Tales of Suspense, #3

Published: May 1959

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Issue Contents:
The Aliens Who Captured Earth!

"Halt, Earthlings!"

Credits
The Terrible Time Machine!

"It was when I fell and hit my head last week that these uncanny thoughts started coming..."

Storyline

A scientist travels back in time to ancient Egypt and loses his memory after a paradoxical encounter with himself, or at least that's the story an Egyptian man dreamed after hitting his head.

Story Notes

Narrated in the first person. Story is pages 3-7 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).

The Thing from Planet X

"It's a court martial and prison for all of you--unless the investigating board..."

Storyline

Space explorers fall under the mental sway of a sentient plant that they collect. After destroying the ship to save Earth, they say the crash was accidental, since they wouldn’t be believed.

Credits
Story Notes

Story is pages 10-14 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).

Robot Hater!

"It is the wonderful year of 2000 A.D.!"

Storyline

A man who hates robots refuses to have a robot pilot his flight to the moon, and insists on a human pilot. The flight gets in trouble and the pilot, really a humanoid robot, saves his life.

Story Notes

Narrated in the second person. This story is retold in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #23 (September 1961) as "Less Than Human", drawn by Don Heck and in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #45 (July 1963) as "It Walks Like a Man!" by Stan Lee, Robert Bernstein and Paul Reinman. Story is pages 16-18, 20 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 4).

The Haunted House!

"Two convicts are escaping!"

Storyline

Two fugitives hide in an old house, disguising themselves as ghosts to frighten away children. They themselves flee the house because of ghostly noises made by fifth-dimensional beings.

Credits
Story Notes

Story is pages 21-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 3, last page not numbered).

The Aliens Who Conquered Earth

"The snow glistens brightly on this clear November day in the year 2058 as..."

Storyline

Alien invaders panic Earth with powerful distintegrating weapons, but when the president of Earth confronts them he is immune to their rays because of his own faith.

Story Notes

Narrated in the second person. Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5). Cover story.

The Bridge
Storyline

A government agent retrieves a classified microfilm stolen to be given to enemy agents, and is helped by a magic bridge.

Story Notes

Text story with illustration. Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).