Astonishing #39

(June 1955)

The Strange Courage! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ross Andru

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

F-834

Content Information

Synopsis:

A ghost gives a man the inspiration he needs to assert himself.

Indexer Notes

Ross Andru inker credit changed based on information from www.atlastales.com.

Job Number Information from www.atlastales.com.

The Stranger (Table of Contents)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

G-76

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

A painting of a Napoleonic victory parade is mysteriously linked to an eccentric inhabitant of modern Paris.

Reprints:

• in Journey Into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1951 series) #55 (March 1957) [as "Lost in Time"]
• in World of Fantasy (Marvel, 1956 series) #17 (April 1959)
• in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #18 (April 1961)
which is reprinted
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 ([March] 2008)

When Lands the Saucer (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Forgione

Inks:

Jack Abel

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

F-924

Indexer Notes

A story motif similar to the film "Mars Needs Women!"

Job Number Information from www.atlastales.com.

The Horse That Was (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul S. Newman

Pencils:

Sol Brodsky

Inks:

Sol Brodsky

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

F-931

Content Information

Synopsis:

A boy's little brother is carried out of the danger of a fire by his toy rocking horse.

Indexer Notes

Art credits and Job Number Information from www.atlastales.com. Script credit from Newman's log book, The Comics! Vol. 14, No. 8 (Aug. 2003);

Welcome, Martians! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Ed Winiarski

Inks:

Ed Winiarski

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Synopsis:

A fundraiser is disappointed that he can't get people to contribute to putting on a proper display of welcome for Martians because he remembers how lonely he felt when he landed his scout spaceship.

Indexer Notes

Credits and Job Number Information from www.atlastales.com.

[Statement of Ownership] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Indexer Notes

For 1 Oct 1955. Stan Lee, Editor; Martin Goodman, Managing Editor; Monroe Froehlich, Jr., Business Manager. [From www.atlastales.com 2/2010]

The Rainmaker! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Doug Wildey

Inks:

Doug Wildey

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

F-871

Content Information

Synopsis:

When a rainmaker is refused payment, the rain doesn't stop.

Indexer Notes

Job Number Information from www.atlastales.com.