Tales of Suspense #21

(September 1961)

Klagg! His Mission: Destroy Mankind! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-289

Content Information

Genre:

monsters

Characters:

Klagg; Philip; Claire

Synopsis:

Klagg, an alien who visits Earth, becomes so upset upon learning humanity still wages war that he declares war upon the nations of the Earth. The hero of the story convinces communist agents to pool their forces with the democracies in an effort to present a united front against Klagg. The effort is successful because the fact the various nations were able to set aside their differences and band together convinces Klagg to give up his campaign of destruction and leave Earth.

Reprinted:

• in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #20 (March 1973)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2010)

Indexer Notes

This story is divided into two parts: an untitled part one (6 pp) and part two—"Klagg" (7 pp).

Sdrawkcab (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

John Tartaglione

Inks:

John Tartaglione

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

K-18

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Oston Trams; Mrs. Trams; Laer Trams; Mike Ross

Synopsis:

An extraordiinary child excels at sports and school, but does it all backwards.

Reprinted:

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #58 (May 1957)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Whose Face is in the Mirror (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-288

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Joe Kane

Synopsis:

A man wakes up in the morning and sees a stranger's face in the mirror and then it shatters. He tries looking into another mirror and the same thing happens. He looks into a full length mirror and it happens a third time. He makes his way to work, avoiding mirrors, until he stands before the elevator. When the door opens, the man whose face he has seen is standing inside producing a terror-stricken reaction. Our hero runs away, and the puzzled man leaves the elevator which cable snaps, sending it plunging down the shaft to destruction.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2010)

The Man From Tomorrow! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-290

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Walter Phelps

Synopsis:

A man invents a time machine to travel back to the Roman Empire of 25 A.D. and set himself up as king, but all the present day devices he has brought back with him to prove his claims do not work without electricity, fuel, and broadcasting stations.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 (2010)

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person. This story is a retelling of "Trapped in Yesterday!" drawn by Carl Burgos in Tales of Suspense #2 (March 1959).