Tales of Suspense, #27 British

Published: March 1962

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Issue Contents:
When Oog Lives Again!
Credits
Story Notes

Ayers credit per Nick Caputo and Michael J. Vassallo. Bob Bailey previously credited Steve Ditko.

Oog Lives Again!

"The Arctic! A vast frozen wasteland..."

Storyline

An alien trapped in ice is freed and mocks the fearful humans as it waits to be rescued. "Invade you? You have nothing we want! We should quarantine you!"

Story Notes

Script and inks added by Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)

On the Trail of the Witch!

"In a dark, dank cave somewhere in the lonely hills of..."

Storyline

A witch is fearful of being pursued by a witch-hunter, but it turns out her fears are groundless as he is also a witch.

Credits
Story Notes

Script added by Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)

John Doe

"Ever since the year 2000, there have been robots on..."

Storyline

An inventor creates a humanoid robot and treats it like a close friend. When the robot sacrifices itself to save him from a bear, his friends realize that the inventor is also a robot.

Story Notes

Narrated in the first person. Script added by Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)

His Name Was...Merlin!

"He called himself the Great Nero, but the audience called him a flop!"

Storyline

An untalented magician who takes the name Merlin is visited by the spirit of the real Merlin in the form of a derelict and offers to teach him some tricks. When the man learns Merlin's last trick of completely disappearing, he stiffs Merlin his fee. Merlin tells him that he'll be sorry and is the last to depart the theater after the magician uses his disappearing trick and is never seen again.

Credits
Story Notes

If this story were in Marvel continuity, the Merlin that appears here could be the real Merlin or one of his various imposters.

From Outer Space

"It had been expected for a long time, so it wasn't too much of a..."

Storyline

When hostile aliens come to Earth of the future they are persuaded not to enslave humanity because of Earth's music.

Story Notes

Text story with illustration. Sequence added by Bob Bailey, 12 August 2005 (Per Sandell ed.)