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Issue: Tales of Suspense #2
Publication Date: March 1959
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Issues: #2 of 99 Issues (172 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: none
Indicia Publisher: Male Publishing Corp.
On Sale Date: 11/04/1959
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Distributed to newstands in November 1958. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In22
Disclose Reprinted From1
reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images1
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Robot in Hiding

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Roderic Zante
First Line: There he is!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEl despertar del mundo #48 published May 1959
as ¿Cuál era el secreto del robot escondido? [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagAmazing Stories of Suspense #16 published January 1964
as Robot in Hiding [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagAmazing Stories of Suspense #143 published January 1975
as Robot in Hiding [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagAmazing Stories of Suspense #177 published January 1979
as Robot in Hiding [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2006
as Tales of Suspense #2 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The robot on the cover looks nothing like the one in the story it supposedly illustrates.
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Invasion from Outer Space

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
First Line: They appeared suddenly, a vast fleet of spaceships that hovered...
Synopsis: Alien ships appear over Earth, causing panic. After a failed military strike, the world's leaders disarm at the advice of an old astronomer, who had actually faked the ships to create unity.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEl despertar del mundo #48 published May 1959
as Invasión Desde Otros Planetas [Story on Interior Page(s)]as "Invasión Desde Otros Planetas", Spanish translation
In Content Item: FlagCreepy Worlds #81 published January 1969
as Invasion From Outer Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCreepy Worlds #236 published January 1986
as Invasion from Outer Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2006
as Invasion from Outer Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: T-144
Disclose Notes: Story is pages 3-7 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
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The Sorcerer

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, occult
Character(s): Tom Morton; Jack Morton; Ellen Morton; Johnny Morton
First Line: From the time he was a little boy...
Synopsis: A man who has travelled the world and seen wonders performed by hermits in India returns home to find that his young nephew creates magic with only belief.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEl despertar del mundo #48 published May 1959
as El Hechicero [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]as "El Hechicero", Spanish translation
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2006
as The Sorcerer [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagStrange Tales of the Unusual #1 published December 1955
was The Sorcerer [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: H-203
Disclose Notes: Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).
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Trapped in Yesterday!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Jason Grubb; Prof. Harvey Wilkes
First Line: All your adult life you've been a janitor, Jason Grubb...
Synopsis: A disgruntled janitor uses a time machine to travel to King Arthur's time to pose as a sorcerer using technology. None of it works independently, and he is forced to mop up the great hall.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEl despertar del mundo #48 published May 1959
as Preso en el Ayer [Story on Interior Page(s)]as "Preso en el Ayer", Spanish translation
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2006
as Trapped in Yesterday! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: T-129
Disclose Notes: Narrated in the second person. Possible Burgos pencils per Michael J. Vassallo and Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr via the Timely/Atlas Facebook page. Previous indexer credited Bob Forgione. Inks credit per Michael J. Vassallo from Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 2006) #1 (2006).

Story is pages 10-14 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
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The Planet That Wasn't There!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): The President; Elizabeth
First Line: The year is 2026 A.D.!
Synopsis: The world president insists on missions to find a hidden planet, always leading to failure. When his daughter is killed aboard the latest rocket, the attempts to reach "Earth" are abandoned.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEl despertar del mundo #48 published May 1959
as El Planeta Ilusorio [Story on Interior Page(s)]as "El Planeta Ilusorio", Spanish translation
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2006
as The Planet That Wasn't There! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: T-148
Disclose Notes: Narrated in the second person. Story is pages 16-18, 20 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 4).
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The Secret of Planet "X"!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Josef Kluge; Kirov
First Line: It's now 2045 A.D.
Synopsis: A dictator conquers an alien world full of unresisting people. He quickly finds that they are already slaves of the sentient plants, which now also control him through their spores.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEl despertar del mundo #48 published May 1959
as El Secreto del Planeta "X" [Story on Interior Page(s)]as "El Secreto del Planeta 'X'", Spanish translation
In Content Item: FlagCreepy Worlds #81 published January 1969
as The Secret of Planet "X"! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2006
as The Secret of Planet "X"! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: T-113
Disclose Notes: Narrated in the second person. Story is pages 21-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 4).
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A Robot in Hiding!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Roderic Zante; Mr. Hartnell; Mrs. Hartnell; Billy Hartnell; George
First Line: Slowly--deftly, you part the rich, plush drapes...
Synopsis: When robots are banned, one robot escapes and sneaks into the palace of the dictator who ordered it. He deactivates the leader by pushing a button, since he was actually a rogue robot.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagEl despertar del mundo #48 published May 1959
as ¡El Robot Escondido! [Story on Interior Page(s)]as "El Robot Escondido!", Spanish translation
In Content Item: FlagAmazing Stories of Suspense #143 published January 1975
as A Robot in Hiding! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2006
as A Robot in Hiding! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: T-145
Disclose Notes: Narrated in the second person.

The title seems to refer to the main character, but actually describes Zante. Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).

Cover story.

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