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Issue Details

Issue #19
Published August 1959
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stan Lee
Notes Distributed to newstands in May 1959. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. Additional credit info from the Atlas/Timely discussion list.

Cover Details - "The Gargoyle From The 5th Galaxy!"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Chris Rule

5 page story "The Gargoyle from the Fifth Galaxy!"

Synopsis A frightening alien lands on Earth and is driven off, but it was really a peaceful visitor that wanted to give humanity the technology of its advanced civilization.
Genre science fiction
Pencils Don Heck
Inks Don Heck
Notes This story is a retelling of "Alien on Earth!" drawn by Jack Kirby. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassello via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
Reprinted in Vault of Evil (Marvel, 1973 series) #15 (November 1974)

2 page text story "The Journey"

Characters Harry
Synopsis A man finds out that he keeps turning blue because he is really an alien from a planet of blue people.
Genre science fiction
Letters typeset
Notes Text story with illustration.
Reprinted from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #24 (May 1955)

5 page story "Deluge!"

Characters Jason Trump; Maj. Tek
Synopsis A scientist has a theory that there is no gravitational force, instead, everything is held in place by magnetism. He builds a machine to prove his theory and points it at the moon. Unfortunately, this causes ocean levels to rise so high that his building is submerged and he drowns trying to shut off the machine without damaging it. A brave major from a nearby military base has no such scruples and he wrecks the machine, thus saving the world.
Genre science fiction
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Notes Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassello via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
Reprinted in Dead of Night (Marvel, 1974 series) #7 (December 1974)

4 page story "The Iron Hulk!"

Pencils Joe Sinnott
Inks Joe Sinnott
Notes Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassello via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

4 page story "The Brain Destroyer!"

Pencils Carl Burgos
Notes Penciler credit and job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassello via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

5 page story "I Was Stranded in Space"

Genre science fiction
Pencils Joe Sinnott
Inks Joe Sinnott
Notes Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassello via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.