Tales of Suspense, #19
Published: July 1961
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The Green Thing!
"It is now midnight!"
Characters
- The Green Thing
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
The Green Thing!, Part 1
"Ever since it happened, I've been as nervous--as fearful--as a condemned man!"
Storyline
A botanist invents a serum to magnify the latent intelligence of plants. He tested it on a remote island, but the plant was evil and wanted to conquer the world. The scientist ran from the plant and used the serum on a more advanced plant, which was benevolent and stopped the evil plant.
Characters
- The Green Thing
- Ignatius Rex
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Ray Holloway (uncertain)
Story Notes
Narrated in the first person. Story is pages 3-7, 10 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 6).
Lady Luck
"Lester counted up all his cards and gave the number to the scorekeeper."
Storyline
A businessman doesn’t believe in luck, but several beneficial encounters with an old lady change his mind.
Characters
- Lester Ford
- Marie Ford
- Lady Luck
Story Notes
Text story with illustration. Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).
[The Green Thing!], Part 2
"I made a horrible, deadly mistake!"
Characters
- The Green Thing
- Ignatius Rex
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Story is pages 11-14, 16-18 of comic (pages of story numbered 7 to 13).
The Haunted Paper!
"Nick Rover was always just one step ahead of the law!"
Storyline
A criminal skips town and sets up a newspaper as a front. When his typesetter changes the headlines from what they should read into what actually happens in the near future, he realizes he's got a goldmine, but the typesetter refuses to tell him how he can accurately predict the future. The criminal threatens to fire and blacklist the typesetter if he doesn't come clean, and the next headline he sets tells of an accident happening to the newspaper owner. Panicked, he turns himself in to the police so that he will be safe in jail, which is what the typesetter wanted all along.
Characters
- Nick Rover [Mr. Nicholas]
- Olef
Credits
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Story is pages 20-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
The Coming of Maaboo!
"Some people call me a soldier of fortune, others more rightly figure me for..."
Storyline
A mercenary hears of a tribe that hoards gold while waiting for the return of a legendary alien. The mercenary poses as the alien and steals the gold, but he is abducted by the real alien.
Characters
- Charlie Wilkes
- Maaboo
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 first person. Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).