Issue | #64 |
Published | January 1961 |
Frequency | monthly |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Stan Lee |
Notes | Distributed to newstands in September 1960. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
Characters | Rorgg; Tim Johnson; Ann |
Genre | monsters |
Pencils | Jack Kirby |
Inks | Dick Ayers |
Characters | Rorgg; Tim Johnson; Ann; Frank Johnson; Fred |
Synopsis | A spider-like alien invades a small New Mexico town. No one can stop him except for a boy who reads science-fiction comics, who shows the value of imagination by killing him with a spray can of DDT. |
Genre | monsters |
Pencils | Jack Kirby |
Inks | Dick Ayers |
Notes | Narrated in the first person. Rorrg next appears in Fantastic Four Unlimited (Marvel, 1993 series) #7 (September 1994). The Frank Johnson in this story is not the same character as the creator of Zzutak from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #88 (September 1961). Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Reprinted | in Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (March 1971); in Monster Menace (Marvel, 1993 series) #4 (March 1994) |
Characters | Willie Wimms; Hugh Wimms |
Synopsis | In the future, young boy's afternoon is nearly ruined by a scheduled rainstorm, but when he runs into the rainmaker's magical assistant, he gets a delay. |
Genre | science fiction; occult |
Pencils | Joe Maneely |
Inks | Joe Maneely |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Text story with illustration. |
Reprinted | from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #49 (August 1956) |
Characters | Eric Kane |
Synopsis | A convict escapes and hides in a cavern, where he finds a society of lizard men unable to breathe on the surface. When he tries to steal the diamond that provides their light he is transformed into a lizard man and forced to live among them as an outcast. |
Genre | occult |
Pencils | Don Heck |
Inks | Don Heck |
Notes | Narrated in the first person. For some reason, a "Dread African prison camp" contains only white convicts and guards. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Reprinted | in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #6 (December 1966) |
Characters | Hugo Barge; Korumbu |
Synopsis | A fat man who wishes to lose weight without giving up overeating goes to Korumbu for a magic potion. Korumbu tells him it is too dangerous at first, but when the fat man threatens to sic the authorities on the gypsy camp, Korumbu gives him the potion. He drinks, and passes out. When he comes to, the gypsy camp is gone, and he finds the potion has worked too well. He is constantly losing weight and if he stops stuffing his face even for a moment, he is in danger of wasting away to nothing. He spends the rest of his days searching for Korumbu. |
Genre | occult |
Pencils | Steve Ditko |
Inks | Steve Ditko |
Notes | Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Reprinted | In Fear (Marvel, 1970 series) #3 (March 1971) |
Characters | Bruno Storme; Pierre Duval; Kazar |
Synopsis | A bullying strong-man torments the animals in the circus where he works. He is humiliated and beaten by a mysterious strong-man, who turns out to be a gorilla disguised by its trainer, who is a chimpanzee in disguise. |
Genre | horror |
Pencils | Paul Reinman |
Inks | Paul Reinman |
Notes | Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |