Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) comic books 1956-1969

The House on the Hill!, art by Al Hartley. The Mirror text story. The Greed of Silas Plunkett!, art by Manny Stallman; A man gets a loan from a greedy banker in order to go into competition with him by taking all his customers since he charges lower interest rates. Louie's Leprechaun!; A man meets a Leprechaun who turns out to be his father-in-law. It Tolls By Night!; A bell tolls a warning of alien invasion. Where Dinosaurs Dwell!, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; When a man experiences a trip through time he isn't sure if he dreamed the whole thing or it really happened. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Carl Burgos. The Lost World!, art by Bob Forgione. Reach For the Stars!, art by Joe Maneely. As the Crowd Roars, art by Bob Powell. Address Unknown, art by Bob Bean; An inventor creates a machine to convert rocks into diamonds but kicks it when it doesn't work and turns to panhandling; The kick starts the machine up and it makes his old landlady very rich, but she cannot locate him. The Town That Wasn't text story. One Man's Leprechaun, art by Mort Drucker; A simple man who wants to be mayor helps a Leprechaun in the forest by letting him out of a cave. The Leprechaun gives him magic seeds and magic paint to revitalize the town, but when he asks the ungrateful townsfolk to be made mayor they scoff at him just as much as before when the town was rundown, so he goes back into the forest and takes the Leprechaun with him back into the cave. The Secret Land, art by Bob McCarty. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Frozen Alive!, art by Bob Brown; Three scientists free a T-Rex frozen in a block of ice. The Trouble With Marcus, art by Frank Bolle; A man desires to the leave the ranks of the spacemen, but finds that after years in space, he doesn't fit in on Earth anymore. It Happened To the Captain, pencils by J. Infantino; A cruel sea captain demands the waves be calm as glass and finds his ship trapped in a bottle. The Boaster text story. The Vanishing Martians, art by Steve Ditko; A man oversees soldiers from Jupiter land their craft on Earth to make repairs after a successful war with Martians. The Perilous Prize, pencils by Sid Check. Voices In the Night!; A broadcaster inadvertingly saves lives when different dialogue parts of programs get sent out to people in dangerous situations. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"Where Did They Go," "The Many Worlds of Henry Adams," "The Hollow Suit" (art by George Roussos), "Earthquake" (art by Bill Everett), Scared Away," "The Despot," and a two-page text story, "The Clock." Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. Among the Missing!; A prospector returns for the man who staked his expedition when he finds a city of marble and gold, but the man thinks his tales are the result of sunstroke and doesn't believe him, until he sees photographic proof. The Last Warning!, art by Vic Carrabotta; A woman has a premonition that her pilot husband is going to crash, but despite several of her dream details matching reality, he lands safely. Charlie's Choice!, art by Frank Bolle; An employee finds that by turning the hands of his factory's time clock he can enter the time dimension where no one is aware of his presence. The Broken Man!, art by Tony Mortellaro; astaways attempt to subdue one of their number whom they feel has cracked from the strain of island living. Palace of Truth text story. Stop Us If You've Read This Before, art by Jim Infantino. The Thief!, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

I Plunged Into Darkness!, art by Mort Drucker; A mountain climber meets a girl made of ice who saves his life and they fall in love; The ice people patriarch implants a mental block in the climber so that he will return to his own people. The House of Shadows!, art by Mac Pakula; Visitors from the future bring joy to a small town and then take the entire town with them back to the future. The Shrinking Man!, art by Bob Powell; A lab assistant knocks over a container filled with a new mold and thinks that the effect has shrunk him but it actually only works on inorganic matter and has enlarged the furniture and the house. The Man from Nowhere, art by Ed Winiarski. The Recipe text story. Ultimate Weapon, art by Vic Carrabotta; Foreign powers kidnap a scientist and he builds a teleportation machine to return back home. I'll Live Forever, art by Gray Morrow. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. Barely Human, art by Joe Orlando. Secret Weapon!, art by Paul Reinman; A scientist invents a mind control device to thwart an alien invasion and get the aliens to do some urban renewal projects to boot. A Phantom In the Sky!, art by Jay Scott Pike; A Nazi pilot crosses a dimensional barrier into another world pursuing a dirigible with the intent to capture it. Who Walks In the Ruins; A stamp collector attempts to steal the Midas stamp, which brings its owner great wealth. The Exchange text story. It's Alive, art by Bill Everett; Space explorers discover an Ego the Living Planet-type world. The Parasite!; Aliens intercede with the economic functioning of Earth when they show concern over a wealthy industrialist wishing a monopoly on space flight. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"Trapped in the Chinese Garden" (art by Mac L. Pakula), "When the Bubble Burst" (art by Wally Wood), "When Mongorr Appeared," "Beware the Invisible Trap," "The Menace of the Mole-Men" (pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel), "The People That Never Were" (art by Gray Morrow), and a two-page text story, "The Magic Hotel." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. They Prowl On Earth!, art by Herb Familton; Oil barons from Mercury are looking for places to drill in Texas when an Earthling picks up their thought transmissions and thinks he's developed telepathy. No One Can See Me!, art by Robert Q. Sale; An assistant to a professor arranges to dispose of the man's glasses so he must drive a dangerous road at night; When the man has an accident and dies, the assistant plots to sell his invisibility potion to a foreign power. It Can't Be Done!, art by Ted Galindo; A scientist takes a handgun back to 1756 for protection when confronting a gunsmith he hopes to stop from developing his 'ultimate weapon' so that wars will not be as devastating. The Last Man Alive! Music From Above text story. Scare At Sea!, art by Bill Everett. Saucer In the Sky!, art by Pete Morisi. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Something In the Sea!, art by Paul Reinman; A sailor meets a sea captain on a pier who tells him his fate is to run into a green fog concealing a giant white whale. I Live In Fear, art by Bob Powell; A reporter regrets getting his scientist friend to test out his invisibility ray on him when he detects non-human invisible creatures following humans around. The Mystery of the Black Box; A crook has a black box which links to the year 1791. The Hidden Man, art by Dave Berg; Two communist agents get taken for fools by a man disguised as a chemist who is actually the one that they are trying to arrest. Away From It All text story. The Stranger's Suitcase, art by Bill Walton. The Black Raven; A man hears the story of a wooden idol which points to an expensive gem and gets his buddies to follow him to Africa. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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"I Walk Through Glass," "Forbidden Fruit," "When I Close My Eyes," "Man in a Trance," "The Saucer That Couldn't Fly," "The Lost Million," and a two-page text story, "Upside-Down." Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. How High Is High?, art by Paul Reinman; Aliens from space try to destroy Earth by building two mile high skyscrapers which will destabilize the planet's orbit. The Door To...?; A hypnotist implants a suggestion into a prison's convicts that, if they escape, they have a recurring dream that passing through a door will grant them sanctuary and the door is that which enters the prison. Which Face Is Mine?; A crook gets the magical ability to change his face, but after pulling a robbery, he makes the mistake of changing his face to look like an escaped criminal and is shot to death by police. The Quill Pen text story. The Secret Formula; A secret formula gives a man the ability to project himself into the future. Sounds In the Night; A deserter from the war of 1812 feels redeemed when his grandson takes up arms to fight for the Union. Forbidden...Keep Out, art by Mac Pakula. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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The Man Who Believed, art by Paul Reinman. The Last Look, art by Bernie Krigstein. Wish You Were Here, art by Ed Winiarski; An artist with a poor memory for details comes across an old man who designs greeting cards with magic ink that makes what is drawn there actually occur. Four Who Vanished, art by Al Eadeh. Nose for News text story. Behind the Iron Gate!, art by Matt Fox. The Terrible Touch!, art by Syd Shores; A miner comes upon the immortal king Midas, takes him for a claim jumper and grabs him; The two men that the miner is telling the story to scoff in disbelief so the miner removes his gloves revealing solid gold hands. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.