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Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) comic books

  • Item #65224734
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    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 113 VG- 3.5

    Cover coming detached at one staple.

    Starts Oct 3

    Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Iron Lady, art by Al Luster. The Door text story. Brother of a Monster, script by Stan Lee; Two brothers, a deformed one and handsome one, are situated near the occurrence of murders; People suspect the deformed one as the culprit, but it turns out to be the other one. What's New?, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath. Terror Tale, script by Stan Lee, art by Russ Heath; A vampire captures a fat man and takes his victim to display him to his brothers; They all agree that not even the Beast-Man captures such victims and ask the fat man his name; The fat man doesn't speak and instead transforms into the Beast-Man and attacks the vampires. The Man Who Isn't There, art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #65291259
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    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 127 FR/GD 1.5

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    Starts Aug 31

    Vampires Also Die; A vampire is jealous of his brother's prowess and so he bargains with a witch to kill him; The witch gives him a powder to sprinkle on his brother's wings so that they will be unresponsive when he attempts to flee the mob. A Thing of Evil text story. Buried Alive!; A magician gets his romantically-minded assistant out of the way by locking her in a safe and dumping it in the river so that she drowns as water leaks in. He Walks through Walls; When a bank president receives a shock in his bathroom which renders his body intangible he decides to rob his own bank. Skrak's Secret!; An envious artist wishes to learn how a painter paints the grotesque figures that he does so he sneaks into the studio and surprises the man in his work. Gone is the Gargoyle; A gargoyle disguises himself as a policeman to marry a human girl. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #65342235
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    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 134 CGC 1.8

    Paper: Light tan to off white

    Label #4725401003

    Starts Aug 24

    Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Carl Burgos. Stories by unknown. Art by Manny Stallman, Harry Anderson, Dick Ayers, Joe Kubert, Robert Q. Sale, Ernie Bache and Seymour Moskowitz. Brand-new Marvel Tales to capture your imagination! In this issue: "The Lonely House" with art by Manny Stallman; "And a Little Child..." with art by Harry Anderson; "No Time Like the Future" with art by Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache; "The Strange Ones" with art by Joe Kubert and Seymour Moskowitz; "Little Black Bag!" with art by Robert Q. Sale; and 2-page text story "The Visitors"! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #65291260
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    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 145 GD+ 2.5

    Cover coming detached at both staples. Cover oxidation. Water damage.

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    Starts Aug 24

    Edited by Stan Lee. Cover by Sol Brodsky. Stories by Carl Wessler and unknown. Art by Paul Reinman, Al Hartley, John Forte, Dick Ayers, Jim Mooney, Bob Powell and unknown. Brand-new Marvel Tales! In this issue: "Run All the Way" by Carl Wessler and Paul Reinman; "Philander's Last Performance" with art by Al Hartley; "No Turning Back" with art by John Forte; "This Never-Ending Dream" with art by Dick Ayers; "The Last of Angus Merriwell" by Carl Wessler and Jim Mooney; "The Machine That Ruled!" with pencils by Bob Powell; and 2-page text story "The Test" with illo by John Forte. 32 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Item #65328582
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    Marvel Tales (1949-1957 Marvel/Atlas) 149 GD+ 2.5

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    Starts Aug 31

    Cover art by Bill Everett. Among the Missing!; A prospector returns for the man who staked his expedition when he finds a city of marble and gold, but the man thinks his tales are the result of sunstroke and doesn't believe him, until he sees photographic proof. The Last Warning!, art by Vic Carrabotta; A woman has a premonition that her pilot husband is going to crash, but despite several of her dream details matching reality, he lands safely. Charlie's Choice!, art by Frank Bolle; An employee finds that by turning the hands of his factory's time clock he can enter the time dimension where no one is aware of his presence. The Broken Man!, art by Tony Mortellaro; astaways attempt to subdue one of their number whom they feel has cracked from the strain of island living. Palace of Truth text story. Stop Us If You've Read This Before, art by Jim Infantino. The Thief!, art by Joe Orlando. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.