Marvel Tales #137

(August 1955)

Lost...One Robot (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Forgione (signed)

Inks

Jack Abel (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

G-497

Synopsis

A scientist attempts to build a robot companion but becomes jealous of its abilities. The machine can even read his mind and when the scientist thinks of dismantling the device, the robot falls apart in despair. The man realizes that he must look for friends among people.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #33
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #244 ([circa 1988 - 1989])

Courage (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

G-507

Reprints

• in Mystery Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #47 (November 1956) [as "The King of the Lions"]
which is reprinted
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #96, #22 (1963 ?), #241 ([circa 1987 - 1988])

The Door That Wouldn't Stay Shut! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Bob Powell

Inks

Bob Powell ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

G-352

Synopsis

A landlord replaces a tenant's door with a door that continues to open of its own volition, so the man nails it shut for the night. When a fire breaks out, the door still opens itself, despite the nails. After the fire has been dealt with the tenant is surprised to see the words 'Fire Exit' printed underneath the paint the fire had scoured away.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #33
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #190 ([circa 1988 - 1989])

King of the World (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Mort Drucker

Inks

Mort Drucker

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

G-324

Synopsis

A physicist wants his youth back so he can use his knowledge to lord it over people and drinks a youth serum that regresses him to infancy.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #33
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #190 ([circa 1988 - 1989])

Indexer Notes

Drucker art per Ger Apeldoorn via Atlas Tales.

He Came From Nowhere (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

John Forte (signed)

Inks

John Forte (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

G-305

Synopsis

A man down on his luck is helped out by a 'dog' who is actually an angel.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #33
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #190 ([circa 1988 - 1989])

A Jinn Named Joe (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Carl Wessler

Pencils

John Tartaglione (signed as JT)

Inks

John Tartaglione (signed as JT)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

G-408

Synopsis

An office employee gets a Jinn who helps him achieve material success, but then he becomes unpopular around the office. When the Jinn disappears, things go back to the way they were before.

Reprints

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #33
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #190 ([circa 1988 - 1989])

Indexer Notes

Wessler credit per Biblio in Robin Snyder's The Comics Vol 24, #9, September 2013.