(March 1959)
Marvel,
1959 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1959-11-04 ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Male Publishing Corp.
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements (pages 2, 9, 15, 19, 25, 27, 33-36 of comic including inside front cover, inside back cover and back cover); pages of comic not numbered. On-sale date calculated from on-sale dates of preceding and succeeding issues.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
Robot in Hiding
cover / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee ?
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (signed as S Ditko)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (signed as S Ditko)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There he is!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Roderic Zante
- Reprints
-
in El despertar del mundo (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1955 series) #48 (Mayo 31 de 1959) -
in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #16 (1964 ?), #143 ([circa 1975 - 1976]), #177 ([circa 1979 - 1980]) -
in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006) - in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (2019)
-
- Keywords
- disguises; robots
Indexer Notes
The robot on the cover looks nothing like the one in the story it supposedly illustrates.
Invasion from Outer Space
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Christopher Rule
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- T-144
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They appeared suddenly, a vast fleet of spaceships that hovered...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Alien ships appear over Earth, causing panic. After a failed military strike, the world's leaders disarm at the advice of an old astronomer, who had actually faked the ships to create unity.
- Reprints
- in Astounding Stories (Alan Class, 1966 series) #51
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #10
- in El despertar del mundo (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1955 series) #48 (Mayo 31 de 1959) [as "Invasión Desde Otros Planetas", Spanish translation]
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #81 ([circa 1969])
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #156 ([circa 1977 - 1978])
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #191 ([circa 1983 - 1984]) which is reprinted
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #236 ([circa 1986 - 1987])
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)
- in Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (2017)
-
Indexer Notes
Story is pages 3-7 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
The Sorcerer
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Joe Maneely (illustration)
- Inks
- Joe Maneely (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- H-203
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- From the time he was a little boy...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tom Morton; Jack Morton; Ellen Morton; Johnny Morton
- Synopsis
- A man who has travelled the world and seen wonders performed by hermits in India returns home to find that his young nephew creates magic with only belief.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales of the Unusual (Marvel, 1955 series) #1 (December 1955)
- in El despertar del mundo (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1955 series) #48 (Mayo 31 de 1959) [as "El Hechicero", Spanish translation]
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)
-
Indexer Notes
Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).
Trapped in Yesterday!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos ?
- Inks
- Carl Burgos
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- T-129
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- All your adult life you've been a janitor, Jason Grubb...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Jason Grubb; Prof. Harvey Wilkes
- Synopsis
- A disgruntled janitor uses a time machine to travel to King Arthur's time to pose as a sorcerer using technology. None of it works independently, and he is forced to mop up the great hall.
- Reprints
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #10
- in El despertar del mundo (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1955 series) #48 (Mayo 31 de 1959) [as "Preso en el Ayer", Spanish translation]
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #156 ([circa 1977 - 1978]), #191 ([circa 1983 - 1984])
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)
-
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the second person. Possible Burgos pencils per Michael J. Vassallo and Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr via the Timely/Atlas Facebook page. Previous indexer credited Bob Forgione. Inks credit per Michael J. Vassallo from Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006) #1 (2006).
Story is pages 10-14 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
The Planet That Wasn't There!
comic story / 4 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Russ Heath
- Inks
- Russ Heath
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- T-148
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The year is 2026 A.D.!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- The President; Elizabeth
- Synopsis
- The world president insists on missions to find a hidden planet, always leading to failure. When his daughter is killed aboard the latest rocket, the attempts to reach "Earth" are abandoned.
- Reprints
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #10
-
in Die Spinne Comic - Taschenbuch (Condor, 1979 series) #6 - in El despertar del mundo (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1955 series) #48 (Mayo 31 de 1959) [as "El Planeta Ilusorio", Spanish translation]
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #156 ([circa 1977 - 1978]), #191 ([circa 1983 - 1984])
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)
- in Crypt of Horror (AC, 2005 series) #29 (2016)
-
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the second person. Story is pages 16-18, 20 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 4).
The Secret of Planet "X"!
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- T-113
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's now 2045 A.D.
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Josef Kluge; Kirov
- Synopsis
- A dictator conquers an alien world full of unresisting people. He quickly finds that they are already slaves of the sentient plants, which now also control him through their spores.
- Reprints
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #10
- in El despertar del mundo (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1955 series) #48 (Mayo 31 de 1959) [as "El Secreto del Planeta 'X'", Spanish translation]
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #81 ([circa 1969])
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #156 ([circa 1977 - 1978])
- in Star Wars Weekly (Marvel UK, 1978 series) #102 (6 February 1980)
- in Sinister Tales (Alan Class, 1964 series) #191 ([circa 1983 - 1984])
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)
- in Crypt of Horror (AC, 2005 series) #29 (2016)
- in Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the second person. Story is pages 21-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 4).
A Robot in Hiding!
comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee ? (plot); Larry Lieber ? (script)
- Pencils
- Joe Sinnott (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott (signed)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- T-145
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Slowly--deftly, you part the rich, plush drapes...
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Roderic Zante; Mr. Hartnell; Mrs. Hartnell; Billy Hartnell; George
- Synopsis
- When robots are banned, one robot escapes and sneaks into the palace of the dictator who ordered it. He deactivates the leader by pushing a button, since he was actually a rogue robot.
- Reprints
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #79
- in El despertar del mundo (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1955 series) #48 (Mayo 31 de 1959) [as "El Robot Escondido!", Spanish translation]
- in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #16 (1964 ?), #143 ([circa 1975 - 1976])
- in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([October] 2006)
-
Indexer Notes
Narrated in the second person.
The title seems to refer to the main character, but actually describes Zante. Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
Cover story.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Robot in Hiding
-
1.
Invasion from Outer Space
-
2.
The Sorcerer
-
3.
Trapped in Yesterday!
-
4.
The Planet That Wasn't There!
-
5.
The Secret of Planet "X"!
-
6.
A Robot in Hiding!
This issue was modified by, among others
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Keith Chandler
- Steve Coates
- Steve Dasinger
- Juan Gonzalez
- Del Gruber
- Gary Henderson
- Ethan Hoddes
- Steve Jenner
- machinal jocelyn
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike White
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