Tales of Suspense #20

(August 1961)

Colossus Lives Again (Table of Contents)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Stan Lee

Job Number:

V-250

Content Information

Genre:

monsters

Characters:

Colossus [later called "It, the Living Colossus"]; Bob O'Bryan (introduction, last name not given); Diane Cummings (introduction); Grant Marshall (introduction); Crab-Creatures of Cancrius II; Judy; Frank; Charlie; Ben

Synopsis:

The crab-creatures of Cancrius II come back to try to take over the earth and begin by taking control of Colossus again. Bob O'Bryan, a scenery designer, comes up with the idea of creating a plaster of paris creature to trick the crab-creatures into taking over. When the crab-creatures foolishly take it over Bob blows it up, destroying them.

Reprinted:

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #191
• in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #25 (September 1973)
• in Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #24 (June 1974) [p5: panel 3, p13: panel 4]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2008)

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two untitled parts (6 pp, 7 pp). Colossus last appears in issue #14 (February 1961). Colossus, Bob O'Bryan, Diane Cummings and Grant Marshall all appear next in Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #21 (December 1973). Writer credit from George Olshevsky's Marvel Comics Index.

Weather Man (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Maneely

Inks:

Joe Maneely

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

G-931

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Chuck; Harry Davis; Dr. Ramsay

Synopsis:

The weather reporter at a newspaper realizes that the weather is being manipulated somehow in an effort to destroy Earth's crops and helps the government stop the attack.

Reprinted:

• from Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #139 (October 1955)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

The Rocking Horse (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Paul Reinman

Inks:

Paul Reinman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-251

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Hamim

Synopsis:

A lame boy in a poor asks for a rocking horse from charity, enraging his parents. When their house is destroyed in an earthquake the horse saves the boy, showing the value of love.

Reprinted:

• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #200
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2008)

The Bomb (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-249

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A threatening object that appears to be a bomb drops from the sky and lands in New York city. The object even emits ticking sounds that lead people to believe they are in imminent danger and so the city the evacuated. The military cordons off the object and just waits for its detonation. Eventually the ticking stops and it rises into the air and disappears. It was recalled to its planet of origin because no living thing touched it in response to its signals, and its makers assume Earth is barren of life, so they send their gift package off to another world.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2008)