(January 1960)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Male Publishing Corp.
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Format:
- 4 Color; Standard Silver Age US; Newsprint; Saddle-Stitched; On-Going Series
Issue Notes
Distributed to newstands in September 1959. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. All new stories in this issue are narrated in the first person.
Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
I Fought the Molten Man-Thing! (Table of Contents)
cover / 1 page (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee ?
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- George Klein
- Colors:
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters:
- Artie Simek; ? (some additional lettering)
Content Information
- Genre:
- monsters
- Characters:
- Frank Harper; lava man
- Reprinted:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
Indexer Notes
Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (30 August 2006); the original indexer credited Christopher Rule.
I Come from the Shadow World! (Table of Contents)
comic story / 5 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee ?
- Pencils:
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Inks:
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- T-474
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Casey
- Synopsis:
- An invader from the shadow world is defeated by a room of lights rigged up by an electrician.
- Reprinted:
- in Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (1962)
- in Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #14 (January 1975)
- in Incroyable Hulk, L' (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #46 (May 1975) [as "Je viens du monde des ombres!", French translation]
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
Indexer Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
Odd Skills (Table of Contents)
text story / 2 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Maneely
- Inks:
- Joe Maneely
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- J-216
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Jim Branner; Bill Toney
- Synopsis:
- The manager of an auto parts shop develops a sudden tolerance for "human variation" in parts, possibly linked to otherworldly strangers in the shop at night.
- Reprinted:
- from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #34 (May 1956)
Indexer Notes
Text story with illustration.
I Know the Power of...the Genie! (Table of Contents)
comic story / 5 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Heck (signed)
- Inks:
- Don Heck (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- T-488
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Nancy; Tommy
- Synopsis:
- A little girl summons a genie to punish adults after she is spanked. The genie eventually erases all people, but the girl gets lonely and asks him to bring them back, which he does, before leaving forever.
- Reprinted:
- in Crypt of Shadows (Marvel, 1973 series) #15 (January 1975)
- in Incroyable Hulk, L' (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #50 (September 1975) [as "Je connais la puissance du...Génie!", French translation]
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
Indexer Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
My Name Is... Robot X! (Table of Contents)
comic story / 4 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Inks:
- Paul Reinman (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- T-490
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Robot X; Joseph Kane
- Synopsis:
- A criminal forces his robot assistant to help him commit crimes, but he is captured when the robot rusts and is jammed during a robbery.
- Reprinted:
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
Indexer Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
I Was Trapped inside the Martian Maze (Table of Contents)
comic story / 4 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Inks:
- Steve Ditko (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- T-489
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Willy; Alice; Gen. Rufus G. Harrington; Prof. Arnold Wolsey
- Synopsis:
- The martians force anyone wanting to trade with them to solve a puzzle. All of the scientists sent there fail, but the ship's steward realizes that the trick is done with a simple treadmill.
- Reprinted:
- in Tomb of Darkness (Marvel, 1974 Series) #15 (July 1975)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
Indexer Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Additional reprint info from Gary Willison, September 2007.
I Fought the Molten Man-Thing! (Table of Contents)
comic story / 5 pages (report information)
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Steve Ditko
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- T-484
Content Information
- Genre:
- monsters
- Characters:
- Frank Harper
- Synopsis:
- An airline pilot goes on vacation after a traumatic crash, but witness a volcanic eruption and strange creature. He uses a wind tunnel to drive the lava-covered creature back beneath the surface.
- Reprinted:
- in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #15 (February 1975)
- in Monster Menace (Marvel, 1993 series) #1 (December 1993)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
Indexer Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
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