Tales to Astonish
#30
[British]
(April 1962)
Marvel,
1959 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 9d [0-0-9 GBP]
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Vista Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
MC
- Printer
- The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
A price variant intended for distribution in the United Kingdom, with replaced cover price, cover month removed and Thorpe & Porter distribution appended to indicia.
This issue is a variant of Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #30.
This issue is a variant of Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #30.
The Thing from the Hidden Swamp!; Return of the Gorilla-Man!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- "Thing from the Hidden Swamp" (only referred to as such in title); Mary Brown; Gorilla-Man [Franz Radzic]
- Reprints
-
in Misterios del Gato Negro (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1953 series) #158 -
in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #25 (1965 ?), #146 ([circa 1975 - 1976]), #180 ([circa 1979 - 1980]) -
in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010) - in Gorilla Man (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 (November 2010)
- in Gorilla Man (Marvel, 2010 series) ([December] 2010)
- in Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2017 series) #2 (2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (30 January 2009); the original indexer credited Dick Ayers.
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The Return of the Gorilla-Man
comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Ray Holloway ?
- Job Number
- [V-586] ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's back!!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Gorilla-Man [Franz Radzik]; Professor Stuyvesant
- Synopsis
- The Gorilla-Man escapes and tries to get himself transformed back into a human, but instead he is blasted into space in an experimental space capsule.
- Reprints
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #25 (1965 ?)
-
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #88 - in Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #5 (November 1971) which is reprinted
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #146 ([circa 1975 - 1976]), #180 ([circa 1979 - 1980])
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #230 ([circa 1985 - 1986])
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010)
- in Gorilla Man (Marvel, 2010 series) #3 (November 2010)
- in Gorilla Man (Marvel, 2010 series) ([December] 2010)
- in Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2017 series) #2 (2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Despite the end of the story in Tales to Astonish #28 seemingly indicating Gorilla-Man's mind regressing to that of a beast, in this issue Gorilla-Man's mental facility seems to be completely unimpaired.
Job number speculative on the basis of other stories in this issue.
The Remedy Oil
text story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- J-984
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All of the fancy clothing stores on Main Street were doing a booming business at...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Mrs. Gerrity; Tom Gerrity; Officer O'Malley; Logarithm
- Synopsis
- An old-fashioned shopkeeper unwittingly saves the life of a boy from Mechanica when her remedy oil lubricates the gears in his brain.
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #54 (April 1957) which is reprinted
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #37 (August 1956) [retitled]
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010)
-
Indexer Notes
Text story with illustrations.
The Thing from the Hidden Swamp
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Job Number
- V-587
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's no place quite as eerie as a dark, secluded swamp...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Mary Brown; "The Thing from the Hidden Swamp" (only referred to as such in title)
- Synopsis
- A plain girl helps a stranded alien, and is made beautiful as a reward.
- Reprints
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #97
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #25 (1965 ?)
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #71
- in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #13 (October 1971)
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #146 ([circa 1975 - 1976])
- in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #18 (August 1975)
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #180 ([circa 1979 - 1980])
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010)
- in Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2017 series) #2 (2017)
-
Indexer Notes
The last page includes an advertisement for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series), also drawn by Jack Kirby.
Dick Ayers Inks credit from Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 Series) #3.
What Was the Staggering Secret of the 13th Floor
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Don Heck (signed as Don Heck)
- Inks
- Don Heck (signed as Don Heck)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-588
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Willy Sloane operated the oldest elevator in the oldest hotel in town!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Willy Sloane; Mr. Jordan
- Synopsis
- An oddly cheerful elevator operator is held at gunpoint with a passer-by by a spy planning to blow up the hotel. The elevator lets the spy off at the 13th floor, and while the passer-by is terrified, the elevator operator simply fades away, explaining that the bomb will never go off, since there is no 13th floor.
- Reprints
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #21 (1964 ?)
- in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #84 (1967)
-
in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #29 (1969) - in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #100
- in Creatures on the Loose (Marvel, 1971 series) #14 (November 1971) which is reprinted
-
in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #22 (Mars 1973) - in Le Tombeau de Dracula (Editions Héritage, 1973 series) #9
- in Crypt of Shadows (Marvel, 1973 series) #18 (July 1975) which is reprinted
- in L'Étonnant Spider-Man (Editions Héritage, 1969 series) #61 (juillet 1976)
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #154 ([circa 1976 - 1977]) [black and white] which is reprinted
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #192 ([circa 1981 - 1982])
-
in Creatures on the Loose (Yaffa / Page, 1975 ? series) #2 (1978) - in La Mujer Araña (Novedades, 1982 series) #6 (Abril 29 de 1982)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010)
-
Quogg!
comic story / 5 pages
- 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-589
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our scene is an outpost in Africa!
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Quogg
- Synopsis
- A fugitive hides in an enclosure said to contain a horrible monster, and realizes too late that the monster appeared to be an ordinary hut.
- Reprints
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #21 (1964 ?)
-
in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1995 (1969) - in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #95
- in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #12 (November 1971)
-
in Los Vengadores (Ediciones Vértice, 1974 series) #9 (Junio 1975) - in Vault of Evil (Marvel, 1973 series) #20 (August 1975)
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #154 ([circa 1976 - 1977]) [black and white] which is reprinted
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #192 ([circa 1981 - 1982])
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #3 ([March] 2010)
- in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #2 (2019)
-
- Keywords
- Africa
Indexer Notes
The last page includes an advertisement for Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series), also by Lee and Ditko.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Thing from the Hidden Swamp!; Return of the Gorilla-Man!
-
1.
The Return of the Gorilla-Man
-
2.
The Remedy Oil
-
3.
The Thing from the Hidden Swamp
-
4.
What Was the Staggering Secret of the 13th Floor
-
5.
Quogg!
This issue was modified by
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- David Bruce
- Steve Coates
- Jay Flash
- Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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