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

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.

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.

"The Man With No Face," "A Thousand Years Later" (art by Don Perlin), "The Two Dollar Bill" (art by Dick Ayers), "In the Bag," "The Hunter of Men," and a two-page text story, "The Little People." 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.

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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.

Stories include "When the Mummies Rise;" "Collector's Item;" "They Gave Him a Grave" (art by Lawrence Woromay); "The New Life;" "They Can't Burn Blackie" (art by Mac Pakula); one two page text story, "The Cursed Camera." Cover price $0.10.