| Issue | #52 |
| Published | May 1959 |
| Frequency | bi-monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Notes | Distributed to newstands in February 1959. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
| Characters | Lynn Hamilton |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Christopher Rule |
| Notes | The scene and characters depicted on this cover are from "Menace From Mars!" not "Invasion From Outer Space!". Cover inks ID from Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list, December 2008. |
| Characters | Lynn Hamilton |
| Synopsis | Martians threaten to invade Earth, but an intelligent human intimidates them by demonstrating his mastery of the strongest animals on Earth. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Christopher Rule |
| Notes | Narrated in the first person. This story is set in 2306. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Characters | Bob Winkle; Fred Dunn |
| Synopsis | Two old friends deceive each other about their own success, until a dream of a heavenly restaurant teaches them the importance of honesty. |
| Genre | occult |
| Pencils | Joe Maneely |
| Inks | Joe Maneely |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Text story with illustration. |
| Reprinted | from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #53 (September 1956) |
| Characters | Ted Lestron; Karl Lestron |
| Synopsis | A man gains powerful psychic abilities from his parents’ exposure to radiation, and he is hunted by the government until a hidden group of like-powered people contact him and bring him to their community. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee ? |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Notes | Narrated in the second person. This story is retold in Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series) #14 (July 1962) as "The Man in the Sky!" by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Stan Lee tentatively credited as writer on the basis of his authorship of the retelling. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. (shares job number with "Menace from Mars!") |
| Synopsis | Alien conquerors create a sentient gas and send it to Earth to mentally enslave a human in order to test their readiness for conquest. The gas accidentally possesses a ventriloquist's puppet, and is trapped, unable to control the mindless vessel. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Notes | Narrated in the second person. This story is retold in Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #65 (February 1961) as "Kragoo!" drawn by Don Heck. |
| Characters | Norman Crane; Griffith Cartwright |
| Synopsis | A screenwriter pitchs a director a movie theorizing that haunted houses are the arrival points for time travellers from the future, but he thinks the story is too far-fetched. The writer is relieved, since he is such a traveler and his secret is safe. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Notes | Narrated in the second person. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Characters | Harvey Adams; John Hughes; X233; X791 |
| Synopsis | A robot army invades Earth, but they are forced to retreat by rusting the first time it rains. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Pencils | Joe Sinnott |
| Inks | Joe Sinnott |
| Notes | Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |