Issue | #19 |
Published | August 1959 |
Frequency | bi-monthly |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Stan Lee |
Notes | Distributed to newstands in May 1959. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. Additional credit info from the Atlas/Timely discussion list. |
Genre | science fiction |
Pencils | Jack Kirby |
Inks | Chris Rule |
Synopsis | A frightening alien lands on Earth and is driven off, but it was really a peaceful visitor that wanted to give humanity the technology of its advanced civilization. |
Genre | science fiction |
Pencils | Don Heck |
Inks | Don Heck |
Notes | This story is a retelling of "Alien on Earth!" drawn by Jack Kirby. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassello via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Reprinted | in Vault of Evil (Marvel, 1973 series) #15 (November 1974) |
Characters | Harry |
Synopsis | A man finds out that he keeps turning blue because he is really an alien from a planet of blue people. |
Genre | science fiction |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Text story with illustration. |
Reprinted | from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #24 (May 1955) |
Characters | Jason Trump; Maj. Tek |
Synopsis | A scientist has a theory that there is no gravitational force, instead, everything is held in place by magnetism. He builds a machine to prove his theory and points it at the moon. Unfortunately, this causes ocean levels to rise so high that his building is submerged and he drowns trying to shut off the machine without damaging it. A brave major from a nearby military base has no such scruples and he wrecks the machine, thus saving the world. |
Genre | science fiction |
Pencils | Steve Ditko |
Inks | Steve Ditko |
Notes | Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassello via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Reprinted | in Dead of Night (Marvel, 1974 series) #7 (December 1974) |
Pencils | Joe Sinnott |
Inks | Joe Sinnott |
Notes | Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassello via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Pencils | Carl Burgos |
Notes | Penciler credit and job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassello via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Genre | science fiction |
Pencils | Joe Sinnott |
Inks | Joe Sinnott |
Notes | Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassello via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |