Tales to Astonish #22

(August 1961)

The Crawling Creature (Table of Contents)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-257

Content Information

Genre:

monsters

Characters:

Walter Carter; The Crawling Creature

Synopsis:

A teenager mans a drill-pod and finds a primitive tribe and a horrible creature beneath the surface. He lures the creature to the surface to save the tribe and traps it in a canyon, keeping all of this secret.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #13 (January 1972)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two untitled parts (6 pp, 7 pp).

Patent Pending (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

J-215

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Joe; Timothy Braun

Synopsis:

A teenager is inventing a mechanical potato peeler, but a supernatural figure stops him to preserve the culture of hand-peeling potatoes in kitchens.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Mystic (Marvel, 1951 series) #47 (May 1956)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Help! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Don Heck

Inks:

Don Heck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-258

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Synopsis:

A writer buys a used typewriter that will only type a plea for help and an address, no matter what keys are struck. The writer goes to the address, and finds the typewriter's former owner trapped in a dangerous car accident.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Creatures on the Loose (Marvel, 1971 series) #15 (January 1972)
which is reprinted
• in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #41 ([Janvier 1975])
• in Crypt of Shadows (Marvel, 1973 series) #21 (November 1975)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person.

For Whom the Drum Beats! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-259

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Max Kole; Grimm

Synopsis:

A second-string drummer is envious of another member of the band, and so when he hears about a local gypsy, he goes to see her about improving his playing ability. At first, she refuses to help him because she can tell he is asking out of impure motives, but he threatens her with violence and so she casts her spell. At first, he is happy with his new fame as an excellent drummer, until he realizes...that he can never stop.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Creatures on the Loose (Marvel, 1971 series) #20 (November 1972)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3