Tales to Astonish #3

(May 1959)

I Journeyed Back to the 20th Century! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Ditko (signed)

Inks:

Steve Ditko (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

T-199

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Arro Goron

Synopsis:

A man from 2459 spends all his money building a time machine and so he travels to Fort Knox in 1959 to steal all the gold. His time machine disappears, and when his personal force field runs out, he is imprisoned by the locals.

Reprints:

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)

The Weatherman (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Maneely

Inks:

Joe Maneely

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

K-71

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Willie Wimms; Hugh Wimms

Synopsis:

In the future, young boy's afternoon is nearly ruined by a scheduled rainstorm, but when he runs into the rainmaker's magical assistant, he gets a delay.

Reprints:

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #49 (August 1956)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

I Discovered the Men from Mars! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Sinnott (signed)

Inks:

Joe Sinnott (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

[T-205]

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Dan Hadley; Igor; Ivan

Synopsis:

An American spy spots a Martian ship off the coast, but it turns out to be a Soviet trick. He is lauded as a hero for stopping the Russians, but the next time a spaceship appears the Americans immediately fire, only to find that it was a real alien ship that now flees, never to make contact.

Reprints:

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

I Found the Perfect Hiding Place in Space! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Carl Burgos

Inks:

Carl Burgos

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

T-212

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Zacariah Stubbs

Synopsis:

A miser in the future hides his money on a remote asteroid. He carefully maps the location of the money on the asteroid, but realizes once he returns to Earth that he cannot find the asteroid that he landed on.

Reprints:

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)
• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #142 ([no date])

I Am the Giant from Outer Space! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Paul Reinman (signed, reads like Deinman)

Inks:

Paul Reinman (signed, reads like Deinman)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

T-213

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

X

Synopsis:

A space traveller many times larger than everyone else lands and carefully explores the area, accidentally causing some damage and fear. He leaves because of this, and goes home to Earth, thinking that they will need to be careful to deal with these tiny people.

Reprints:

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)

I Escaped to the Stars (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bob Forgione (signed)

Inks:

Bob Forgione (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

T-211

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Harry Wolf

Synopsis:

A burglar in the 31st century is sentenced to lifetime solitary confinement. He is taken to a spaceport, where he escapes in an automated rocket that will never return to Earth, thinking that he has evaded the sentence and might one day land on another planet. This was the plan all along, since this enlightened society leaves even the worst criminals hope.

Reprints:

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)
• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #142 ([no date])