| Issue | #7 |
| Published | January 1960 |
| Frequency | bi-monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Notes | Distributed to newstands in September 1959. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. All new stories in this issue are narrated in the first person. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
| Characters | Frank Harper; lava man |
| Genre | monsters |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | George Klein |
| Notes | Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (30 August 2006); the original indexer credited Christopher Rule. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) |
| Characters | Casey |
| Synopsis | An invader from the shadow world is defeated by a room of lights rigged up by an electrician. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee ? |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko (signed) |
| Inks | Steve Ditko (signed) |
| Notes | Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 (1962); in Chamber of Chills (Marvel, 1972 series) #14 (January 1975); in Incroyable Hulk, L' (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #46 (May 1975) [as "Je viens du monde des ombres!", French translation]; in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) |
| Characters | 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. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Joe Maneely |
| Inks | Joe Maneely |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Text story with illustration. |
| Reprinted | from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #34 (May 1956) |
| Characters | 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. |
| Genre | occult |
| Pencils | Don Heck (signed) |
| Inks | Don Heck (signed) |
| Notes | Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Crypt of Shadows (Marvel, 1973 series) #15 (January 1975); in Incroyable Hulk, L' (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #50 (September 1975) [as "Je connais la puissance du...Génie!", French translation]; in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) |
| Characters | 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. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Paul Reinman (signed) |
| Inks | Paul Reinman (signed) |
| Notes | Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) |
| Characters | 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. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko (signed) |
| Inks | Steve Ditko (signed) |
| Notes | Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Additional reprint info from Gary Willison, September 2007. |
| Reprinted | in Tomb of Darkness (Marvel, 1974 Series) #15 (July 1975); in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) |
| Characters | 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. |
| Genre | monsters |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Notes | Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1972 series) #15 (February 1975); in Monster Menace (Marvel, 1993 series) #1 (December 1993); in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) |