Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish #4 (174) [Limited Variant Edition]
([January] 2012)

Marvel, 2006 Series
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64.99 USD; 72.99 CAD
Pages
296
On-sale Date
2012-01-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Worldwide Inc.
Brand
Marvel [in horizontal box]
ISBN
978-0-7851-5882-0 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780785158813 56499
Editing
Cory Sedlmeier (collection editor); Stan Lee (original editor)

Issue Notes

Reprints Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 Series) #31-51 & 54. Volume 174 in the Marvel Masterworks Library.
This issue is a variant of Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 2006 series) #4 [Regular Edition].

Credits/Contents (Table of Contents: 1)

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On the Shoulders of Monsters: Transitioning Into the Marvel Age (Table of Contents: 2)

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The Mummy's Secret! [Tales to Astonish #31 cover] (Table of Contents: 3)

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Jack Kirby
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Dick Ayers
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When the Mummy Walks (Table of Contents: 4)

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The Strange Stone (Table of Contents: 5)

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It Fell from the Flying Saucer! (Table of Contents: 6)

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Jack Kirby
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Man of Iron! (Table of Contents: 7)

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Stan Lee
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Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208) (Table of Contents: 8)

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Doris Siegler (Public Notary)
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The Pretender! (Table of Contents: 9)

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Quicksand [Tales to Astonish #32 cover] (Table of Contents: 10)

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Quicksand! (Table of Contents: 11)

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Venus! (Table of Contents: 12)

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The Bully Boy! (Table of Contents: 13)

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The Girl in the Black Hood! (Table of Contents: 14)

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I Am a Martian! (Table of Contents: 15)

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Dead Storage! [Tales to Astonish #33 cover] (Table of Contents: 16)

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Dead Storage (Table of Contents: 17)

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The Comic (Table of Contents: 18)

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The Frightened Man! (Table of Contents: 19)

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The Voice of Fate! (Table of Contents: 20)

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The Absent-Minded Professor! (Table of Contents: 21)

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Monster at My Window! [Tales to Astonish #34 cover] (Table of Contents: 22)

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A Monster at My Window! (Table of Contents: 23)

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Masquerade (Table of Contents: 24)

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The Strange Fate of the Statue Maker! (Table of Contents: 25)

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The Invaders (Table of Contents: 26)

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Dance, You Fool (Table of Contents: 27)

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The Doorway to Nowhere! (Table of Contents: 28)

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The Thing from Outer Space! (Table of Contents: 29)

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The Hands of Time! (Table of Contents: 30)

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The Search for Pan! (Table of Contents: 31)

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Afraid to Dream! (Table of Contents: 32)

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The Star Raiders (Table of Contents: 33)

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I Found the Impossible World! (Table of Contents: 34)

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Secret of the Statues! (Table of Contents: 35)

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Ozamm the Terrible! (Table of Contents: 36)

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The Toy Soldiers (Table of Contents: 37)

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I Was Trapped in the Mad Universe! (Table of Contents: 38)

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The Worst Man on Earth! (Table of Contents: 39)

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When the Beast Walks! (Table of Contents: 40)

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The Curse! (Table of Contents: 41)

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The Eyes of the Mummy! (Table of Contents: 42)

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I Am Not Human! (Table of Contents: 43)

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Frankie's Fast Ball! (Table of Contents: 44)

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My Fatal Mistake! (Table of Contents: 45)

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Hunted (Table of Contents: 46)

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Bronson's Brain! (Table of Contents: 47)

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It Walks Like a Man! (Table of Contents: 48)

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The Secret of the Swamp! (Table of Contents: 49)

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The Most Dangerous Weapon! (Table of Contents: 50)

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The Smiling Gods! (Table of Contents: 51)

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Target... Earth! (Table of Contents: 52)

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Grayson's Gorilla! (Table of Contents: 53)

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The Little Green Man! (Table of Contents: 54)

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The End of a World! (Table of Contents: 55)

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The Secret of Sagattus! (Table of Contents: 56)

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No Ending! (Table of Contents: 57)

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No Place to Turn! (Table of Contents: 58)

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There Were Five Frightened Men...! (Table of Contents: 59)

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Tales to Atonish #35-57 Text Story Index (Table of Contents: 60)

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Table of Contents
  1. 1. Credits/Contents
  2. 2. On the Shoulders of Monsters: Transitioning Into the Marvel Age
  3. 3. The Mummy's Secret! [Tales to Astonish #31 cover]
  4. 4. When the Mummy Walks
  5. 5. The Strange Stone
  6. 6. It Fell from the Flying Saucer!
  7. 7. Man of Iron!
  8. 8. Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208)
  9. 9. The Pretender!
  10. 10. Quicksand [Tales to Astonish #32 cover]
  11. 11. Quicksand!
  12. 12. Venus!
  13. 13. The Bully Boy!
  14. 14. The Girl in the Black Hood!
  15. 15. I Am a Martian!
  16. 16. Dead Storage! [Tales to Astonish #33 cover]
  17. 17. Dead Storage
  18. 18. The Comic
  19. 19. The Frightened Man!
  20. 20. The Voice of Fate!
  21. 21. The Absent-Minded Professor!
  22. 22. Monster at My Window! [Tales to Astonish #34 cover]
  23. 23. A Monster at My Window!
  24. 24. Masquerade
  25. 25. The Strange Fate of the Statue Maker!
  26. 26. The Invaders
  27. 27. Dance, You Fool
  28. 28. The Doorway to Nowhere!
  29. 29. The Thing from Outer Space!
  30. 30. The Hands of Time!
  31. 31. The Search for Pan!
  32. 32. Afraid to Dream!
  33. 33. The Star Raiders
  34. 34. I Found the Impossible World!
  35. 35. Secret of the Statues!
  36. 36. Ozamm the Terrible!
  37. 37. The Toy Soldiers
  38. 38. I Was Trapped in the Mad Universe!
  39. 39. The Worst Man on Earth!
  40. 40. When the Beast Walks!
  41. 41. The Curse!
  42. 42. The Eyes of the Mummy!
  43. 43. I Am Not Human!
  44. 44. Frankie's Fast Ball!
  45. 45. My Fatal Mistake!
  46. 46. Hunted
  47. 47. Bronson's Brain!
  48. 48. It Walks Like a Man!
  49. 49. The Secret of the Swamp!
  50. 50. The Most Dangerous Weapon!
  51. 51. The Smiling Gods!
  52. 52. Target... Earth!
  53. 53. Grayson's Gorilla!
  54. 54. The Little Green Man!
  55. 55. The End of a World!
  56. 56. The Secret of Sagattus!
  57. 57. No Ending!
  58. 58. No Place to Turn!
  59. 59. There Were Five Frightened Men...!
  60. 60. Tales to Atonish #35-57 Text Story Index
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