Tales to Astonish #32

(June 1962)

Quicksand! (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby (signed as KIRBY)

Inks

Dick Ayers (signed as Ayers)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-669

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Beneath the hungry sand there lurked an incredible secret!

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Geoffrey Wickshire; Sir Edmund Wickshire

Synopsis

A greedy man tries to kill his brother to gain his half of the estate by tricking him into quicksand. The brother is saved by leprechauns and would have given up his half of the estate, but the greedy brother is so frightened that he falls to his death.

Reprints

• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #21
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #98
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)
• in Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2017 series) #2 (2017)

Indexer Notes

The third and sixth pages include advertisements for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series). Ink credit changed from Steve Ditko on information from Steve Grant (Dec 2, 2005).

Venus! (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

? (illustration)

Inks

? (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

8745

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Monongahela Munroe was the first man on Venus.

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Monongahela Munroe

Synopsis

The first explorer on Venus is caught in an old bear trap, but he is able to use the wildlife to call for help.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #75 (December 1961)
which is reprinted
• from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #6 (October 1951) [retitled]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)

Keywords

Venus

The Bully Boy! (Table of Contents: 3)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Paul Reinman

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Ray Holloway ?

Job Number

V-670

First Line of Dialogue or Text

In spite of all our scientific advances, this story could not happen yet!

Genre

science fiction

Characters

Henry Fuller

Synopsis

An electronic teacher observes a weak student being bullied and offers to train him in body building and fighting styles. When the student excels and becomes an even bigger bully than the others, the robot is disappointed with the results and deactivates itself.

Reprints

• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #21
• in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #22 (1968)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #72
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)
• in Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2017 series) #2 (2017)

Indexer Notes

The second and fifth pages include advertisements for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series).

The Girl in the Black Hood! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

V-671

First Line of Dialogue or Text

She had wealth, she had fame!

Genre

horror-suspense

Characters

Medusa [May Dusa]; Mr. Jones

Synopsis

A famous photographer never allows anyone to see her face. A criminal tries to rob her and forces her to remove her hood, only to discover that she is actually Medusa when he is turned to stone.

Reprints

• in Die Eule (BSV - Williams, 1969 series) #1
which is reprinted
• in Die Eule (Breling Verlag, 1998 series) #1
• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #21
• in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #18108 (1969)
• in Giant-Size Dracula (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (September 1974)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)

Indexer Notes

The second and fourth pages include advertisements for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series), the last page includes an advertisement for the Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series).

I Am a Martian! (Table of Contents: 5)

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-672

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look, I wouldn't lie about a thing like this!!

Genre

science fiction

Synopsis

A man can’t get anyone to believe that he is a Martian, but when he is allowed to modify a fire truck ladder he uses it to get home.

Reprints

• in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #21
• in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #19101 (1969)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #101
• in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 ([January] 2012)
• in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)

Indexer Notes

The second and fourth pages include advertisements for the Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series), the last page includes an advertisement for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko.