Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) comic books 1959

Cover by Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule. We Found the Ninth Wonder of the World!, art by Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule; An expedition in remote waters finds a missing scientist who has used serums to create giant turtles, one the size of a house, the other the size of an island. I Know the Secret of the Poltergeist!, art by Steve Ditko; An investigator works diligently to discover the logical explanations behind the odd occurrences at a couple's newly purchased home. The Heat's On text story, art by Don Heck. I Was the First Man to Set Foot on...the Mystery Planet!, art by Carl Burgos; A businessman bigoted against robots tries to make a deal to tap the resources of a planet rich in exploding pools of radioactive oil. I Foiled an Enemy Invasion!, art by Jack Davis. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Steve Ditko. When Aliens Meet!, art by Don Heck; A ruthless outer space game hunter captures specimens for zoos, but when he is forced to crash land on an alien world the inhabitants see him as an animal and put him in a zoo. Trouble Bubble text story, art by Joe Maneely. I Fell to the Center of the Earth!, art by Matt Baker and Vince Colletta; A scientist drills into the core of the Earth, and somehow travels back in time, where he witnesses a dinosaur attacking Neanderthals. I Was a Man in Hiding!, art by John Buscema; A man in 2087 robs a payroll and flees to a primitive world to avoid detection by his electric wrist band. I Spent Eternity in a Deep Freeze!, art by Carl Burgos; A petty criminal volunteers to be sent in deep freeze to the end of the universe and back. My Job: Capture a Martian, art by Joe Sinnott. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule. I Journeyed Back to the 20th Century!, art by Steve Ditko; A man from 2459 spends all his money building a time machine and so he travels to Fort Knox in 1959 to steal all the gold. The Weatherman text story, art by Joe Maneely. I Discovered the Men from Mars!, art by Joe Sinnott; An American spy spots a Martian ship off the coast, but it turns out to be a Soviet trick. I Found the Perfect Hiding Place in Space!, art by Carl Burgos; A miser in the future hides his money on a remote asteroid. I Am the Giant from Outer Space!, art by Paul Reinman; A space traveller many times larger than everyone else lands and carefully explores the area, accidentally causing some damage and fear. I Escaped to the Stars, art by Bob Forgione. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule. I Was a Prisoner of the Martians!, art by Joe Sinnott; A bullying director is kidnapped by Martians using the science fiction movie he's filming as a cover. Masquerade text story. My Forbidden Paintings!, art by Don Heck; A painter buys a magic brush with the power to make three paintings become real. He makes himself handsome and a famous painter. I Made Time Stand Still; An inventor accidentally makes time stand still, leaving himself the only person able to move. I Love a Mermaid!, art by Carl Burgos; A man always drawn to the sea falls in love with a mermaid. The Man Who Floats in Space!, art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule. I Was Trapped by the Things on Easter Island!, art by Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule; A pilot crash lands on Easter Island where he observes the statues rise out of the ground and discuss invasion plans of their home planet and the enslavement of Earthmen. The Inventor text story. I Am the Menace from Outer Space!, art by Joe Sinnott; An alien race sends a scout to Earth prior to their invasion, but when he investigates a mysterious space ship he is trapped and crushed, as the ship is actually a living being. I Can See Tomorrow!, art by Don Heck; A burglar steals a golden camera that takes pictures of tomorrow. I Found the Nightmare Note, art by Al Williamson; An assistant at a record store devises a sound that will make a person unconscious, planning to use it to rob a wealthy customer. I Landed on the Forbidden Planet!, art by Steve Ditko; A space pilot visits a nearby planet, but finds that it is inhabited by giants. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Jack Kirby. I Saw the Invasion of the Stone Men, art by Steve Ditko; Stone men rise out of the ground and set off a panic. Patent Pending text story. I Was the Man Under Glass!, art by Joe Sinnott; An arrogant businessman becomes governor of an alien planet and lives in an oxygen-filled dome, forbidding the natives from entering. I Laughed at the Great God, Pan!, art by Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule; A man with his date at the museum laughs at the painting of Pan; The museum guard chastises him for it. I Became a...Human Bomb!, art by Paul Reinman; A criminal sneaks aboard an experimental nuclear missile planning to hijack it and sell it to the Soviets. I Was a Prisoner of the Living Statues!, art by John Forte. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.