Issue | #58 |
Published | May 1960 |
Frequency | bi-monthly |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 36 |
Editing | Stan Lee |
Notes | Distributed to newstands in January 1960. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. All new stories in this issue are narrated in the first person unless otherwise specified. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
Characters | Rro |
Genre | monsters |
Pencils | Steve Ditko |
Inks | Steve Ditko |
Characters | Zetora (death) |
Synopsis | The imprisoned Martian breaks free and tries to conquer the world. The military is helpless against him, but he eventually succumbs to Earth germs. |
Genre | monsters |
Pencils | Jack Kirby |
Inks | Dick Ayers |
Notes | Narrated in the third person. Zetora was introduced in issue #57. Inker credit and job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Characters | Rro; Mark Garnett; Martha Garnett |
Synopsis | A project drilling to the Earth’s core finds a dragon that is met with terrified attacks from humans. It returns home, and humans realize too late that it was intelligent and peaceful. |
Genre | monsters |
Pencils | Jack Kirby (splash page); Don Heck |
Inks | ? (splash page); Don Heck |
Notes | Penciler credit, inker credit, and job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Characters | John Pearson; Prof. Thomas Benton; Father Time |
Synopsis | A scientist's machine transports him and a reporter outside of time and into the realm of Father Time. |
Genre | science fiction |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Text story with illustration. |
Reprinted | from Adventures Into Weird Worlds (Marvel, 1952 series) #7 (June 1952) |
Characters | Amanda Dalton; John Redmond; Evelyn |
Synopsis | A woman is accused of being a witch by a woman who wishes to get even for being jilted by her former beau. The man defends her against the accusations, but when he proposes, she turns him down. It turns out the accusations were true. |
Genre | occult |
Pencils | Jack Kirby |
Inks | Joe Sinnott |
Notes | The first page is split with the statement of ownership. Inker credit and job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
Letters | typeset |
Notes | Shares the first page of "They Called Me a Witch!" Average monthly circulation not printed. |
Synopsis | A man says that he is an alien distributing toy men in order to attack Earth, but only one reporter believes him. He convinces others when he explains that he saw a wind-up key in the man's back. |
Genre | science fiction |
Pencils | Steve Ditko |
Inks | Steve Ditko |
Notes | Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |