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Issue: World of Suspense #3
Publication Date: August 1956
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Issues: #3 of 8 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Atlas [black & white]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Atlas News Company Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Man Who Couldn't Be Touched!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Coloring credit per Stan Goldberg.
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The Man Who Couldn't Be Touched!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: A scientist correctly predicts atomic war and develops a force field to remain behind. His calculations of its duration are incorrect, however, as he believes the war will last twenty years when it only lasts for months. After twenty years he emerges from behind his force field to learn that a serum has been developed to allow people to live for a thousand years but it has no effect on anyone over thirty.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWeird Wonder Tales #14 published February 1976
as The Man Who Couldn't Be Touched! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: J-926
Disclose Notes: Oleck script per Martin O'Hearn: http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/2019/08/jack-oleck-stories-in-three-atlas-titles.html
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The Captive Brain!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 4
Job Number: J-925
Disclose Notes: Wessler script from biblio info in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol 25, No. 4, April 2015.
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Fight for Life!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: drama
Synopsis: Passengers observe how the captain bullies his brother, but when they have to abandon ship and there is only one life preserver left, the captain places it on his brother and forces him over the rail.
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In Content Item: FlagGiant-Size Chillers #2 published May 1975
as Fight For Life! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 4
Job Number: K-8
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The Spy

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: An alien from a methane world learns the habits of earthmen to spy upon them for an upcoming invasion. When he returns to his world to give his report, he automatically strikes a match to light a cigarette while waiting.
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In Content Item: FlagMonsters on the Prowl #29 published August 1974
as The Spy [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Job Number: J-857
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Rocket Time

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Chuck; Gus Farrell; Capt. Zingle
Synopsis: A teenager working at an amusement park to help support his family is kind to a mysterious boy, and finds himself rewarded with a real trip to outer space.
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In Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #63 published June 1958
as The Free Ride [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: K-91
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When the Sun Fell Down!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): ?
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Pages: 4
Job Number: J-939
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The Green Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
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Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Synopsis: Some force on the moon turns an astronaut's face green for twenty-four hours.
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In Content Item: FlagWhere Monsters Dwell #38 published October 1975
as The Green Man! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: J-910

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