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

  • Issue #151
    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 151
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover art by Bill Everett. Barely Human, art by Joe Orlando. Secret Weapon!, art by Paul Reinman; A scientist invents a mind control device to thwart an alien invasion and get the aliens to do some urban renewal projects to boot. A Phantom In the Sky!, art by Jay Scott Pike; A Nazi pilot crosses a dimensional barrier into another world pursuing a dirigible with the intent to capture it. Who Walks In the Ruins; A stamp collector attempts to steal the Midas stamp, which brings its owner great wealth. The Exchange text story. It's Alive, art by Bill Everett; Space explorers discover an Ego the Living Planet-type world. The Parasite!; Aliens intercede with the economic functioning of Earth when they show concern over a wealthy industrialist wishing a monopoly on space flight. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #152
    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 152
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #3866520002
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1198533017
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    "Trapped in the Chinese Garden" (art by Mac L. Pakula), "When the Bubble Burst" (art by Wally Wood), "When Mongorr Appeared," "Beware the Invisible Trap," "The Menace of the Mole-Men" (pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel), "The People That Never Were" (art by Gray Morrow), and a two-page text story, "The Magic Hotel." Joe Maneely cover. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #153
    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 153
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1294524004
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. They Prowl On Earth!, art by Herb Familton; Oil barons from Mercury are looking for places to drill in Texas when an Earthling picks up their thought transmissions and thinks he's developed telepathy. No One Can See Me!, art by Robert Q. Sale; An assistant to a professor arranges to dispose of the man's glasses so he must drive a dangerous road at night; When the man has an accident and dies, the assistant plots to sell his invisibility potion to a foreign power. It Can't Be Done!, art by Ted Galindo; A scientist takes a handgun back to 1756 for protection when confronting a gunsmith he hopes to stop from developing his 'ultimate weapon' so that wars will not be as devastating. The Last Man Alive! Music From Above text story. Scare At Sea!, art by Bill Everett. Saucer In the Sky!, art by Pete Morisi. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #154
    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 154

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    Something In the Sea!, art by Paul Reinman; A sailor meets a sea captain on a pier who tells him his fate is to run into a green fog concealing a giant white whale. I Live In Fear, art by Bob Powell; A reporter regrets getting his scientist friend to test out his invisibility ray on him when he detects non-human invisible creatures following humans around. The Mystery of the Black Box; A crook has a black box which links to the year 1791. The Hidden Man, art by Dave Berg; Two communist agents get taken for fools by a man disguised as a chemist who is actually the one that they are trying to arrest. Away From It All text story. The Stranger's Suitcase, art by Bill Walton. The Black Raven; A man hears the story of a wooden idol which points to an expensive gem and gets his buddies to follow him to Africa. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #155
    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 155
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #16-1BFE732-006
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

    "I Walk Through Glass," "Forbidden Fruit," "When I Close My Eyes," "Man in a Trance," "The Saucer That Couldn't Fly," "The Lost Million," and a two-page text story, "Upside-Down." Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #156
    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 156

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    Cover art by Bill Everett. How High Is High?, art by Paul Reinman; Aliens from space try to destroy Earth by building two mile high skyscrapers which will destabilize the planet's orbit. The Door To...?; A hypnotist implants a suggestion into a prison's convicts that, if they escape, they have a recurring dream that passing through a door will grant them sanctuary and the door is that which enters the prison. Which Face Is Mine?; A crook gets the magical ability to change his face, but after pulling a robbery, he makes the mistake of changing his face to look like an escaped criminal and is shot to death by police. The Quill Pen text story. The Secret Formula; A secret formula gives a man the ability to project himself into the future. Sounds In the Night; A deserter from the war of 1812 feels redeemed when his grandson takes up arms to fight for the Union. Forbidden...Keep Out, art by Mac Pakula. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #157
    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 157
    • INCOMPLETE. Piece of back cover and last page missing, does not affect art or story. Centerfold detached, tears throughout.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
  • Issue #158
    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 158

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  • Issue #159
    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 159
    • 2" spine split from top of comic. Water saturation. Cover oxidation.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    The Man Who Believed, art by Paul Reinman. The Last Look, art by Bernie Krigstein. Wish You Were Here, art by Ed Winiarski; An artist with a poor memory for details comes across an old man who designs greeting cards with magic ink that makes what is drawn there actually occur. Four Who Vanished, art by Al Eadeh. Nose for News text story. Behind the Iron Gate!, art by Matt Fox. The Terrible Touch!, art by Syd Shores; A miner comes upon the immortal king Midas, takes him for a claim jumper and grabs him; The two men that the miner is telling the story to scoff in disbelief so the miner removes his gloves revealing solid gold hands. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.