| Issue | #14 |
| Published | July 1962 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Notes | Distributed to newstands in April 1962. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
| Genre | occult |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Reprinted | in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007) |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Reprinted | in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007) |
| Characters | Mr. Jann |
| Synopsis | An old man tells children stories of giants whom he insists actually exist. The adults of village think him mad, but the last panel reveals that old man is a resident of a Leprechaun village. |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Reprinted | in Weird Wonder Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #21 (March 1977); in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007) |
| Characters | Tad Carter (introduction, origin); Brad Carter; Mr. Filbert; Tobias Messenger (identified in X-Men: the Hidden Years (Marvel, 1999 series) #18) |
| Synopsis | A boy's early exposure to radiation causes him to develop powers. He is attacked when others learn of his powers, and suddenly is lifted into the sky by another far-off mutant, who contacts his mind and explains that he must live in hiding with other mutants until the world is ready. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Notes | Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. This story is a retelling of "The Man With the Atomic Brain" drawn by Steve Ditko, from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #52 (May 1959). This story is often erroneously referred to as the first Marvel mutant story, the idea is used in earlier stories from their SF anthologies, for example "The Mutants and Me!" in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #6 (November 1959) but also "Concentrate in Chaos" in Yellow Claw (Marvel, 1956 series) #2. Tad Carter next appears in X-Men: the Hidden Years (Marvel, 1999 series) #15 (January 2001). |
| Reprinted | in X-Men: Rarities (Marvel, 1995 series) #[nn] (1995); in X-Men Classic (Marvel Italia, 1995 series) #5 (February 1996) [as "L'Uomo nel cielo", Italian translation]; in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007) |
| Characters | Herr Wagner's statue |
| Synopsis | A thief attempts to rob a wax museum and is prevented from doing so by the wax figure of the museum's founder. |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Reprinted | in Weird Wonder Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #20 (January 1977); in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007) |
| Characters | Officer Jones; Molly |
| Synopsis | Conquering aliens who detest violence use fear as a weapon instead. They observe a policeman complaining about his lot in life and figure that he will aid them as he says he hates his job. When they approach him and attempt to intimidate him, the officer responds violently. The aliens flee the planet, not realizing that many humans grouse about their lot in life without being serious about what they say. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Reprinted | in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007) |
| Script | Stan Lee (replies) |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Includes a letter from "Carl the Cat" in Greenwich Village. |
| Reprinted | in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007) |
| Characters | Bertha; Homer; Ozarr |
| Synopsis | A genie grants the wish of a nagging wife for genuine diamonds but she becomes paranoid about their theft, and so stays locked in her room all day guarding them, while her husband enjoys the peace and quiet. |
| Genre | occult |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Reprinted | in Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (Marvel, 2007 series) #[nn] (2007) |