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Tales of Suspense #34 cover
Cover: Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko

Tales of Suspense #34

Oct 1962 · Marvel · 0.12 USD
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In "I Found the Girl in the Blue Glass Bottle!", a man wakes in a fog with no memory, guided by a mysterious stranger who uses hypnosis to uncover a shocking truth: he was a circus performer who died in a fall from the high wire. Stan Lee’s haunting script and Steve Ditko’s eerie, precise art bring this chilling tale of identity and the afterlife to life, with Stan Goldberg’s subtle coloring and Artie Simek’s sharp lettering adding to the mood. The cover, a striking collaboration by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, captures the story’s surreal dread with a haunting image of a girl trapped in a glass bottle.

Contains 4 stories
I Found the Girl in the Blue Glass Bottle!
7 pp · Horror-Suspense
Elias Poole

In a forgotten curio shop, Elias Poole discovers a blue glass bottle that holds more than just dust—its ancient magic can shrink the world to a whisper. When he uses it to trap a stranger, the tables turn in a heartbeat, and the victim’s desperate escape becomes a race against vanishing.

The Forbidden World!
6 pp · Science Fiction
JohnEric

In "The Forbidden World!", two members of a space patrol—John and Eric—stumble upon a planet shrouded in a mysterious mist. When the planet’s inhabitants fire on their ship, the crew prepares to strike back, only to discover too late that the attack was meant to protect them from the deadly fog itself.

The Coming of the Giants!
5 pp · Science Fiction

In a future where humanity stands on the brink of spaceflight, pride swells—until alien giants descend, threatening to overwhelm the planet. But when the giants arrive, their sheer size renders Earth’s people invisible, and salvation comes not from strength, but from being overlooked.

Who Am I?
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Death

In a fog-shrouded limbo, a man with no memory stumbles through silence until a stranger offers help through hypnosis. As forgotten moments return, he recalls a life of daring feats and a tragic fall from the high wire. The stranger’s final revelation is both inevitable and chilling—Death, long awaited, has come to claim its due.

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Raw (VG) $8
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $3,432*
CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $1,757*
CGC 9.2 · 4 in census $1,018*
CGC 9.0 · 6 in census $737
CGC 8.5 · 12 in census $474
CGC 8.0 · 15 in census $365
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CGC 7.5 · 10 in census $290*
CGC 7.0 · 13 in census $243*
CGC 6.5 · 12 in census $190
CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $181*
CGC 5.5 · 12 in census $139
CGC 5.0 · 6 in census $139*
CGC 4.5 · 11 in census $100
CGC 4.0 · 9 in census $100*
CGC 3.5 · 6 in census $86
CGC 3.0 · 8 in census $63
CGC 2.5 · 2 in census $63*
CGC 2.0 · 4 in census $49*
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 · 1 in census $32*
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Full credits

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

Reprints

↩ Reprints Journey into Unknown Worlds #48 (1956)

Reprinted in Weird Planets #2 (1962), Mystic #35 (1963), Dæmonen #18 (1967), Demonen #2/1968 (1968), Astounding Stories #86 (1972), Secrets of the Unknown #133 (1972), Creatures on the Loose #23 (1973), Where Monsters Dwell #22 (1973), Dracula #4 (1975), Frankenstein #3 (1975), L'Inattendu #4 (1975), Submariner #1 (1976), Secrets of the Unknown #171 (1977), Secrets of the Unknown #180 (1978), Star Wars Weekly #89 (1979), Astounding Stories #150 (1980), Sinister Tales #180 (1981), Secrets of the Unknown #216 (1983), Astounding Stories #193 (1988), Secrets of the Unknown #245 (1988), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #4 (2012), Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #2 (2017), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus #2 (2019), Amazing Stories of Suspense #81 + 8 more

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