Strange Tales #14

(January 1953)

Horrible Herman (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee)

Pencils

Joe Maneely (signed as Joe Maneely)

Inks

Joe Maneely (signed as Joe Maneely)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-399

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Herman Hooper; Betty

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 ([February] 2009)

Indexer Notes

The same story as the second story in Tales to Astonish #29

The Grinning Skulls! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Werner Roth

Inks

Werner Roth

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-565

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Dr. Henrik Vandeever; Buck Morgan; Professor Stone; Skipper Eddie

Synopsis

When a man attempts to steal skulls from a totem pole, his head becomes the latest addition to the top of the pole.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 ([February] 2009)

You Only Die Once! (Table of Contents: 3)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (spot illo)

Inks

? (spot illo)

Colors

? (spot illo)

Letters

typeset

Job Number

B-472

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Hestertone

Reprints

• in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #20 (December 1954) [as "The Man in Black!"]
which is reprinted
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 2008 series) #2 ([May] 2009)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 ([February] 2009)

How Mini-Gym Turns Dateless Dorothy Into Dazzling Dotty! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Experiment! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

George Tuska

Inks

George Tuska

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-541

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Professor Vonz

Synopsis

A scientist creates a process that he thinks will evolve a gorilla into a human being but it turns out that it devolves the man back to an ape at the same time.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 ([February] 2009)

The Golden Coffin (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mike Sekowsky

Inks

Carmine Infantino ?

Colors

?

Letters

Morrie Kuramoto (sourced)

Job Number

B-487

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

King Midas

Synopsis

A man summons the ghost of King Midas and demands his power to turn objects to gold. He thinks that he will be more clever than Midas and just get the power in his right hand so that he can eat with his left, but he gets in a vehicle accident and they amputate his left hand.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 ([February] 2009)

The Man Who Talked To Ghosts! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee)

Pencils

Carl Burgos

Inks

Carl Burgos

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

B-514

Genre

horror-suspense

Synopsis

When a woman murders her husband for his money he returns as a ghost.

Reprints

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 ([February] 2009)

Indexer Notes

Carl Burgos credit from the recent Masterworks collection. Previous indexer credited Jim Mooney as the penciller, with inker unknown. As the Masterworks credits are checked by noted Atlas historian Dr. Mike Vasallo, I have gone with that credit.