Issue | #1 |
Published | November 1970 |
Frequency | bi-monthly |
Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
Pages | 68 |
Editing | Stan Lee |
Characters | Monstrom |
Genre | monsters |
Pencils | Jack Kirby; Marie Severin (cover additions; alterations) |
Inks | Dick Ayers; Marie Severin (cover additions; alterations) |
Notes | Marie Severin cover work credit from Nick Caputo (June 30, 2006) |
Reprinted | from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #11 (September 1960) |
Characters | Monstrom; John; Billy; Sara |
Genre | monsters |
Script | Stan Lee ?; Larry Lieber ? |
Pencils | Jack Kirby |
Inks | Dick Ayers |
Notes | Narrated in the first person. |
Reprinted | from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #11 (September 1960) |
Characters | Mool [disguised as "Ralph Masters"]; John; Anne |
Synopsis | An alien emperor of an immortal race comes to Earth disguised as a human to decide whether or not to order an invasion. He is impressed with the humans' decency and falls in love with a human girl, calling off the invasion and giving up immortality to stay with her. |
Genre | science fiction |
Pencils | Don Heck |
Inks | Don Heck |
Notes | Narrated in the first person. |
Reprinted | from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #71 (October 1959) |
Characters | genie; Freddy Sykes |
Synopsis | Criminal Freddy Sykes finds a genie and plans to use its powers for his own benefit. |
Genre | horror |
Script | Stan Lee ?; Larry Lieber ? |
Pencils | Jack Kirby |
Inks | Steve Ditko |
Notes | Narrated in the first person. |
Reprinted | from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #8 (March 1960) |
Characters | Ralph; Anne |
Synopsis | In the near future, a man reactivates an illegal robot in order to gain recognition for stopping it. He destroys the robot, but realizes that robots are harmless, and instead of cashing in he confesses his plan, and advocates the legalization of robots. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Stan Lee ?; Larry Lieber ? |
Pencils | Don Heck |
Inks | Don Heck |
Notes | Narrated in the first person. |
Reprinted | from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #11 (September 1960) |
Characters | Simon Drudd; Bentley |
Genre | horror |
Script | Stan Lee ?; Larry Lieber ? |
Pencils | Jack Kirby |
Inks | Christopher Rule |
Notes | Narrated in the first person. |
Reprinted | from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10 (July 1960) |
Characters | Ted Karson |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Stan Lee ?; Larry Lieber ? |
Pencils | Steve Ditko |
Inks | Steve Ditko |
Notes | Narrated in the first person. |
Reprinted | from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10 (July 1960) |
Characters | Kartu |
Synopsis | A derelict claims to be from another world and says that another planet will collide with Earth within days, but he is believed mad. He escapes and decides that he really is insane, hiding in a cave while, unknown to him, astronomers observe a nearby planetary collision and realise that he really was an alien. |
Genre | science fiction |
Script | Stan Lee ?; Larry Lieber ? |
Pencils | Don Heck |
Inks | Don Heck |
Notes | Narrated in the first person. |
Reprinted | from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #10 (July 1960) |
Characters | Duke Jordan (only appearance) |
Synopsis | A criminal escapes from prison in 1969 after 10 years and robs a warehouse. He is found by a police officer with superhuman powers, and is surprised to learn that the police now only recruit robots. |
Genre | science fiction |
Pencils | Sol Brodsky ? |
Inks | Sol Brodsky ? |
Notes | Narrated in the first person. |
Reprinted | from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #71 (October 1959) |
Characters | Mummex [Raaka]; Paul Fleming; Sara |
Synopsis | An archaeologist finds a giant mummy in the Egyptian desert. It rises and searches the tombs and museums of the area, examining several mummies before returning into the desert. The scientist follows it and sees the mummy enter a spaceship and lift-off. It was actually an explorer looking for missing space pilots, who wear mummy-like bandages as protective suits. |
Genre | monsters |
Pencils | Don Heck |
Inks | Don Heck |
Notes | Narrated in the second person. |
Reprinted | from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #8 (March 1959) |