Tales of Suspense #29
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Martian Who Stole a City!", a reclusive millionaire’s growing isolation from his old bowling buddies takes a bizarre turn when his friends uncover a startling secret: he’s built a robotic bowling alley to keep their memories alive. A 1962 Marvel tale with a touch of sci-fi whimsy, this issue features Jack Kirby’s dynamic cover pencils and Steve Ditko’s sharp inks, capturing the era’s inventive spirit.
Capt. Rick Marshall and his crew find themselves stranded on a desolate planet where their survival hinges on a terrifying truth: the creature they’ve hunted isn’t a monster, but the planet’s only defense against deadly asteroids. As fear gives way to revelation, they must decide whether to destroy what they’ve feared—or trust the very thing they thought was their doom.
Muggsy Bogar, a fugitive with nowhere left to run, stumbles into a quiet barbershop on a desperate hunch. Joe the Barber, calm and methodical, offers him shelter—but there’s something unsettling in the way the scissors click and the mirrors seem to watch. As the door clicks shut behind him, Muggsy realizes too late that some escapes aren’t about freedom, but about being found.
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↩ Reprints Astonishing #45 (1956)
Reprinted in Weird Planets #3 (1962), Weird Planets #4 (1962), Mystic #50 (1964), Dæmonen #20 (1968), Dæmonen #30 (1968), Creepy Worlds #127 (1971), Eclipso #25 (1972), Monsters on the Prowl #21 (1973), Vengeur #12 (1975), Journey into Mystery #15 (1975), Chamber of Chills #17 (1975), Crypt of Shadows #20 (1975), Astounding Stories #189 (1988), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #3 (2010), Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #2 (2017), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus #2 (2019), Astounding Stories #44, Das Monster von Frankenstein #28
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