Tales of Suspense, #30 British
Published: June 1962
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The Haunted Roller Coaster!
"It is too late now, Harris!!"
Characters
- Charlie Harris
- Walter Burke
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
Story Notes
Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (30 August 2006).
The Ghost Rode a Roller Coaster!
"An amusement park!"
Storyline
An amusement park owner hires an engineer to design frightening rides and works him to death. The engineer's ghost returns and takes the park owner on a deadly roller coaster ride.
Characters
- Charlie Harris
- Walter Burke
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Ray Holloway (uncertain)
Story Notes
Pages 3 and 5 include promo copy for the new Hulk comic book.
Trouble Bubble
"If there was some way to keep Jonathan, Jr. busy on a..."
Storyline
A boy discovers a formula to blow unbreakable bubbles and accidentally entraps his father's boss.
Characters
- Jonathan Jr.
- Nora
- Jonathan Sr.
- Mr. Bigger
Credits
- Pencils: Joe Maneely
- Inks: Joe Maneely
Story Notes
Text story with illustration.
The Creature from Krangro
"He was the greatest conqueror in the universe..."
Storyline
An alien commander is sent to Earth to prove his courage by capturing three humans, but he accidentally takes statues of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Teddy Roosevelt.
Characters
- Creature from Krangro
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Jack Kirby
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Joe Letterese
Story Notes
Plot elements and ending taken from "The Men From Earth", Journey into Unknown Worlds # 23, December 1953. The bottom of page 2 includes promo copy for the new Hulk comic.
The Man Who Couldn't Grow Old!
"Our tale happened way back in the fifteenth century... when mankind believed in..."
Storyline
An evil duke seeks the secret of eternal youth, and an old man in Egypt turns him into a mummy.
Characters
- Ishmal
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee (uncertain)
- Script: Larry Lieber (uncertain)
- Pencils: Don Heck
- Inks: Don Heck
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Ray Holloway (uncertain)
Story Notes
Job number revealed on original art. Info per Nick Caputo: https://www.hakes.com/Auction/ItemDetail/241279/TALES-OF-SUSPENSE-30-COMIC-BOOK-TITLE-SPLASH-PAGE-ORIGINAL-ART-BY-DON-HECK
Inside the Fallout Shelter!
"Some men fight to get in--and others fight to get out!"
Storyline
A selfish man builds a bomb shelter only for himself, but when a false alarm panics him he finds himself locked in for a month without a can opener to open his food.
Characters
- Mr. Clagg
Credits
- Script: Stan Lee
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
- Letters: Artie Simek
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
Story Notes
The bottom of page 2 includes promo copy for the new Hulk comic. The bottom of page 5 features promo copy for Amazing Adult Fantasy.