(February 1954)
Marvel,
1952 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1953-10-26
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
- Brand
-
Atlas [black & white]
- Printer
- Printed in the U. S. A.
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1953 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
in 
The Slug!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Russ Heath (signed as
Russ Heath [big R long-tailed H]) - Inks
- Russ Heath (signed as Russ Heath [big R long-tailed H])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- D-509
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- A wealthy man's brother attempts to induce transformative nightmares through hypnosis so that he can inherit the wealth when the victim is committed to an asylum. The scheme backfires when the dreams become so vivid they actually transform the man into a giant slug which kills the schemer.
- Reprints
Where the Vampire Flies
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Robert Q. Sale (signed as Robt. Q. Sale)
- Inks
- Robert Q. Sale (signed as Robt. Q. Sale)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- D-486
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- This story is about a married couple who are both vampires but hide the secret from each other as they fear the other would hate them if they knew.
- Reprints
The Man Who Owned a World
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Vic Carrabotta (signed as Carrabotta)
- Inks
- Jack Abel (signed as
Abel) - Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- D-541
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- A hateful man who bullies his stepson realizes in the last moments of his life that the one person who hates him most in the world is himself.
- Reprints
The Right Bait
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Vic Carrabotta (signed as
Vic Carrabotta) - Inks
- Vic Carrabotta (signed as Vic Carrabotta)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- D-622
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- A hunter falls prey to a canny jungle monster who lays a trap of treasure for greedy men.
- Reprints
The Star Men!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Dick Ayers (signed as Dick Ayers)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (signed as Dick Ayers)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Dick Ayers
- Job Number
- D-508
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Synopsis
- Aliens telepathically instruct a boy on how to build a rocket to their planet. When he arrives, they interview him about what life is like on Earth. After hearing about wars, crime and misery, they tell him that humans are not yet ready to explore space and bid him return to Earth where he forgets the entire experience.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
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1.
The Slug!
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2.
Sculptor of the Dead
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3.
Where the Vampire Flies
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4.
The Man Who Owned a World
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5.
The Right Bait
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6.
The Star Men!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Bill Borre
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Steve Dasinger
- Gregory Fischer
- Ethan Hoddes
- Mark Q
- Per Sandell
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