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Tales of Suspense, #16

Published: April 1961

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The Thing Called Metallo!

"There is no place to run, humans!"

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The Thing Called Metallo!, Part One

"Our tale begins with the midnight stillness of a prison being..."

Storyline

An escaped convict tests a radiation-proof suit under a fake name. When he realizes the suit’s power, he uses it to go on a crime spree. When he finds that he has a disease only treatable by radiation he stays in the suit to die rather than be captured.

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Narrated in the second person. Story is pages 3-7, 10 of comic (pages numbered 1 to 6).

Nightmare!

"They're comin' closer!"

Storyline

A man scoffs at his friend’s idea that a nightmare could last forever, causing him to storm out, drive off the road and die. He wakes up having the same conversation, in a nightmare loop.

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Story Notes

Narrated in the second person. Story is pages 20-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).

The Hands of Hogarr!

"I warned him, but he wouldn't listen to me!"

Storyline

A fugitive forces a gypsy to give him a new face, but he is captured because it is the same face as his pursuer.

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Story Notes

Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208)
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Average circulation per issue October 1959–September 1960 (issues #8–14): 148,929. This shares the first page of "The Holiday".

The Holiday

"Zed was as excited as any youngster in Unitia on that..."

Storyline

A boy celebrates the turn of the millenium with a special trip to the moon.

Story Notes

Text story with illustration. Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered). This story is set at the end of the 29th century. The first page is split with the statement of ownership.

Part 2

"The deadly rocket goes higher--higher--until it hovers a scant..."

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Story Notes

Story is pages 11-14, 16-18 of comic (pages numbered 7 to 13).