Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) comic books 1951-1953

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Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by Don Rico, Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Don Rico and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: Who ever heard of wax figures coming to life? Don't miss the secret of..."The Wax Museum!" with story and pencils by Don Rico. Plus: "The Man Who Could Not Die!"; "Terror in the Streets!" with story by Hank Chapman; "The Brain!"; and 2-page text story "The Shivering Flame," reprinted from Lawbreakers Always Lose! (1948 Marvel) #10. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Vern Henkel. The Man Who Wasn't There, art by Vern Henkel. Eyes of Doom. Black Horror text story. Vampire, art by George Klein; A brother brings home a vampire bat that he has captured from a cave; It turns into a beautiful seductress and hypnotizes him into introducing her to his brother, whom she desires as a mate; He warns his brother about her, but the brother thinks he is jealous and leaves; He reads up on methods for dealing with vampires and when the woman flies into a cave, he seals it with a cross, and shoots his turned brother with a silver bullet. The Strange Machine; The leader of the Spanish Inquisition intends to do away with a rival by presenting a strange machine that will prove he is in league with the Devil. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Man Who Died Twice!; Fate teaches a lesson to a man who denies him by giving him another chance to avoid being a passenger on a doomed airliner, but when he decides to drive instead of fly, the plane crashes into his car. The Spider!, script by Hank Chapman; A boy feeds his giant spider the neighbor's animals, and then the neighbor. When the spider bites the boy, he transforms into a giant spider. The Train to Nowhere text story. The Voice of Doom, art by Gene Colan; A man murders his stuttering wife and hears her voice accusing him; A psychologist friend recommends getting a parrot from South America that knows no English and leaving it in the room he hears the voice in. The Hidden Men, art by Morris Weiss. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Stories by unknown. Art by Mike Sekowsky, Gene Colan, Basil Wolverton, Cal Massey, Tom Gill and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: Beware all of you unbelievers...take care when the hour of twelve strikes! Shut your windows...bolt your doors...and remember: "A Witch Is Among Us" with pencils by Mike Sekowsky. Plus: You'll marvel at the weird adventure of..."The Man Who Dreamed" with pencils by Gene Colan; who was the man who dared bring about..."The End of the World" with art by Basil Wolverton; he was there...he saw the horror of..."The Island" with art by Cal Massey; and 2-page text story "No Death for Joshua" with illo by Tom Gill. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Sol Brodsky and Christopher Rule. Stories by Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Paul Reinman, Ross Andru, Jerry Robinson, Manny Stallman and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: Paul doesn't know what he'll find down there, but he's got to know the secret of the creature with the..."Touch of Death" by Hank Chapman and Paul Reinman. Plus: "When Time Stood Still" with pencils by Ross Andru; "Behind the Mask" with art by Jerry Robinson; "The Ink Blots!" with art by Manny Stallman; and 2-page text story "The Devil Is Davy Jones"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. Freddy's Friend!, art by Bill Everett; An alien robot wishes to be a human being and convinces a greedy man to exchange places with him to learn the secret of where he acquires his riches from; When the alien's compatriots arrive on Earth to return him to his home planet they mistake the transformed human for the creature they are looking for and deposit him in an asylum for the delusional back home. The Letter text story, art by Russ Heath. Gateway to Horror, art by Basil Wolverton; Two prospectors find sub-surface creatures preparing an attack upon the surface world. The Murder Mirror!, art by Morris Weiss; A man kills an old man for his chest containing a magic mirror which produces a reflection of him which steals and kills for him, but when the police catch up with him, the blood of the latest victim is on his hands. I Saw Tomorrow!, art by Norman Steinberg. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Russ Heath. The Spider Waits!, pencils by Fred Kida; Sven is a factory worker who is charged with the task of keeping his workplace free of spiders; Unfortunately, Sven suffered a harrowing incident as a child and is deathly afraid of them; As an adult however, he manages to overcome his fear and takes great delight in killing every spider he can find. In Little Pieces; A man finds he has the power to kill people by tearing photos of them. The Curse Of Makhe-Sof text story. The Red Face; A man arranges for a rival to be murdered at Mardi Gras, but instead of meeting the assassin in a Devil costume, he gets hauled away by the real Devil. The Drop of Water, script by Hank Chapman, pencils by Gene Colan. The Man Who Vanished!, art by Joe Sinnott; An evil old man in a cabin tends plants who used to be people. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Russ Heath. Stories by Hank Chapman and unknown. Art by Paul Reinman, Bill Everett, Allen Bellman and Bernie Krigstein. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: "The Monster" with art by Paul Reinman - Ralph brings his film crew to Castle Frankenstein to create atmosphere but they discover the Frankenstein Monster is still alive; "Don't Turn Around!" with art by Bill Everett - Harry kills an undertaker for his money and goes to a man who helps hide criminals but the man is the undertaker; "Two Is a Crowd!" with art by Allen Bellman - George murders Ellen and buries her in his cellar but Arnold behaves as though Ellen is alive and talking to him; "The Grinning Skull!" by Hank Chapman and Bill Everett; "The Dead of Night!" with art by Bernie Krigstein - Saul digs up corpses to loot them but finds moles going after his latest victim; and 2-page text story "Asteroid Death" with illo by Allen Bellman. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. The Thing in the Sewer, art by Fred Kida; A vampire fears a murderer's knife until he realizes that it is steel, not silver. The Strangler! text story. The Man With the Whip, art by Ogden Whitney; A three-eyed, fanged freak is kept locked in the dungeon, but the boy has a normal mental development and so he hates his guardian; When the guardian forgets to lock him in, he takes the opportunity to kill the man as he sleeps. Going My Way?, art by Bernie Krigstein. The Glass Eye, art by Al Bellman; When two museum guards plot to steal the gems from an idol's eye sockets, the idol cuts off their heads and plugs them into its eye sockets. Trapped By the Dead!, art by Gene Colan. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by unknown. Art by Bill Everett, John Romita, Bill La Cava and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: "The Terrible Tunnel" with art by Bill Everett; "The Guillotine" with art by John Romita; "Pain in the Neck"; "Horror in the Moonlight!" with art by Bill Everett; "Hate!" with art by Bill La Cava; and 2-page text story "Come into My Parlor"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Clayton Moore and unknown. Art by Syd Shores, Joe Sinnott, Don Perlin, Stan Goldberg, Tony DiPreta, Gene Colan, Abe Simon and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: "When the Vampire Strikes" with pencils by Syd Shores; "The House of Skulls" with art by Joe Sinnott; "A Sight for Sore Eyes" with art by Don Perlin and Abe Simon; "The Cave of Death" by Clayton Moore and Stan Goldberg; "The Dragon" with art by Tony DiPreta; and 2-page text story "The Ghost" with illo by Gene Colan. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. The Empty Bus!, art by Syd Shores; A mobster gets on a bus during a rainy night that has no other riders in order to track down one of his former boys who took it on the lam; Suddenly a strange old man appears beside him and offers to tell him a story. Harry's Hobby!; An abusive wife pushes her husband past his breaking point. Foolproof!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A greedy landlord torches his building to collect the insurance but forgets one little detail in his plan. No Such Animal? text story. Peter and the Puppet!, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A ventriloquist's dummy is actually alive and becomes a rival for his girlfriend's affections. A Coffin for Carlos!, pencils by Don Perlin, inks by Abe Simon. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Bill Everett. Stories by Carl Wessler, Stan Lee and unknown. Art by Jerry Robinson, Bill Benulis, Al Eadeh, Joe Maneely, Jack Abel and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: "I Can't Stop Changing!" with art by Jerry Robinson; "The Martian in the Kitchen!" with art by Bill Benulis and Jack Abel; "At First Sight!"; "Horror Under the Earth" by Carl Wessler and Al Eadeh; "The Man Who Searched for Satan!" by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely; and 2-page text story "Haven on a Highway"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. The House That Death Built!, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath. The Conquerors!! text story. Jonah!! I'm Waiting for You!; A man murders his business partner and burns the body; The victim's face forms in the smoke and taunts him; Wherever he sees smoke, he encounters the dead man. He confesses to the police and is sent to the chair; When he is in Hell, he is at peace until he realizes that all of those fires produce...smoke. The Third Ghost; similar to A Christmas Carol, but the ghosts fail to find the conscience within the Scrooge. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Iron Lady, art by Al Luster. The Door text story. Brother of a Monster, script by Stan Lee; Two brothers, a deformed one and handsome one, are situated near the occurrence of murders; People suspect the deformed one as the culprit, but it turns out to be the other one. What's New?, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath. Terror Tale, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A vampire captures a fat man and takes his victim to display him to his brothers; They all agree that not even the Beast-Man captures such victims and ask the fat man his name; The fat man doesn't speak and instead transforms into the Beast-Man and attacks the vampires. The Man Who Isn't There, art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Dial 'Z' for Zombie, art by Jim Mooney; While in Haiti, Oscar Bellows steals the Voodoo Phone from the Voodoo Master; The phone allows the user to conjure up a zombie, which Bellows uses to get his revenge on those who wronged him. The Monster Inside text story. Waitin' for Satan, art by George Tuska; A shrewd man is so confident of his abilities that he makes a bargain with Satan that he can cheat his way to wealth if Satan gives him 1000 dollars to start with. Fifty-Fifty!, art by Cal Massey; As per the terms of his divorce, a man cuts his stepson in half with an ax to take the top half. The Terrible Teeth!, art by Robert Q. Sale. The Little Monsters, art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Eddie Robbins, Don Perlin, Dick Ayers, George Roussos and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: "The Man with No Face" with art by Eddie Robbins - An ambulance driver is hired by a strange doctor to transport accident victims to his private nursing home, but he begins to suspect that something is not quite right; "A Thousand Years Later" with art by Don Perlin - A German scientist invents a time machine and travels to 2953, where a man fills him in about the intervening thousand years; "The Two Dollar Bill" with story by Carl Wessler and pencils by Dick Ayers - When a crook shoots and robs a man he finds an unlucky two dollar bill on him, then has trouble getting rid of it; "In the Bag" - In a hotel, a crook steals a bag, not realizing what's in it; "The Hunter of Men" by Carl Wessler and George Roussos - A sadistic prison guard chases an escaped homicidal maniac back to the maniac's family home; and 2-page text story "The Little People"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Won't You Step Into My Parlor? Werewolf by Night!, inks by Jack Abel; A young man becomes forced into being an accomplice for a werewolf when he commits robberies for his lady love and leaves the victims for the werewolf; It turns out the girl is a werewolf too, the daughter of the elderly werewolf. The Starmen text story. The Final Payment!, art by Al Eadeh; A miser is beheaded in an auto accident and can't understand why people flee at the sight of him. When Billy Says Bang!, art by Tony DiPreta; A doctor discovers a young boy who has the ability to kill people by pointing his finger and saying 'bang' so he decides to use the child to eliminate his rivals. Not Wanted!, art by Sam Kweskin; A talent agent doesn't even bother to look at the person who walks in his door and auditions; He is unimpressed, and the talking and singing dog walks out of the office. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Bill Everett. Terror In The North!, art by Don Perlin; Villagers claim the body that has been found is the victim of a werewolf, but an American hunter scoffs, and goes out into the storm in order to kill the timber wolf and bring it back; He sets up a tent to wait out the storm and his nerves begin to get to him. The Charm that Failed! text story. A Little Pain Never Hurt Anybody, art by Gil Kane; A dentist treats his patients without painkiller in order to save money; When he catches a brain surgeon making a pass at his wife, he suffers one of his fainting spells. Red Tape, art by Sam Kweskin. Uncle Gideon's Gold, art by Louis Ravielli. Jerry's New Job, art by Tony DiPreta; A man gets a job working as a file clerk in an office run by the Devil. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Moon Madness!; A newspaper magnate wishes to build a private rocket to the moon in order to secure mineral rights, so he spreads tales of the moon being the source of werewolves to get public pressure hindering the government's moon effort. Typhoid; A couple come up with a fraud scheme to collect a life insurance policy during a typhoid outbreak and then actually encounter a carrier on the train they are leaving town on in order to spend the money in another state. The Infernal Coach text story. Noah; this time, Noah and his space ark leave Earth because of a protracted drought. The Magic Word; A magician threatens the life of a fakir unless he reveals his levitation trick. When a World Went Mad!; A scientist gives the world a serum which grants immortal life, but without the fear of death, atomic war breaks out and ruins civilization. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Edited by Stan Lee. Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Stories by unknown. Art by Russ Heath, John Forte, Lawrence Woromay, Al Eadeh, Mac L. Pakula and unknown. The strangest stories ever told! In this issue: "When the Mummies Rise" with art by Russ Heath; "Collector's Item!" with pencils by John Forte; "They Gave Him a Grave" with art by Lawrence Woromay; "The New Life" with art by Al Eadeh; "They Can't Burn Blackie" with art by Mac L. Pakula; and 2-page text story "The Cursed Camera"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.