betrayed them and desires conquest so they use a magnetic device to lure the robot to a sea cliff where it topples off and is destroyed. They confront the computer as to why it betrayed them and it denies doing so. It says that it is aware that many people distrust computers so it built its replacement in a human shape to reassure people. It is growing old and will soon become defective and had to make the robot so large that it could contain all the knowledge required to make capable decisions for governing Earth. "How could you believe that I betrayed you?, when betrayal requires emotion and I, I am...a mere machine." |
In the year 2020 the computer that governs the world secretly builds a ten story robot underground and then sends it to the surface. The humans assume that the computer has betrayed them and desires conquest so they use a magnetic device to lure the robot to a sea cliff where it topples off and is destroyed. They confront the computer as to why it betrayed them and it denies doing so. It says that it is aware that many people distrust computers so it built its replacement in a human shape to reassure people. It is growing old and will soon become defective and had to make the robot so large that it could contain all the knowledge required to make capable decisions for governing Earth. "How could you believe that I betrayed you?, when betrayal requires emotion and I, I am...a mere machine." |
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- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #3
- in Crypt of Shadows (Marvel, 1973 series) #19 (September 1975)
- in Monster Menace (Marvel, 1993 series) #2 (January 1994)
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- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (May 1970)
- in Crypt of Shadows (Marvel, 1973 series) #19 (September 1975)
- in Monster Menace (Marvel, 1993 series) #2 (January 1994)
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Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
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| 2. Weather Man (no feature) text story, 2p |
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G-931 |
G-931 |
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Joe Maneely |
Joe Maneely |
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Joe Maneely |
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Chuck; Harry Davis; Dr. Ramsay (only appearance for all) |
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The weather reporter at a newspaper realizes that the weather is being manipulated somehow in an effort to destroy Earth's crops and helps the government stop the attack. |
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- from Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #139 (October 1955)
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- from Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #139 (October 1955)
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Text story with illustration. |
Text story with illustration. |
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| 3. I Was Trapped on the Ghost Ship! (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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I Was Trapped on the Ghost Ship! |
I Was Trapped on the Ghost Ship! |
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T-448 |
T-448 |
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5 |
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Don Heck |
Don Heck |
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Don Heck |
Don Heck |
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Luther Storme; Jonah Morgan (only appearance for both) |
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A cruel sea captain abandons his planned voyage to pursue a sighting of the Flying Dutchman, hoping to capture the famous ghost ship and make a fortune. His crew abandon ship, but he continues on until he catches the ship. He boards the Dutchman, but finds that it is a trap for the greedy. He is paralyzed, while the ship's former prisoner, now elderly and reformed, is freed to leave in his ship. |
| Reprint Notes |
- in Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #25 (November 1976)
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- in Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #25 (November 1976)
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Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
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| 4. I Am the Abominable Snowman! (no feature) comic story, 4p |
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I Am the Abominable Snowman! |
I Am the Abominable Snowman! |
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Paul Reinman |
Paul Reinman |
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Paul Reinman |
Paul Reinman |
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Charles Duntmore is a rich man who steals for the thrill. He steals a ruby from a Himalayan retreat, but a curse on the stone makes him intensely cold. In order to survive, he must wear a large fur that makes it impossible for him to approach civilization without meaning mistaken for a monster and shot at. He wanders eternally as an outcast, unwilling to give up the ruby. |
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Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Narrated in the first person. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
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| 5. I Saw the Elephants' Graveyard! (no feature) comic story, 4p |
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I Saw the Elephants' Graveyard! |
I Saw the Elephants' Graveyard! |
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T-467 |
T-467 |
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John Forte |
John Forte |
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John Forte |
John Forte |
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Dirk (only appearance) |
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A hunter searches for the legendary spot where elephants go to die, hoping to find a fortune in ivory. After a long and costly expedition, he finds that the spot is an inaccessable pit of quicksand, and returns home empty-handed. |
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| 6. I Entered the...Doorway to Doom! (no feature) comic story, 5p |
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I Entered the... Doorway to Doom! |
I Entered the...Doorway to Doom! |
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T-459 |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
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Steve Ditko |
Steve Ditko |
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unnamed Russian (only appearance) |
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A Russian returning to his farm after the war has found the soil to be no good and so he goes prospecting for gold in caves. He comes across invaders from dimension Z but they fear fire, so he holds them back with flames in order to finish constructing a door that will lock them deeper in the cavern while he finishes mining. The soviet authorities seize his gold and demand that he lead them to the source. When they are before the door, they demand it be opened over his protests, and rough him up to seize the key. Outside the cave, he hears their shouts and knows that two evil forces have encountered each other. He muses that he will demand freedom from the premier, and if refused, will open the door a final time to ensure that tyranny perishes from his homeland. |
A Russian returning to his farm after the war has found the soil to be no good and so he goes prospecting for gold in caves. He comes across invaders from dimension Z but they fear fire, so he holds them back with flames in order to finish constructing a door that will lock them deeper in the cavern while he finishes mining. The soviet authorities seize his gold and demand that he lead them to the source. When they are before the door, they demand it be opened over his protests, and rough him up to seize the key. Outside the cave, he hears their shouts and knows that two evil forces have encountered each other. He muses that he will demand freedom from the premier, and if refused, will open the door a final time to ensure that tyranny perishes from his homeland. |
| Reprint Notes |
- in Giant-Size Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #4
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- in Giant-Size Man-Thing (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (April 1975)
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| Notes |
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
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