Tales of Suspense, #8
Published: March 1960
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He Lives! He Moves! He's Monstro! The Menace from the Murky Depths!
Characters
- Monstro
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Cover inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (30 August 2006).
Monstro... the Menace from the Murky Depths!
"Without warning, as suddenly as a thunderclap, Monstro appeared on..."
Storyline
A giant octopus appears in the harbour of a communist seaport. An American marine biologist is sent to help, and finds that it is an ordinary octopus enlarged by communist nuclear tests, and will shrink back in 24 hours.
Characters
- Monstro
- Prof. Faraday
- Igor
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Ray Holloway (uncertain)
Story Notes
Inker credit and job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 3-8 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 6). Cover story.
The Story of Sammy Snork!
"The whole thing is so fantastic that even now I can't..."
Storyline
A criminal accidently boards a Martian flying saucer and ends up on display in a zoo.
Characters
- Sammy Snork
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Bill Everett
- Inks: Bill Everett
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 10-12 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 3).
I Am the Changing Man!
"Make no mistake about it!"
Storyline
A shape-changing alien assumes the identity of trusted figures to sow panic. He is caught when he assumes the form of a dog he sees on a poster, not noticing that it is on a space flight for the next year.
Characters
- Ozak
- Les Page
- Agent Craig
Credits
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
Story Notes
Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 13-14, 16-18 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
The Recipe
"Josie was a tomboy."
Storyline
A tomboyish girl tries out cooking to appease her mother, but accidentally cooks a witch's brew, totally inappropriate for a fairy like her.
Characters
- Josie
- Miss White
- Whiskers (cat)
- Josie's mother
Story Notes
Text story with illustration. Text story is pages 20, 24 of comic (pages of story not numbered). Illustration in this version of the text story is of a broomstick and pot.
The Runaway Planet!
"You're Ludwig Hauptmann and you teach at an American university..."
Storyline
A professor believes that a planet on a collision course will not destroy Earth because of the power that governs the universe. The planet is actually a spaceship come to greet the humans.
Characters
- Ludwig Hauptmann
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Doug Wildey
- Inks: Doug Wildey
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
Story Notes
Narrated in the second person. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 21-23 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 3).
It Walks by Night!
"The night was black and still as the strange figure stalked across the lonely moor!"
Storyline
Robots are outlawed after a series of malfunctions. One man builds a robot in secret, he is found out and the robot destroyed but the man, a robot in disguise, escapes.
Characters
- Living Robot [John]
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Don Heck
- Inks: Don Heck
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Narrated in the third person. Continues in the next issue. Robot's name from sequel. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 26, 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 6).