Uncanny Tales (1952 Atlas) comic books 1955

Cover pencils by Russ Heath. Stories by unknown. Art by Mort Lawrence, Joe Kubert, Bill Walton, Dick Ayers, Bill Benulis, Jack Abel and Werner Roth. What was the strange secret of..."The Maze!" Find out in this uncanny tale with art by Mort Lawrence. Also in this issue: "The Vanishing Lady" with art by Joe Kubert; "Wiped Out!" with art by Bill Walton; "The Lonely House!" with art by Dick Ayers; "The Martians!" with art by Bill Benulis and Jack Abel; and 2-page text story "The Search!" with illo by Werner Roth, reprinted from Menace (1953 Atlas) #1 (original title: "Quest"). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

First Comics Code issue. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by unknown. Art by Joe Sinnott, Art Peddy, Robert Q. Sale, Pete Tumlinson and Sy Moskowitz. "Sarah" with art by Joe Sinnott - A woman attempts to steal a sword that used to belong to Benedict Arnold from a farmer who dug it up on his property, but when she is confronted by a silent, grinning stranger whom she takes to be a rival collector, her shame gets the better of her and she confesses her theft to a passing police car rather than be turned over to the police by the man. After the police lead her away, the man is revealed to be a French tourist seeking directions who knows no English. Plus: "Deep Down" with art by Art Peddy - A man is chased by a monster in a cave and so blocks him in with a large gold nugget. He wants the gold but cannot figure out how to remove it without the monster getting him. Every year for 50 years he has returned to the surface and recruited another to help him think of a way to acquire the gold without being attacked. The story ends when all 50 men leave the cave after deciding that there was no way and the gold wasn't worth the effort. Also in this issue: "The Barefoot Man" with art by Robert Q. Sale - A thief desires to acquire a pair of boots for the status that it will afford him, so he steals the first pair that he comes across, but they belong to a murderer and the authorities track him down by the prints his boots leave in the dirt; "The Albatross!" with art by Pete Tumlinson - When a sailor kills an albatross, which represents good luck to the crew, the ship flounders with a dead radio until the men lash the sailor to the mast with the albatross tied around his neck as punishment...when the man dies, the ship's bad fortune clears, and they make their way back to port; "Only One to a Customer" with art by Sy Moskowitz - After a pitchman abuses the hospitality of tiny alien visitors by attempting to sell them on the street for profit, they take him back to their planet where he is sold as a toy mechanical giant; and 2-page text story "Death Comes Calling"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Add to cart GD/VG 3.0 $99.00 View scans 1" spine split from top. Water damage. Cover oxidation. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Sid Greene, Dick Ayers, Bill Benulis, Ed Winiarski, John Forte, Syd Shores and Ernie Bache. Many surprises are in store for you when you read..."Too Human" with art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache. Also in this issue: "Stumblebum" by Carl Wessler and Sid Greene; "Collector's Item!" with art by Bill Benulis; "One in a Million" with art by Ed Winiarski; "First Prize!" with art by John Forte; and 2-page text story "The Seekers" with illo by Syd Shores. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by unknown. Art by Art Peddy, Sid Greene, Manny Stallman and Ed Winiarski. "The Miracle!" with art by Art Peddy - A girl doesn't want her flower to die in the winter but her mean brother cuts it off and presents it to her. The child's mother doesn't want her belief in the power of love to be extinguished so she fibs to her that her corsage from the wedding never faded and asks the girl to place the rose in with the memento. Surprisingly, the rose does not fade. Plus: "Paddy and His Leprechauns!" with art by Sid Greene - When a man won't let Paddy marry his stepdaughter because he's got no money he goes for a walk in the forest to cool his temper. He lifts a large stone and tosses it from him as a workout. Beneath the stone leprechauns escape their prison and offer to help Paddy. When they accost the stepfather he thinks he'll get their gold when Paddy marries into the family so he accepts him as son-in-law. Paddy is so happy that he tosses the stone back over the hole and seals the leprechauns in. Also in this issue: "Paid in Full!" with art by Sid Greene - A truck driver is kind to a lonely clerk who has no friends...when the man dies, his ghost appears to ward off the driver from crossing a bridge that gets washed out by a flash flood; "Moon Ahead" with art by Manny Stallman - The first men to land on the moon realize that Jules Verne was there ahead of them; "It Grows on Trees!" with art by Ed Winiarski - Money grows on a tree in this story; and 2-page text story "The Ice Age"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Stories by Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Paul Reinman, Sy Moskowitz, Bill Everett, John Forte, Jay Scott Pike and John Romita, Sr. "Mr. Jones" is someone you won't soon forget! Don't miss this uncanny tale with art by Paul Reinman. Also in this issue: "The Poor Relation" with art by Sy Moskowitz; "Illusion" by Paul S. Newman and Bill Everett; "Those Who...Change!" by Paul S. Newman and John Forte; "The Fat Man!" with art by Jay Scott Pike; and 2-page text story "The Inventor" with illo by John Romita, Sr. (note: illo is taken from "I, The Robot" from Menace (1953 Atlas) #11). 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Carl Wessler, Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Manny Stallman, John Forte, George Roussos, Pete Tumlinson and Bill Benulis. When it all happened, why was Doctor Lionel Abbot the only man who saw..."The Warning!" by Carl Wessler and Manny Stallman. Also in this issue: "The Silent Man!" by Carl Wessler and John Forte; "The Vending Machine!" by Paul S. Newman and George Roussos; "A Secret Life" with art by Pete Tumlinson; "The Man Who Couldn't Stand It!" with art by Bill Benulis; and 2-page text story "Enchanted Land"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Jack Katz, Bob Powell, Ed Winiarski, Robert Q. Sale and John Forte. The most uncanny tales ever told! In this issue: "Look to the Sky!" by Paul S. Newman and Jack Katz; 2-page text story "The Magician"; "The Man Who Could Do Anything!" with art by Bob Powell; "The Seven Years!" with art by Ed Winiarski; "The Thing in the Box" by Paul S. Newman and Robert Q. Sale; and "He Saved the World!" with art by John Forte. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Pete Tumlinson, Joe Maneely, John Forte, Mort Lawrence, Bob Forgione and Jack Abel. Were they really..."The Last Two on Earth!" Find out in this uncanny tale with art by Pete Tumlinson. Also in this issue: "The Man Who Lived Again!" with art by Joe Maneely; "The Magic Coin!" by Carl Wessler and John Forte; "He Stands in the Shadows!" with art by Mort Lawrence; "They Appear at Night!" with art by Bob Forgione and Jack Abel; and 2-page text story "The Space Kid" with illo by Joe Maneely. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler, Paul S. Newman and unknown. Art by Jack Katz, Bob Powell, Bill Everett, Paul Reinman, Vic Carrabotta and Christopher Rule. "The Sorcerers!" by Carl Wessler, Jack Katz and Christopher Rule - King Harlow offers a bag of gold and his daughter to the most impressive sorcerer. Edwin doesn't seem to have any powers while Golvany shows off many impressive conjuring feats. Finally, Edwin casts a spell which makes himself, the princess and the gold disappear. Edwin and the princess get a castle of their own. Also in this issue: "The Nameless One!" by Carl Wessler and Bob Powell - Nolan escapes prison and has a scientist give him his teleportation device...however, everywhere Nick goes is in the midst of a terrible danger so he finally has to return to his cell...the inventor of the device was Fate himself; 2-page text story "The Treasure" - A sick boy takes comfort from a stray dog that grants wishes; "The Parrot!" with art by Bill Everett - Samson poses as 'Marvelo', a large talking parrot for an act led by Jim Hall but Tiny resents Hall taking most of the money and frames him...however, the cleaning lady at their hotel has never liked 'Marvelo' and throws his cage out a window, nearly killing Samson; "The Model!" by Paul S. Newman and Paul Reinman - Ed photographs an entrancing model who refuses to give her name...eventually he learns she's the original Mona Lisa; and "Escape!" with art by Vic Carrabotta - The future is in a state of constant war...to escape, Alan uses a time machine to go back in time but he ends up in 1941, right in the middle of the draft. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Bob Forgione, Dick Ayers, Mort Drucker, Ed Winiarski, Joe Sinnott and Jack Abel. In this issue: "The Rescue" by Carl Wessler, Bob Forgione and Jack Abel - A man's son flies a jet back into time in order to save his father during WWI trench fighting; "Something Strange About Sarah!" by Carl Wessler and Dick Ayers; "Never Double Cross a Martian!" by Carl Wessler and Mort Drucker - Believing Earth is to be attacked by Mars, two men intend on making contact with the alien beings, befriend them and steal their ship to flee Earth to avoid the impending invasion, only they have no clue what awaits them on Mars; 2-page text story "The Fan" - When a young boy builds a fan to help his family get through a heat wave it brings down the flying saucer that caused the heat; "The Flying Horse!" by Carl Wessler and Ed Winiarski; and "The Master of Men" with art by Joe Sinnott. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Cover by Joe Maneely. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Bill Benulis, Ed Winiarski, Manny Stallman, Bob Powell and Joe Sinnott. "Morgan's Magic Picture!" by Carl Wessler and Bill Benulis - When a man paints objects onto the canvas of a picture containing a model who loves him, the objects magically appear. He cares only for wealth, not her, and so she leaves him, and he finds that he cannot make objects appear without her. Also in this issue: "Plague!" with art by Ed Winiarski; "The Pharaoh Walks" by Carl Wessler and Manny Stallman - A bookkeeper who resents his job rides an Egyptian solar ship into the beyond, where the Pharaoh makes him his bookkeeper for all eternity; "Behind the Locked Door!" with art by Bob Powell - A man thinks himself a failure until he walks along a strange corridor in an abandoned house that shows him the positive consequences of his charitable acts; 2-page text story "The Big Surprise"; and "Something in Space!" with art by Joe Sinnott. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.