Tales of Suspense, #2
Published: March 1959
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Issue Contents:
Robot in Hiding
"There he is!"
Characters
- Roderic Zante
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
The robot on the cover looks nothing like the one in the story it supposedly illustrates.
Invasion from Outer Space
"They appeared suddenly, a vast fleet of spaceships that hovered..."
Storyline
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.
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Christopher Rule
- Colors: Stan Goldberg (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Story is pages 3-7 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
The Sorcerer
"From the time he was a little boy..."
Storyline
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.
Characters
- Tom Morton
- Jack Morton
- Ellen Morton
- Johnny Morton
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Maneely
- Inks: Joe Maneely
Story Notes
Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).
Trapped in Yesterday!
"All your adult life you've been a janitor, Jason Grubb..."
Storyline
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.
Characters
- Jason Grubb
- Prof. Harvey Wilkes
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Carl Burgos (uncertain)
- Inks: Carl Burgos
- Colors: Stan Goldberg (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story 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).
The Planet That Wasn't There!
"The year is 2026 A.D.!"
Storyline
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.
Characters
- The President
- Elizabeth
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Russ Heath
- Inks: Russ Heath
- Colors: Stan Goldberg (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Narrated in the second person. Story is pages 16-18, 20 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 4).
The Secret of Planet "X"!
"It's now 2045 A.D."
Storyline
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.
Characters
- Josef Kluge
- Kirov
Credits
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Narrated in the second person. Story is pages 21-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 4).
A Robot in Hiding!
"Slowly--deftly, you part the rich, plush drapes..."
Storyline
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.
Characters
- Roderic Zante
- Mr. Hartnell
- Mrs. Hartnell
- Billy Hartnell
- George
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Joe Sinnott
- Inks: Joe Sinnott
- Colors: Stan Goldberg (uncertain)
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story 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.