Marvel Tales #155
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "I Walk Through Glass!", a mysterious newsboy’s paper offers Harry a terrifying glimpse into the future—just in time to stop Mrs. Lane from taking her life. When the headlines shift again, revealing a fortune waiting for him, Harry must unravel the truth behind the paper’s impossible predictions. With art by John Tartaglione and a cover by Bill Everett, this 1957 Marvel Tales issue blends suspense and the supernatural in a story that’s as haunting as it is unforgettable.
In "I Walk Through Glass!" from Marvel Tales #155 (1957), Oliver stumbles upon a mirror that reveals a version of himself living a life of wealth and privilege. Drawn by the contrast, he crosses over, takes what he believes is treasure, and shatters the mirror to escape—only to realize too late that the riches were his own, stolen from another version of himself.
In "Forbidden Fruit," Lu Fang stumbles upon the Forbidden Land, where pomegranates promise 500 years of life. After tossing one over the wall to claim it later, he’s stunned to find the fruit landed in a grove of identical trees—now spending decades searching through them all.
In "When I Close My Eyes..." from Marvel Tales #155 (1957), a man haunted by dreams of confessing his crimes to the police finds himself trapped in a land where night stretches on for six months—each endless dark a mirror to the guilt he can’t escape.
In "Man in a Trance!" from Marvel Tales #155 (1957), Jo Price, a man haunted by regret, turns to yoga mysticism in a desperate bid to alter his past. What begins as a meditation to undo his imprisonment spirals into a startling revelation—his sentence has doubled, and he’s now facing eighteen years behind bars.
In "The Saucer That Couldn't Fly!" from Marvel Tales #155, Arnie and his gang try to trick Vincent into handing over his money by pretending to be Martian investors—only to find out the Martians are real, and their arrival turns the con into a very real disaster. The story unfolds with a mix of smug deception and cosmic irony, as Vincent’s money vanishes in the most unexpected way.
In "The Lost Million!" from Marvel Tales #155 (1957), Harry stumbles upon a strange newspaper that predicts the future—specifically, that Mrs. Lane will take her own life. Acting on the warning, he intervenes just in time, only to find the paper’s next day’s headline rewritten: Mrs. Lane has rewarded him with a million dollars for saving her life. When he tries to track down the newsboy who sold it, he uncovers a mystery tied to her late husband, Walter, whose presence may have been behind the paper’s uncanny power.
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↩ Reprints Astonishing #46 (1956)
Reprinted in Secrets of the Unknown #20 (1963), Astounding Stories #29 (1968), Astounding Stories #109 (1975), Astounding Stories #174 (1984), Secrets of the Unknown #248 (1988), Amazing Stories of Suspense #61, Marvel Tales #2, Secrets of the Unknown #71, Sinister Tales #4
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