(July 1956)
Marvel,
1956 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Olympia Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Atlas [black & white]
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
The Straw Man
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- J-424
- Synopsis
- When a gaseous alien sees a scarecrow, it mistakes it for an example of Earth's dominant life form, and tries to possess it. A tramp sees the scarecrow moving and drops his cigarette in the hay from shock. The fire burns up the scarecrow and the alien leaves Earth, removing the threat.
The Man Who Saw the Saucer
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- J-496
- Synopsis
- A man perpetrates a hoax about a flying saucer landing and him being contacted by the aliens. His hoax is uncovered, and when Martians do land and give him the secrets of prosperity, he attempts to share this information and is not believed.
Indexer Notes
Newspaper on page 3 is the Daily Bugle.
A Woman Screamed
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- J-425
- Synopsis
- A timid man tries to hypnotize himself into being bold but fails.
Indexer Notes
Abel inks per Michael J. Vassallo. Previous indexer credited Mike Esposito. Wessler credit from his record books, per Robin Snyder's the Comics, Vol 25, No. 6, June 2014.
The Betrayer!
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- J-406
- Synopsis
- A man travels into the past and gains a great deal of wealth through war profiteering, but when he returns to the present, he realizes all his money is in confederate dollars.
Indexer Notes
Wessler credit from his record books, per Robin Snyder's the Comics, Vol 25, No. 6, June 2014.
The Treasure
text story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- J-667
- Reprints
-
in Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #61 (May 1957) [as "The Treasure Seekers"] which is reprinted -
in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #10 (1962), #19 (1963 ?)
-
The Man on the Thirteenth Floor!
comic story / 3 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Paul Cooper ?; Christopher Rule ?
- Inks
- Paul Cooper; Christopher Rule ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- J-431
- Synopsis
- When his elevator cable breaks, on man finds himself on the 13th floor in another dimension.
Indexer Notes
Uncertain which person is inks and which is pencils.
Among Those Missing!
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- J-449
- Synopsis
- People of the year 2160 kidnap great scientists of the present day in order to help with their stagnant culture. The last recruit convinces them to let the men return and contribute their knowledge to the present day.
Indexer Notes
Newspaper on page 1 is the Frisco Bugle.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Man on the Thirteenth Floor!
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1.
The Straw Man
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2.
The Man Who Saw the Saucer
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3.
A Woman Screamed
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4.
The Betrayer!
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5.
The Treasure
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6.
The Man on the Thirteenth Floor!
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7.
Among Those Missing!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Bill Borre
- Nick Caputo
- Ethan Hoddes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Gregory Roe
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
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