Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) comic books 1955

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Cover art by Russ Heath. Tornado, art by Vic Carrabotta; A tornado that behaves as though it were enslaved to a particular man turns out to be created by aliens to study his behavior. No Escape text story. Willie! Or Won't He?, art by Paul Hodge. The Next World!, art by John Forte. The Threat, art by Mort Lawrence. The Giant Killer, art by Sid Greene; Four mutant giants emerge from hiding after an atomic bomb test so that they can destroy the menacing mutant creatures created by the blast; They know that the radiation from the test will eventually prove deadly to all humans, but they are hunted down and killed before they can reveal how to stop this from happening. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Man Who Bought a Dingbat; A used car salesman takes as a trade-in a car that transports him to another planet where he becomes stranded without gas among hostile alien creatures. The Journey text story. Five Fingers, pencils by Paul Hodge; A pickpocket creates a wax hand so that he can set it in his coat while his real hand does his dirty deeds; When he picks the wrong tough guy target, the guy feels his wallet being lifted and tells the thief he doesn't have time to find a cop but he is going to punish him by mashing his hand. The Rookie. Farewell-Moon; Werewolves on the moon led by a tyrant plot to conquer Earth so they send a scout that, if slain, will cause them to cancel their invasion plans. While Death Waits, pencils by Gene Colan; A miner trapped by a cave-in, figuring rescue impossible, confesses to his buddies that he's a murderer but then they are rescued nonetheless. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover pencils by Sol Brodsky. Meet Maggie, art by Sid Greene; A woman has fantastic luck because she is married to an angel. The Radio text story. The Lonely Little Boy!, art by Vince Colletta; A couple get a robot child as a companion for their son, but over time they lose their ability to distinguish between the two of them. Inside the Box, art by Ed Winiarski; A man inherits a fortune and a mystical glass which displays a man's inner self; When he goes down to the pub to choose one of his friends to share his fortune with he is dismayed to see that through the glass, they are all scoundrels. The Talking Dog, art by Bob Powell; A dog lets his master in on the secret that dogs can talk, they just choose not to. The Coward, art by Mac Pakula; A nightwatchman who lets a thief escape with the loot because he fears assault is branded a coward and exiled from his city. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

"The Lonely House," "And a Little Child," "No Time Like the Future" (art by Dick Ayers), "The Strange Ones" (pencils by Joe Kubert, inks by Seymour Moskowitz), "Little Black Bag" (art by Robert Q. Sale), and a two-page text story, "The Visitors." Cover price $0.10.

This issue contains interior artwork by Dick Ayers and Mort Drucker (5 page story). "Mr. Dugan's Dragon!" (cover featured) features a reporter who looks enough like J. Jonah Jamison to be Jonah's father. Cover price $0.10.

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Lost...One Robot, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A scientist attempts to build a robot companion but becomes jealous of its abilities; The machine can even read his mind and when the scientist thinks of dismantling the device, the robot falls apart in despair. Courage text story. The Door That Wouldn't Stay Shut!, art by Bob Powell; A landlord replaces a tenant's door with a door that continues to open of its own volition, so the man nails it shut for the night; When a fire breaks out, the door still opens itself, despite the nails. King of the World; A physicist wants his youth back so he can use his knowledge to lord it over people and drinks a youth serum that regresses him to infancy. He Came From Nowhere, art by John Forte; A man down on his luck is helped out by a 'dog' who is actually an angel. A Jinn Named Joe; An office employee gets a Jinn who helps him achieve material success, but then he becomes unpopular around the office. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover art by Joe Maneely. Tomorrow!; A man is let go from his job and approached by people who have glasses that see 24 hours into the future; They protect people from accidents and offer him a job; He accepts, but when he sees his former boss struggling to stay afloat in the river, he decides to turn in an incomplete accident report. Last Seen Climbing a Ladder!, art by Vic Carrabotta; A mocked scientist succeeds in building a ladder to an asteroid. The Little Men!, art by Paul Reinman; A carnival owner comes across small aliens who are spraying crops so that humans who eat the food will produce midgets so they won't have a size advantage when they invade. The Thinker text story. When Warren Woke Up!, script and art by Gene Fawcette; An atomic weapons scientist has a dream that the plants have become fed up with humans and have taken over the Earth. Crack-Up!, art by Doug Wildey; Spaceship pilots who can't make the grade in rocket flight school are tested in simulations. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

The Nothing Man!, art by Pete Tumlinson; When a boxing hopeful invents a powder that makes him invisible in the ring, he becomes middle-weight champ. Weather Man text story. Danger From Nowhere!; A pilot who breaks the sound barrier hears voices plotting an invasion of America which turn out to be from Napoleon. The Sleeper!, art by Bill Benulis; A father of a little boy finds out that even toys have parents too. The Talking Box!; When an atomic war destroys civilization, the primitives who are left use an old phonograph recording of a message of peace to psyche themselves up for the war raids they inflict upon neighboring tribes. The Unseen Audience!, art by Dick Ayers; A circus clown is unaware that his performance is being viewed by an appreciative alien ambassador. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Man Without Fear; A man nonchalantly goes with some aliens, thinking he's humoring some Halloween trick or treaters; His "fearlessness" convinces the Martians that Earth is better left alone and they leave. The Dreamer text story. The Man Who Followed!, art by Gene Colan; During the war, a German deserter encounters the same man, over and over, who keeps repeating, "It's your turn next!" The Wings!, art by John Forte; A small-time racketeer dies and ascends toward heaven; Along the way, he finds wings and a robe that he thinks will enable him to blend in and escape judgment. Who Goes There?, art by Vic Carrabotta; A top astronomer is a Doubting Thomas when it comes to UFO reports. Despite mounting evidence, his continued rejections and "No comment!" turn the public against him and they become an unruly mob, complete with torches. In the Dark!, art by Mort Lawrence. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.