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Amazing Stories of Suspense#187
Cover: Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers

Amazing Stories of Suspense #187

Jan 1980 · Alan Class · 0.20 GBP
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In "The Ghost Rode a Roller Coaster!", a small town reels after a flying saucer crash reveals an unsettling truth: the Martians are already among them. When a woman is abducted while fetching coffee, her husband’s frantic call for help leads him to an unexpected ally—one with four arms, just like him. Written by Stan Lee and illustrated with eerie precision by Steve Ditko, this 1980 tale blends suburban dread with cosmic mystery, all wrapped in a striking cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.

Contains 10 stories
The Ghost Rode a Roller Coaster!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Charlie HarrisWalter Burke

In "The Ghost Rode a Roller Coaster!" from Amazing Stories of Suspense #187, a haunted amusement park becomes the stage for a chilling reckoning when the ghost of a murdered engineer returns to haunt the man who drove him to his death. With the park's twisted rides now alive with vengeance, the owner finds himself trapped on a roller coaster that refuses to stop—where every turn is a memory, and every drop is a reckoning.

Long Wait
5 pp · Drama, Crime
MacJerry
There Are Martians among Us!
5 pp · Science Fiction

In the quiet town of Cedar Hollow, the crash of a flying saucer sets off a wave of fear—especially when residents realize the Martians aren’t just visitors, but have been living among them all along. When Jo’s husband leaves for the city, warning her to stay safe inside, she’s forced to venture out for coffee, only to vanish without a trace. His frantic call home leads him to a shocking truth: the only one who can help him is another Martian—someone with four arms, just like him.

The Fingerprint
5 pp · Science Fiction
Joe Mason
The Castle of Kraken!
5 pp · Fantasy
Jon CorbinRick ThraleNikorBrunoMalvi
The Castle of Kraken!
5 pp · Fantasy
Jon CorbinRick ThraleNikorBrunoMalvi
She's Weird
8 pp · Fantasy
Lona Misa
Fall Guy
5 pp · Science Fiction
HarryArtieThelma
The Great Escape
5 pp · Science Fiction
Jack LawsonBalaritesMargaret Lawson
Better Times Ahead!
1 pp · Non-Fiction
Robert PerryCharlie Boone

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist, inker Steve Ditko
letterer Artie Simek
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Dick Ayers

Reprints

↩ Reprints Out of This World #8 (1958), Outer Space #24 (1959), Mysteries of Unexplored Worlds #24 (1961), Tales of Suspense #30 (1962), Amazing Fantasy #15 (1962), Amazing Stories of Suspense #26 (1965), Creepy Worlds #125 (1971), Unusual Tales #39 (1985), The Steve Ditko Archives #6 (2016), Astounding Stories #44, Fantastic Tales #13

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