Tales of Suspense #29

(May 1962)

The Martian Who Stole a City! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Ray Holloway

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The first person it happens to is Bill Gordon!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Bill Gordon; Bobby Carter; Mr. Carter; Mrs. Carter

Synopsis

A Martian steals a city piece by piece, until a young boy figures out that it is vulnerable to light.

Reprints

• in Mystic (L. Miller & Son, 1960 series) #50 (1964), #50 (1964)
• in Dæmonen (Interpresse, 1967 series) #20
• in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #21 (February 1973)
• in Crypt of Shadows (Marvel, 1973 series) #20 (October 1975)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([August] 2010)
• in Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2017 series) #2 (2017)

Indexer Notes

Script, inks and synopsis by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)

Mystery Mansion (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 1.75 pages (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

H-396

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There was something peculiar about the old Catlett estate.

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Sam Catlett; Caspar; Ben Rump; Bill Rump

Synopsis

A local millionaire secludes himself from his old bowling buddies as he becomes wealthier, but they discover that he misses them so much that he has invented a robotic bowling alley.

Reprints

• from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #45 (January 1956)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([August] 2010)

Indexer Notes

The first page is printed between the pages of "The Martian Who Stole a City!", while the second page is printed between "It Was Only a Simple Barber Shop...Or Was It??!" and "The Thing In the Locked Room!". The last page is split with the statement of ownership. Sequence added by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)

Nothing Can Save Us! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Ray Holloway ?

Job Number

V-615

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The year is 2088!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Capt. Rick Marshall

Synopsis

Trapped on a small planet a group of space pilots almost kill a space dragon out of fear until they realize that it protects the planet from runaway asteroids.

Reprints

• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #44 [black and white]
• in Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #4 (1962)
• in Dæmonen (Interpresse, 1967 series) #30
• in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #21 (February 1973)
• in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #189 ([circa 1988 - 1989])
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([August] 2010)
• in Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2017 series) #2 (2017)

Keywords

gyro-stabilizer

Indexer Notes

The last page includes an advertisement for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)by Lee and Kirby. Script, inks and synopsis by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)

It Was Only a Simple Barber Shop...or Was It??! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])

Pencils

Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)

Inks

Steve Ditko (signed as S. Ditko)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-617

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Muggsy Bogar is a fellow who is very much in demand, as you can see...

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Muggsy Bogar; Joe the Barber; Bill

Synopsis

Muggsy Bogar is a crook on the run. A mysterious figure instructs him to hide in a nearby barbershop. He goes in and the barber hides him forever.

Reprints

• in Das Monster von Frankenstein (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #28
• in Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #3 (1962)
• in Dæmonen (Interpresse, 1967 series) #20
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #127 ([circa 1971 - 1972])
• in Vengeur (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #12 (1er trimestre 1975) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #15 (February 1975)
which is reprinted
• in Spindelmannen (Red Clown, 1974 series) #2/1975 (1975)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([August] 2010)
• in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)

Indexer Notes

Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo: https://ditko53.rssing.com/chan-12444581/article5.html

The last page includes an advertisement for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko. Script and synopsis by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208) (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Average circulation per issue October 1960–September 1961 (issues #26–36, despite monthly cover dates): 184,635. This shares the last page of "Mystery Mansion".

The Thing in the Locked Room! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)

Pencils

Don Heck (signed)

Inks

Don Heck (signed)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Ray Holloway

Job Number

V-616

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Time is running out!

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Prince Zemu

Synopsis

Prince Zemu takes a strange painting as part of his booty, only to discover it saps his life and youth from him.

Reprints

• in Weird Planets (Alan Class, 1962 series) #3 (1962)
• in Dæmonen (Interpresse, 1967 series) #30
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #127 ([circa 1971 - 1972])
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #25 (décembre 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #17 (July 1975)
which is reprinted
• in L'Étonnant Spider-Man (Editions Héritage, 1969 series) #50 (août 1975)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([August] 2010)

Indexer Notes

Script and synopsis by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.)