Tales to Astonish (1959-1968 1st Series) UK Edition comic books 1961

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Learned the Dread Secret of the Blip!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A power drain and radar anomaly is traced to a creature made of electricity hiding in a cave. The Free Ride text story. I Dared Enter the Forbidden World!, art by Don Heck; A white game hunter finds the legendary elephant's graveyard, hoping to make a fortune in ivory. I Am the Invisible!, art by Steve Ditko; A man threatens a witch unless she hands over two lenses which will make him invisible. I Defied the Curse of Tut-Ah-Anka!, art by Paul Reinman; A criminal hides from the police in an old Egyptian tomb, ignoring the warning of a curse. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko. Here Comes...Thorr the Unbelievable, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; When Professor Linus mistakenly wakes up Thorr the Unbelievable he has to stop him from waking up his fellow warriors and taking over the world. The Bridge text story. My Touch Means... Doom!, art by Don Heck; A teller plans to rob his bank to pay for his wife's surgery. Save Me from the Mole Men!, art by Paul Reinman; A fighter who is cruel and likes to hurt his opponents finds out that there are some creatures stronger than him, and they like to hurt their opponents also. I Am the Victim of the Sorcerer!, art by Steve Ditko. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and Dick Ayers. Vandoom, the Man Who Made a Creature!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Vandoom, the owner of a Transylvanian wax museum, sets out to build a new monster in order to bring customers back to the museum. Chapter 2: The Mark of Vandoom, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Spirit text story. Beware! Of the Ghastly Glass!, art by Steve Ditko; A man kills to gain possession of a magic crystal that grants him four wishes, but even his carefully worded wishes backfire, stranding him on the Moon. I Dared to Enter the Haunted Room!, art by Don Heck; A scientist builds an ultimate bomb and plans to use it to hold the world hostage. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Gorgilla Strikes Again! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; Gorgilla stows away on a ship to America to contact the human race, but is met with fear and violence in New York. Gorgilla Strikes Again! Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Stranger, art by Joe Maneely. Monsteroso, art by Steve Ditko; A creature hatches from an egg and imagines itself lord of all it surveys, but it is suddenly drowned, as it is only a microbe in a scientist's culture. Robot on the Rampage!, art by Steve Ditko; A robot stationed at a lighthouse rebels against his human master and the man manages to lock the robot outside where the food supply is stashed, but thanks to the salty sea air, it rusts completely within a mere matter of hours rendering it harmless to carry out its threats. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Rommbu! Part One, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An escaped geologist convicted of armed robbery leads an alien invader to an active volcano in order to sacrifice himself to destroy the alien and protect the planet. Rommbu! Part Two, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Tree text story. The Thing with the Red Eyes, art by Don Heck; A gangster buys a pincushion doll that looks like his rival, and his reactions to pins stuck in it convince him that it works. The Terrible Trap!, art by Steve Ditko; A hunter with contempt for the animals he captures is captured by giant aliens and placed in a maze from which he can see a rocketship he could use to pilot his way home if only he could figure out how to escape the maze. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A comic writer's monsters keep coming to life, until he creates one that can't be defeated. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 3, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. What Was "X" the Thing That Lived! Part 4, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Odd Skills text story, art by Joe Maneely. One-Way Journey!, art by Steve Ditko; A heartless tycoon spends great resources and eliminates jobs in order to build a machine that will transport him from the current moment to one forty years hence because his scientists have predicted an end to disease, war, and poverty in the year 2001. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Trull! The Inhuman!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; The mental essence of an alien bent on global conquest takes over a steam shovel and is defeated by an elephant. Trull! The Inhuman! Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Time Machine text story. The Silent Screen, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; An infinite loop story about a monster who repeatedly steps out of a movie screen. Open Wider, Please, art by Don Heck; A dentist in 2030 discovers that his patient is a robot from Mars and calls the police. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A teenager mans a drill-pod and finds a primitive tribe and a horrible creature beneath the surface. I Dared to Battle the Crawling Creature Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Patent Pending text story. Help!, art by Don Heck; A writer buys a used typewriter that will only type a plea for help and an address, no matter what keys are struck. For Whom the Drum Beats!, art by Steve Ditko; A second-string drummer is envious of another member of the band, and so when he hears about a local gypsy, he goes to see her about improving his playing ability. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Unbelievable Menace of Moomba Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An explorer discovers that native African wood carvings are actually an advance fifth column invasion force under the command of Moomba. The Menace That Was...Moomba Part 2, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Green Man text story. Less Than Human, art by Don Heck; A strident anti-robot activist is convinced of the worth of robots when his son is saved by his robotic playmate. The Voice from Nowhere, art by Steve Ditko; The space pilot landing on an asteroid is perplexed by a voice from nowhere pleading for help, but he realizes that the asteroid itself is the source of the voice. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Found the Abominable Snowman! Part 1, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A TV producer fakes a film of the Abominable Snowman in the arctic, but runs afoul of an ancient underground civilization of lizard-men and a giant octopus. The Snowman's Secret!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. The Recipe text story. Something Missing!!, art by Don Heck; The first mission to Mercury has a stow-away, the lover of one of the pilots. He Waits in the Dark!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A mysterious janitor comes to work for a slumlord, but he has strange powers and ends the man's evil ways. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. I Was Captured by the Creature from Krogarr!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A dissolute human is targeted by an alien that can transport items through television sets, but he is saved by his failure to pay the electric bill. The Party text story. Behold Him! He Is the Martian!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A spy from Jupiter disguised as a human stows away on the first rocket from Earth to Mars. The Gypsy's Revenge!, art by Don Heck; An American criminal robs an old gypsy man, ignoring his pleas and curses. Where Lurks the Ghost!, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man spends the night in a haunted house with the houses caretaker. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers. Look Out!! Here Come the...Four-Armed Men!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; An explorer learns of an invasion of four-armed aliens. The Weatherman, art by Joe Maneely. He Walked Through Walls!, art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers; A stranger performs feats of magic, and offers anything that people might want if they sign a contract. Run, Rocky, Run!, art by Bob Forgione; A criminal on the run plans to stow-away on the experimental rocket he reads about, but finds out too late that is an advanced miniature rocket that cannot carry a pilot. Dream World, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A man repeatedly dreams that his bed is levitating, and cant tell if hes dreaming or not. 36 pgs., full color.