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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published November 1970
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 68
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details - "I Found Monstrom, the Dweller in the Black Swamp!"

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)

7 page story "I Found Monstrom! The Dweller in the Black Swamp!"

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)

5 page story "I Am the Man Who Will...Destroy Your World!"

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)

6 page story "I – Am – The – Genie!"

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)

6 page story "I Was Face-to-Face With the Forbidden Robot!"

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)

5 page story "What Was the Strange Power of Simon Drudd!!"

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)

5 page story "Something Lurks Inside!"

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)

6 page story "Only I Know When the World Will End!!!"

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)

4 page story "I Fought the Man Who Couldn't Be Killed"

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)

6 page story "Mummex---King of the Mummies!"

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)