Tales of Suspense (1959) comic books 1959, graded by CGC

Add to cart CGC 5.0 $700.00 Paper: Cream to off white Label #4241373005

Cover by Steve Ditko. "Invasion from Outer Space," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; 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. "The Sorcerer" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Trapped in Yesterday!", art by Carl Burgos; 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. "The Planet That Wasn't There!", art by Russ Heath; 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. "The Secret of Planet "X"!", art by Steve Ditko; 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. "A Robot in Hiding!", art by Joe Sinnott; 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. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 3.0 $200.00 Paper: Off white Label #4063085001 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($6.00) will be charged at checkout.

Cover by John Buscema. "The Terrible Time Machine!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; 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. "The Bridge" text story. "The Thing from Planet X," art by Steve Ditko; 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 wouldnt be believed. "Robot Hater!", art by Paul Reinman; 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. "The Haunted House!", art by Don Heck; 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. "The Aliens Who Conquered Earth," art by Joe Sinnott; Alien invaders panic Earth with powerful disintegrating weapons, but when the president of Earth confronts them he is immune to their rays because of his own faith. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $445.00 Paper: Off white to white Slab: Scuffing on back of case Label #1486121002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.35) will be charged at checkout. Other items consigned by Saddle River Comics

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. "The Invisible Army," art by Joe Sinnott; 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. "Snowstorm" text story. "One of Our Spacemen Is Missing!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; 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. "The Voice of Doom!", art by Carl Burgos; A ham radio operator believes he is receiving reports of an extraterrestrial battle, but he is actually receiving the thought waves of ants. "Beware of the... Robots!", art by Al Williamson; 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. "One of Us Is a Martian!", art by Steve Ditko; A Martian spy is sent to sabotage a human rocket, but he destroys a toy instead, since Martians are only an inch tall. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart CGC 4.5 $451.24 or Best Offer Paper: Light tan to off white Label #2037471002 This is a consignment item. A 3% buyer's premium ($13.54) will be charged at checkout.

Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Chris Rule. "I Became a Human Robot!", art by Joe Sinnott; 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. "The Masterpiece" text story. "I Fought the Tyrannosaurus," art by Steve Ditko; 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. "I Walk Thru Walls!", art by Paul Reinman; A criminal accidentally makes a teleporter and uses it to commit incredible burglaries, until a clever cop sets a trap for him. "I Traveled Thru Time!!", art by Carl Burgos; 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. "I Was Trapped in the Tunnel to Nowhere!", art by John Forte; An engineer attempts to build a tunnel from America to Europe but it is destroyed by inhuman creatures living in an undersea city. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.