Sinister Tales
#136
([circa 1975 - 1976])
Alan Class,
1964 Series
- Price
- 0.10 GBP
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 1975 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Alan Class & Co. Ltd
- Brand
-
AC Class Series
- Editing
- Alan Class (reprint editor)
Issue Notes
Issue is undated. Estimated date based on analysis of brands and cover prices in the series.
Prisoner of the Wizard! / Who Needs You? / What Was the Dreaded Secret of the Hidden Planet?
The Human Torch / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]
- Reprints
-
from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #102 (November 1962)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover divided into 3 panels.
Who Needs You?
comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- [V-889 ?]
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- General Craig; R-63
- Synopsis
- A general who has the responsibility of launching a nuclear counter attack is replaced by a robot that his bosses think is more suited for a role that requires perfection. When an unidentified radar object approaches at ICBM speed, the robot concludes that it must be a Soviet first strike and prepares to launch a counter attack. The general remembers a satellite that was launched years ago and was expected to re-enter the atmosphere soon. He disconnects the robot before it can push the button. His grateful superiors reinstate him.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #102 (November 1962)
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The Secret of the Hidden Planet!
comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- V-888
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Paul Hastings; Dirk Morgan; Joe
- Synopsis
- Human-like aliens are seen on Venus, and a wicked pilot poisons his rival to be able to make first contact. He finds they are really tourists from the future and won’t contact present humans.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #102 (November 1962)
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Indexer Notes
Possible Ayers inks per Nick Caputo, October 2014. A diner is worth $5,000, suggesting that this future has experienced hyper-deflation.
Prisoner of the Wizard
Human Torch / comic story / 13 pages
- Job Number
- [V-887]
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard (introduction, origin) [Bentley Wittman]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]
- Synopsis
- The Human Torch is tricked and trapped by the renowned genius the Wizard, who impersonates the Torch to frame him for crimes. The Torch escapes, captures the Wizard and clears his name with the help of his sister the Invisible Girl.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #102 (November 1962)
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Indexer Notes
Letter Jon D'Agostino originally credited change based on Essential reprint credit.
Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo.
Which World is This?
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- J-562
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Newton Oswald
- Reprints
- from Journey into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1950 series) #48 (August 1956)
-
The Night Watcher!
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- K-637
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Pete
- Synopsis
- A man hunting a raccoon encounters an alien who wishes to shapeshift into the dominant life form so that it can prepare an invasion plan for its masters. The man convinces the alien that the raccoon he has treed is the dominant form and when the alien takes that shape he shoots it.
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #48 (October 1956)
-
What Happened to Harry?
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Harry Williamson
- Synopsis
- An astronaut returns to Earth after abandoning his crew on an alien planet where creatures had adopted the human's appearance and the astronaut could not tell who were the people and who were the fakes.
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #48 (October 1956)
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The Treasure
text story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- G-980
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Tommy Miller; Mr. Miller; Mrs. Miller; Wish
- Synopsis
- A sick boy takes comfort from a stray dog that grants wishes.
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #36 (October 1955)
-
Indexer Notes
Spot illustration by unidentified artist.
The Moving Walls!
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- L-778
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Ted Mitchel; Phil Riley; Bud Fiske
- Synopsis
- An engineer builds a castle as a monument to man's greed that will collapse unless a beam of light shines directly upon a diamond that thieves attempt to steal in succession. Each thief must sit in place holding the diamond in the light until the next greedy man comes along otherwise the castle will collapse upon their heads.
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #54 (April 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
Wessler script per Nick Caputo from biblio info in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol 25, No. 4, April 2015.
Inside the Tomb!
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- [L-804]
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Adam; Jon; Steve
- Synopsis
- An ancient Egyptian tomb is guarded by hypnotists.
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #54 (April 1957)
-
Indexer Notes
cover story
The Biggest Car
comic story / 3 pages
- Job Number
- C-383
- Genre
- crime
- Characters
- Sheppard; Grimes
- Reprints
- from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #27 (October 1953)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Prisoner of the Wizard! / Who Needs You? / What Was the Dreaded Secret of the Hidden Planet?
The Human Torch -
1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
Who Needs You?
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3.
The Secret of the Hidden Planet!
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4.
Prisoner of the Wizard
Human Torch -
5.
Which World is This?
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6.
The Night Watcher!
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7.
What Happened to Harry?
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8.
The Treasure
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9.
The Moving Walls!
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10.
Inside the Tomb!
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11.
The Biggest Car
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12.
[no title indexed]
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13.
Companion Comics in this Series
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- Katie
- Doug Brain
- Peter Croome
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Stephen Mitchell
- Ramon Schenk
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