Astonishing
#5
(August 1951)
Marvel,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1951
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- 20th Century Comic Corp.
- Printer
- Printed in the U.S.A.
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
Indicia Publisher, frequency and Job Numbers on this issue from www.atlastales.com.
The Horror in The Caves of Doom!
Marvel Boy / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Bill Everett ?; typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Marvel Boy [Bob Grayson]
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in Colossal Comics (Bell Features, 1951 series) #6 ([circa September 1951]) [Cropped reprint] -
in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([January] 2007) - in Marvel Boy: The Uranian (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 (May 2010) which is reprinted
- in Atlas: Marvel Boy (Marvel, 2010 series) ([June] 2010)
-
- Keywords
- atomic bombs; extraterrestrials; flying saucers; mushroom clouds
Indexer Notes
Colors: Goldberg credit by himself.
Caves of Doom
Marvel Boy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Marvel Boy [Bob Grayson]; Donna Lake; Orion Rex [Dr. Noiro] (Villain; Intro)
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- An alien scientist makes the Grand Canyon his base of operations.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #15 (July 1968) which is reprinted
- in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #34 ([Juin 1974])
-
in Vengeur (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #7 (4ème trimestre 1973) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]] - in Marvel Super Action (Marvel, 1977 series) #4 (November 1977) [only Pages 2-8 abridged] which is reprinted
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #16 (2014) [only page 1]
- in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #9 - The Crusader Syndrome (2023)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([January] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- atomic bombs; extraterrestrials; Grand Canyon; mushroom clouds; spacecraft
The Serpent Strikes!
Marvel Boy / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Bill Everett ?
- Pencils
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Inks
- Bill Everett (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Job Number
- 8388
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Marvel Boy [Bob Grayson]; a snake worshiper (introduction; death; villain)
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- A woman from an Indian snake worshiping cult follows a stolen snake to the United States and takes revenge on the zoo that has it.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #16 (September 1968)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([January] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- saris; snakes; stereotyping of Asian Indians
The Walking Ghost
text story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- 8275
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([January] 2007)
-
Death from the Sky
comic story / 3 pages
- Job Number
- 8440
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Harry Edison
- Synopsis
- A Korean War pilot is attacked by cloudmen and transformed into one himself.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([January] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- fighter planes; gremlins; Korean War
Menace From the Moon!
comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Hank Chapman (credited)
- Pencils
- Cal Massey (signed)
- Inks
- Cal Massey (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- 8460
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Watson; Prof. Joswell
- Synopsis
- The first human rocketship to the moon returns filled with extraterrestrial invaders.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([January] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- extraterrestrials; spacecraft
The Deadly Decision!
Marvel Boy / comic story / 6 pages
- Job Number
- 8387
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Marvel Boy [Bob Grayson]; Matthew Grayson; Lilli (introduction); Maya; Nigot; Max; Slim; Agent Morgan
- Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- Uranian criminals try to extract atomic secrets from Dr. Grayson.
- Reprints
- in Marvel Super Action (Marvel, 1977 series) #4 (November 1977)
- in Golden Age of Marvel (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] (October 1997)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Heroes (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([January] 2007)
- in Marvel Boy: The Uranian (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 (May 2010) which is reprinted
- in Atlas: Marvel Boy (Marvel, 2010 series) ([June] 2010)
-
- Keywords
- spacecraft
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Horror in The Caves of Doom!
Marvel Boy -
1.
Caves of Doom
Marvel Boy -
2.
The Serpent Strikes!
Marvel Boy -
3.
The Walking Ghost
-
4.
Death from the Sky
-
5.
Menace From the Moon!
-
6.
The Deadly Decision!
Marvel Boy
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