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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published 2006
Cover Price 54.95 USD
Pages 280
Editing Stan Lee (original editor); Cory Sedlmeier (collection editor); Mark D. Beazley (associate editor); Jerry Kalinowski (book designer); Jeff Youngquist (senior editor special projects)

Cover Details

Genre monster
Pencils Jack Kirby
Colors Will Glass (color reconstruction); ? [as All Thumbs Creative] (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10.

3 page credits "Credits/Contents"

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2 page foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Introduction"

Script Stan Lee (signed)
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1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales to Astonish #1"

Genre monster
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Christopher Rule
Colors Will Glass (color reconstruction); ? [as All Thumbs Creative] (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #1.

7 page story "We Found the Ninth Wonder of the World!"

Genre monster
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Christopher Rule
Colors Marie Javins (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #1.

6 page story "I Know the Secret of the Poltergeist!"

Genre occult
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Colors Marie Javins (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #1.

2 page text story "The Heat's On"

Colors Marie Javins (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #1.

5 page story "I Was the First Man to Set Foot on... The Mystery Planet! "

Genre science fiction
Pencils Paul Reinman?
Colors Marie Javins (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #1.

5 page story "I Foiled an Enemy Invasion!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Jack Davis (signed)
Inks Jack Davis (signed)
Colors Marie Javins (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #1.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales to Astonish #2"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors Will Glass (color reconstruction); ? [as All Thumbs Creative] (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #2.

5 page story "When Aliens Meet!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #2.

2 page text story "Trouble Bubble"

Pencils Joe Maneely [as M.]
Inks Joe Maneely [as M.]
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #2.

5 page story "I Fell to the Center of the Earth!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Matt Baker
Inks Vince Colletta?
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Letters Matt Baker
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #2.

4 page story "I Was a Man in Hiding!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils John Buscema
Inks John Buscema
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #2.

5 page story "I Spent Eternity in a Deep Freeze!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Bob Forgione?
Inks Bob Forgione?
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #2.

5 page story "My Job: Capture a Martian"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Sinnott (signed)
Inks Joe Sinnott (signed)
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #2.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales to Astonish #3"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Christopher Rule
Colors Will Glass (color reconstruction); ? [as All Thumbs Creative] (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #3.

5 page story "I Journeyed Back to the 20th Century!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors Marie Javins (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #3.

2 page text story "The Weatherman"

Colors Marie Javins (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #3.

5 page story "I Discovered the Men from Mars!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Sinnott (signed)
Inks Joe Sinnott (signed)
Colors Marie Javins (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #3.

4 page story "I Found the Perfect Hiding Place in Space!"

Genre science fiction
Colors Marie Javins (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #3.

4 page story "I Am the Giant from Outer Space!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks Paul Reinman (signed)
Colors Marie Javins (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #3.

5 page story "I Escaped to the Stars"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Bob Forgione (signed)
Inks Bob Forgione (signed)
Colors Marie Javins (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #3.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales to Astonish #4"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Christopher Rule
Colors Will Glass (color reconstruction); ? [as All Thumbs Creative] (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #4.

5 page story "I Was a Prisoner of the Martians!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Sinnott (signed)
Inks Joe Sinnott (signed)
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #4.

2 page text story "Masquerade"

Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #4.

5 page story "My Forbidden Paintings!"

Genre occult
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #4.

4 page story "I Made Time Stand Still"

Genre science fiction
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #4.

4 page story "I Love a Mermaid!"

Genre fantasy
Pencils Bob Forgione?
Inks Bob Forgione?
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #4.

5 page story "The Man Who Floats in Space!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #4.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales to Astonish #5"

Genre occult
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Christopher Rule
Colors Will Glass (color reconstruction); ? [as All Thumbs Creative] (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #5.

5 page story "I Was Trapped by the Things on Easter Island!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Christopher Rule
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #5.

2 page story "The Inventor"

Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #5.

5 page story "I Am the Menace from Outer Space!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Sinnott (signed)
Inks Joe Sinnott (signed)
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #5.

4 page story "I Can See Tomorrow!"

Genre occult
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #5.

4 page story "I Found the Nightmare Note"

Genre occult
Pencils Al Williamson (signed)
Inks Al Williamson (signed)
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #5.

5 page story "I Landed on the Forbidden Planet!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #5.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales to Astonish #6"

Genre monster
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Christopher Rule
Colors Will Glass (color reconstruction); ? [as All Thumbs Creative] (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #6.

5 page story "I Saw the Invasion of the Stone Men"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #6.

2 page text story "Patent Pending"

Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #6.

5 page story "I Was the Man Under Glass!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Sinnott (signed)
Inks Joe Sinnott (signed)
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #6.

4 page story "I Laughed at the Great God, Pan!"

Genre fantasy
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Christopher Rule
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #6.

4 page story "I Became a... Human Bomb!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks Paul Reinman (signed)
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #6.

5 page story "I Was a Prisoner of the Living Statues!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils John Forte (signed)
Inks John Forte (signed)
Colors Michael Kelleher (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #6

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales to Astonish #7"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Steve Ditko
Colors Will Glass (color reconstruction); ? [as All Thumbs Creative] (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #7.

5 page story "He Waits for Us in the Glacier!"

Genre monster
Pencils Don Heck (signed)
Inks Don Heck (signed)
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #7.

2 page text story "The Money Tree"

Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #7.

5 page story "We Met in the Swamp!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Steve Ditko
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #7.

4 page story "I Lived a Ghost Story!"

Genre occult
Pencils Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks Paul Reinman (signed)
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #7.

5 page story "I Saw the Other World!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Dick Ayers (signed)
Inks Dick Ayers (signed)
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #7.

5 page story "I Spent Midnight With the Thing on Bald Mountain!"

Genre occult
Pencils Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #7.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales to Astonish #8"

Genre occult
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Christopher Rule
Colors Will Glass (color reconstruction); ? [as All Thumbs Creative] (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #8.

6 page story "I Dared Defy the Floating Head!"

Genre occult
Pencils Paul Reinman (signed)
Inks Paul Reinman (signed)
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #8.

5 page story "I Live Again!"

Characters Thing From Bald Mountain
Synopsis The Thing from Bald Mountain rises up from where it fell in the last story and decides to go to America so that it can conquer the world. When it arrives it hides in a building that is actually a rocket that is shot into space.
Genre occult
Pencils Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Notes Sequel to Tales to Astonish #7's "I Spent Midnight With the Thing on Bald Mountain".
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #8 (March 1960)

2 page text story "New Glasses"

Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #8.

6 page story "I-Am-The-Genie!"

Genre occult
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Steve Ditko
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #8.

6 page story "Mummex --- King of the Mummies!"

Genre monster; occult
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Wesley Wong (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #8.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales to Astonish #9"

Genre monster
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Christopher Rule
Colors Will Glass (color reconstruction); ? [as All Thumbs Creative] (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #9.

6 page story "Return of the Genie!"

Genre occult
Pencils Jack Kirby
Colors Tom Mullin (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #9.

5 page story "No Way Out"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Steve Ditko (signed)
Inks Steve Ditko (signed)
Colors Tom Mullin (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #9.

7 page story "I Saw Droom the Living Lizard!"

Genre monster
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Tom Mullin (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #9.

2 page text story "Time-Stream Rescue"

Colors Tom Mullin (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #9.

5 page story "Fangs of the Bear"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Doug Wildey
Inks Doug Wildey
Colors Tom Mullin (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #9.

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Tales to Astonish #10"

Genre monster
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Steve Ditko
Colors Will Glass (color reconstruction); ? [as All Thumbs Creative] (color reconstruction)
Notes Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list, February 2009. Original indexer had not credited an inker.
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10

7 page story "I Was Trapped by Titano the Monster That Time Forgot!"

Genre monster
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Tom Mullin (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10.

2 page text story "The Flying Saucer That Was"

Genre science fiction
Colors Tom Mullin (color reconstruction)
Letters typeset
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10.

5 page story "Only I Know When the World Will End!!!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Colors Tom Mullin (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10.

5 page story "Something Lurks Inside"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Colors Tom Mullin (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10.

5 page story "What Was the Strange Power of Simon Drudd!!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Christopher Rule
Colors Tom Mullin (color reconstruction)
Reprinted from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10.

4 page text article "Biographies"

Synopsis Short biographies of Ayers, Burgos, Buscema, Davis, Ditko, Heck, Kirby, Lee, Lieber, Reinman, Sinnott and Williamson.
Script John Rhett Thomas
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