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Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Steve Ditko

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Letterer(s): Artie Simek

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Genres: horror

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Pages: 1

Credits/Contents

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Letterer(s): Typeset

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Pages: 3

Introduction

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Writer(s): Michael J. Vassallo

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Pages: 4

Tales of Suspense #1

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): Don Heck (signed)

Inker(s): Don Heck (signed)

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Letterer(s): Artie Simek

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Genres: science fiction

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The Strangers from Space!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al Williamson (signed)

Inker(s): Al Williamson (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): General Krenkle; Lieutenant Morrow

Synopsis: In the future an alien ship arrives and lands at the world capital. The alien’s human form calms hostility and allows peaceful contact. The alien really projected an image to pacify bigotry.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-100

The Newshound

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Maneely

Inker(s): Joe Maneely

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Snoop Scooper; Marsha Marlow

Synopsis: A reporter with an uncanny nose and a woman with keen hearing and become the blueprints for a new breed of journalists.

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Pages: 2

Job Number: K-241

I Dared Explore the Unknown Emptiness!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Don Heck

Inker(s): Don Heck

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Colonel Frank Stevens

Synopsis: In the 25th-century, humans use a new cobalt fuel in their search for a colony world to relieve overpopulation. They find that humans can only flourish on Earth, and should appreciate it more.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-95

The Day I Left My Body!

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Writer(s): Jack Oleck

Penciller(s): John Buscema

Inker(s): John Buscema

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Wells; Martin Shaw; Ellen Shaw

Synopsis: A prisoner accidentally gains a psychic hold on a lawyer. He forces the lawyer to work constantly on his appeal, but fatigue hurts the lawyer’s oratory and the murderer is sentenced to death.

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Pages: 4

Job Number: M-567

He Fled in the Night

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Robinson Crusoe

Synopsis: A restless clerk leaves England for a life at sea, thinking that he will found an empire in the Pacific. Robinson Crusoe, the clerk, is sure his voyage will make his fortune.

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Pages: 4

Job Number: T-96

Notes: Unknown art per Michael J. Vassallo. Masterworks incorrectly identifies Larry Lieber.

Prisoner of the Satellites!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko

Inker(s): Steve Ditko

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Mark Coren; Zak; Ozt

Synopsis: Aliens launch satellites that shrink objects on Earth in preparation for an invasion, but the humans harness the power of cosmic rays to reverse the effects and the aliens abandon the plan.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-107

Tales of Suspense #2

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

Inker(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

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Letterer(s): Artie Simek

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Roderic Zante

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Invasion from Outer Space

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Christopher Rule

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Genres: science fiction

Synopsis: Alien ships appear over Earth, causing panic. After a failed military strike, the world's leaders disarm at the advice of an old astronomer, who had actually faked the ships to create unity.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-144

The Sorcerer

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Maneely

Inker(s): Joe Maneely

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Letterer(s): Typeset

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Genres: occult

Character(s): Tom Morton; Jack Morton; Ellen Morton; Johnny Morton

Synopsis: A man who has travelled the world and seen wonders performed by hermits in India returns home to find that his young nephew creates magic with only belief.

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Pages: 2

Job Number: H-203

Trapped in Yesterday!

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Writer(s): ?

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Inker(s): Carl Burgos

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Jason Grubb; Prof. Harvey Wilkes

Synopsis: A disgruntled janitor uses a time machine to travel to King Arthur's time to pose as a sorcerer using technology. None of it works independently, and he is forced to mop up the great hall.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-129

The Planet That Wasn't There!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Russ Heath

Inker(s): Russ Heath

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Elizabeth

Synopsis: The world president insists on missions to find a hidden planet, always leading to failure. When his daughter is killed aboard the latest rocket, the attempts to reach "Earth" are abandoned.

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Pages: 4

Job Number: T-148

The Secret of Planet "X"!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko

Inker(s): Steve Ditko

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Josef Kluge; Kirov

Synopsis: A dictator conquers an alien world full of unresisting people. He quickly finds that they are already slaves of the sentient plants, which now also control him through their spores.

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Pages: 4

Job Number: T-113

A Robot in Hiding!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Sinnott (signed)

Inker(s): Joe Sinnott (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Roderic Zante; Mr. Hartnell; Mrs. Hartnell; Billy Hartnell

Synopsis: When robots are banned, one robot escapes and sneaks into the palace of the dictator who ordered it. He deactivates the leader by pushing a button, since he was actually a rogue robot.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-145

Tales of Suspense #3

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): John Buscema

Inker(s): John Buscema

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Letterer(s): Artie Simek

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Genres: science fiction

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The Terrible Time Machine!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Christopher Rule

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Ashley Hunt

Synopsis: A scientist travels back in time to ancient Egypt and loses his memory after a paradoxical encounter with himself, or at least that's the story an Egyptian man dreamed after hitting his head.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-198

The Bridge

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Writer(s): ?

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Genres: espionage, occult

Character(s): Dr. Title; Douglas Jenks

Synopsis: A government agent retrieves a classified microfilm stolen to be given to enemy agents, and is helped by a magic bridge.

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Pages: 2

Job Number: J-707

The Thing from Planet X

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

Inker(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Synopsis: Space explorers fall under the mental sway of a sentient plant that they collect. After destroying the ship to save Earth, they say the crash was accidental, since they wouldn’t be believed.

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Robot Hater!

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): Paul Reinman (signed)

Inker(s): Paul Reinman (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Vincent Latimer

Synopsis: A man who hates robots refuses to have a robot pilot his flight to the moon, and insists on a human pilot. The flight gets in trouble and the pilot, really a humanoid robot, saves his life.

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Pages: 4

Job Number: T-204

The Haunted House!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Don Heck

Inker(s): Don Heck

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Joe Collins; Duke Warren

Synopsis: Two fugitives hide in an old house, disguising themselves as ghosts to frighten away children. They themselves flee the house because of ghostly noises made by fifth-dimensional beings.

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The Aliens Who Conquered Earth

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Sinnott (signed)

Inker(s): Joe Sinnott (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Darius Christopher

Synopsis: Alien invaders panic Earth with powerful distintegrating weapons, but when the president of Earth confronts them he is immune to their rays because of his own faith.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-196

Notes: Narrated in the second person.

Tales of Suspense #4

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Christopher Rule

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Letterer(s): Artie Simek

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Geroko

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The Invisible Army

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Sinnott [as JS] (signed)

Inker(s): Joe Sinnott [as JS] (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Hendrik Muir; Igor Zetaxas

Synopsis: A scientist is forced to work for a dictator but, instead of creating an invisibility ray as ordered, creates a teleportation ray that banishes his top officers and allows a revolution.

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Snowstorm

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Genres: occult

Character(s): Dawson; Mr. Manfredy

Synopsis: A hiker lost in the snow meets a scientist who discovered how to transform other metals into gold but lives in isolation so his discovery will not cause turmoil.

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Pages: 2

Job Number: J-866

One of Our Spacemen Is Missing!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Christopher Rule

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Lester Wells; Jim Stack; Ralph; Fred; Bob

Synopsis: A space explorer ignores his partner's caution and leads a party out into a seemingly safe world. They all disappear, captured by intelligent trees, and the more cautious explorer rescues them.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-270

The Voice of Doom!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Carl Burgos

Inker(s): Carl Burgos

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Fred Sanders

Synopsis: A ham radio operator believes he is receiving reports of an extraterrestrial battle, but he is actually receiving the thought waves of ants.

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Pages: 4

Job Number: T-278

Beware of the...Robots!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Al Williamson (signed)

Inker(s): Al Williamson (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Joe Hughes

Synopsis: A man writes anti-robot articles about his replacement at a factory by a robot. He becomes a famous writer, and realizes that the robot actually freed him to pursue his true calling.

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Pages: 4

Job Number: T-275

One of Us Is a Martian!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

Inker(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Dave Oren; Geroko; Claire

Synopsis: A Martian spy is sent to sabotage a human rocket, but he destroys a toy instead, since Martians are only an inch tall.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-263

Tales of Suspense #5

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Christopher Rule

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Eric Lansing

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I Became a Human Robot!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Sinnott (signed)

Inker(s): Joe Sinnott (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Gammus

Synopsis: An alien spy places his mind in a robot sent to Earth, hoping to be taken in for study. He gains access to data on Earth technology, but the scientists turn his robot body off, trapping him.

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Job Number: T-336

The Masterpiece

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Genres: occult

Character(s): Claude Duval; M. Finnault; Mme. Fleury

Synopsis: A portrait painter is determined to paint a landscape, and eventually disappears into it.

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Pages: 2

Job Number: G-864

I Fought the Tyrannosaurus

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Kate; Rod

Synopsis: A couple vacationing in Africa find a dinosaur egg that hatches a live tyrannosaur. The dinosaur terrifies the villagers, but eventually dies in a landslide.

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Job Number: T-345

I Walk Thru Walls!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Paul Reinman (signed)

Inker(s): Paul Reinman (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Synopsis: A criminal accidentally makes a teleporter and uses it to commit incredible burglaries, until a clever cop sets a trap for him.

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Pages: 4

Job Number: T-346

I Travelled Thru Time!!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Carl Burgos

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Vladamir Gorki; Professor Pskov; Benedict Arnold

Synopsis: A foreign spy escapes capture by using a time machine to flee to the 18th century, but finds that he has assumed the identity of Benedict Arnold and will be executed in his place.

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Job Number: T-347

I Was Trapped in the Tunnel to Nowhere!

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Penciller(s): John Forte (signed)

Inker(s): John Forte (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Eric Lansing; Makka

Synopsis: An engineer attempts to build a tunnel from America to Europe but it is destroyed by inhuman creatures living in an undersea city.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-340

Tales of Suspense #6

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): George Klein

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Letterer(s): Artie Simek

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Charley

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I Hear It Howl in the Swamp!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

Inker(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Charley

Synopsis: A fishing guide encounters an alien monster in the swamp, and after initial disbelief, the military plans to kill it. When two larger aliens arrive to take the thing away, they realize that it was only a lost child.

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Lady Luck

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Genres: occult

Character(s): Lester Ford; Marie Ford; Lady Luck

Synopsis: A businessman doesn’t believe in luck, but several beneficial encounters with an old lady change his mind.

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Job Number: G-377

I Was Captured by the Cyclops!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Don Heck

Inker(s): Don Heck

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Genres: fantasy

Character(s): Mr. Sloane; Sinbad

Synopsis: A man mentally transports himself to the past and becomes Sinbad, experiencing his encounter with the cyclops. He thinks that it was only a fantasy, but finds that he is still holding one of the cyclops' jewels.

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Job Number: T-391

The Mutants and Me!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Sinnott (signed)

Inker(s): Joe Sinnott (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Henry Marsh; Vincent Farnsworth

Synopsis: A man ignores his friend's theories about super-powered mutant humans, but after teleporting himself out of a locked safe he reconsiders.

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Job Number: T-395

Who Hides Beneath My Mask?

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Dick Ayers (signed)

Inker(s): Dick Ayers (signed)

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Genres: occult

Character(s): "Hard Luck" Harry; Mr. Craddock

Synopsis: A burglar wears a rubber mask to avoid identification, but after his victim sees him, he discovers that his face and changed to match his mask.

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Job Number: T-392

The Luna Lizards Had Me Trapped!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Christopher Rule

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Genres: science fiction

Synopsis: Human colonists on an alien world believe that they are being attacked by aliens, who, in fact, are trying to help them.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-387

Tales of Suspense #7

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): George Klein

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Letterer(s): Artie Simek

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Frank Harper; lava man

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I Come from the Shadow World!

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

Inker(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Casey

Synopsis: An invader from the shadow world is defeated by a room of lights rigged up by an electrician.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-474

Odd Skills

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Joe Maneely

Inker(s): Joe Maneely

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Jim Branner; Bill Toney

Synopsis: The manager of an auto parts shop develops a sudden tolerance for "human variation" in parts, possibly linked to otherworldly strangers in the shop at night.

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Job Number: J-216

I Know the Power of...the Genie!

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Penciller(s): Don Heck (signed)

Inker(s): Don Heck (signed)

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Genres: occult

Character(s): Nancy; Tommy

Synopsis: A little girl summons a genie to punish adults after she is spanked. The genie eventually erases all people, but the girl gets lonely and asks him to bring them back, which he does, before leaving forever.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-488

My Name Is... Robot X!

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Penciller(s): Paul Reinman (signed)

Inker(s): Paul Reinman (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Robot X; Joseph Kane

Synopsis: A criminal forces his robot assistant to help him commit crimes, but he is captured when the robot rusts and is jammed during a robbery.

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Pages: 4

Job Number: T-450

I Was Trapped Inside the Martian Maze

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

Inker(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Willy; Alice; Gen. Rufus G. Harrington; Prof. Arnold Wolsey

Synopsis: The Martians force anyone wanting to trade with them to solve a puzzle. All of the scientists sent there fail, but the ship's steward realizes that the trick is done with a simple treadmill.

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Job Number: T-489

I Fought the Molten Man-Thing!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Steve Ditko

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Frank Harper

Synopsis: An airline pilot goes on vacation after a traumatic crash, but witness a volcanic eruption and strange creature. He uses a wind tunnel to drive the lava-covered creature back beneath the surface.

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Pages: 5

Job Number: T-484

Tales of Suspense #8

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Dick Ayers

Colorist(s): Stan Goldberg

Letterer(s): Artie Simek

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Monstro

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Monstro...The Menace from the Murky Depths!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Dick Ayers

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Monstro; Prof. Faraday

Synopsis: A giant octopus appears in the harbour of a communist seaport. An American marine biologist is sent to help, and finds that it is an ordinary octopus enlarged by communist nuclear tests, and will shrink back in 24 hours.

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Job Number: T-566

The Story of Sammy Snork!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Bill Everett

Inker(s): Bill Everett

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Sammy Snork

Synopsis: A criminal accidently boards a Martian flying saucer and ends up on display in a zoo.

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Job Number: T-574

I Am the Changing Man!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

Inker(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Ozak; Les Page; Agent Craig

Synopsis: A shape-changing alien assumes the identity of trusted figures to sow panic. He is caught when he assumes the form of a dog he sees on a poster, not noticing that it is on a space flight for the next year.

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Job Number: T-568

The Recipe

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Letterer(s): Typeset

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Genres: occult

Character(s): Josie

Synopsis: A tomboyish girl tries out cooking to appease her mother, but accidentally cooks a witch's brew, totally inappropriate for a fairy like her.

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Job Number: K-338

The Runaway Planet!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Doug Wildey

Inker(s): Doug Wildey

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Ludwig Hauptmann

Synopsis: A professor believes that a planet on a collision course will not destroy Earth because of the power that governs the universe. The planet is actually a spaceship come to greet the humans.

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It Walks by Night!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Don Heck

Inker(s): Don Heck

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Living Robot [John]

Synopsis: Robots are outlawed after a series of malfunctions. One man builds a robot in secret, he is found out and the robot destroyed but the man, a robot in disguise, escapes.

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Job Number: T-573

Tales of Suspense #9

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Dick Ayers

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Letterer(s): Artie Simek

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Diablo

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I Saw Diablo! The Demon from the Fifth Dimension!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Dick Ayers

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Diablo; Ulysses Bloodstone (unnamed, identified in later retcon)

Synopsis: An extradimensional smoke monster invades the Earth. It could have destroyed humanity, but an adventurer tricks it by blowing out the smoke from a lighter, making it think humans can destroy it.

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Job Number: T-631

The Mirror

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Genres: occult

Character(s): Bruce Morton; Miss Coleman

Synopsis: A wealthy but unhappy man is motivated to change his life by the vision of his past that he sees in his mirror.

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Pages: 1.75

Job Number: H-762

The Wrath of Chondu!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Doug Wildey

Inker(s): Doug Wildey

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Genres: occult

Character(s): Chondu [Harvey Schlerman] (introduction); Joe Parker

Synopsis: A mystic is accosted by an escaped convict on the road, but mentally sends him to Limbo.

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Job Number: T-624

Time on My Hands!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): John Forte (signed)

Inker(s): John Forte (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Synopsis: A man steals a time machine to learn how to get rich but is stranded when he accidently leaves it in a garbage incinerator.

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Job Number: T-626

Earth Will Be Destroyed!

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Writer(s): Stan Lee ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

Inker(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Synopsis: Aliens plot to devastate Earth before invading, but they cannot pinpoint its location. They are unaware that they are on Earth as a speck of dust in a petri dish, which is casually discarded.

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Job Number: T-641

The Return of the Living Robot!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Don Heck

Inker(s): Don Heck

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): ?

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Living Robot [John]; Cyril Stretford

Synopsis: The fugitive robot impersonates a prominent MP to lift the robot ban. The MP escapes and defeats the robot with his bare hands, since he is also a robot, secretly protecting humanity.

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Job Number: T-627

Tales of Suspense #10

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Penciller(s): Jack Kirby

Inker(s): Steve Ditko

Colorist(s): ?

Letterer(s): Artie Simek

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Cyclops [Polyphemus]; Duncan; Amanda

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I Brought the Mighty Cyclops Back to Life!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Jack Kirby (signed)

Inker(s): Dick Ayers (signed)

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Genres: horror

Character(s): Cyclops [Polyphemus]; Duncan; Amanda

Synopsis: A young couple thaw out a cyclops in an iceberg, and must lure it into an icy pit to keep it from hurting anyone.

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Job Number: T-689

Out of the Jungle

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Anthony Jones; Johnny

Synopsis: A man runs into the descendant of gorillas that immigrated from the jungle to America.

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Job Number: A-1001

I Was Trapped in Nightmare Valley

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Paul Reinman (signed)

Inker(s): Paul Reinman (signed)

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Frank Savage

Synopsis: An explorer encounters sentient, extraterrestrial trees in Asian mountains. They plan to spread their pollen all over the Earth, but they are fortuitously destroyed by a volcano.

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Job Number: T-694

Behind My Door Waits...Medusa!

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

Inker(s): Steve Ditko (signed)

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Genres: occult

Character(s): Medusa

Synopsis: A curio shop owner tells customers that a strange statue is a burglar turned to stone by Medusa. No one believes him, but none dare open the door which he says leads to Medusa.

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I Am the Shaggy Creature

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Writer(s): ?

Penciller(s): Don Heck

Inker(s): Don Heck

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Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Victor Phillips; Gargantus

Synopsis: A scientist transforms himself into a gorilla to hide from the police, but his gorilla brain forgets how to use the antidote.

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Job Number: T-690

Special Bonus: Stan Lee letter to Dick Ayers

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Writer(s): Stan Lee (signed)

Letterer(s): Typeset

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Notes: Stan Lee's letter of praise to Dick Ayers for his inking work over Jack Kirby on Tales of Suspense #8 "Monstro". Letter dated 8/25/59.

Tales of Suspense #9 Page 1 Original Art: The Return of the Living Robot!

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Penciller(s): Don Heck

Inker(s): Don Heck

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Genres: science fiction

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