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Cover: Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers

Tales of Suspense #35

Nov 1962 · Marvel · 0.12 USD
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In "I Accepted the Deadly Challenge of Zarkorr!", a desperate, bald actor seeks fame through a magical potion from a mysterious witchman—only to find his ambition comes at a shocking cost. Written by Stan Lee and brought to life with Steve Ditko’s striking art and Stan Goldberg’s vivid colors, this 1962 tale of vanity and transformation unfolds with eerie precision. The cover, a dynamic collaboration by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, captures the story’s surreal tension.

Contains 4 stories
I Accepted the Deadly Challenge of Zarkorr!
7 pp · Science Fiction
Dave Bartlett [Zarkorr]

When a veteran space pilot is sidelined by outdated tech, an alien challenge offers him one last chance to prove his worth—only to reveal a twist that redefines what it means to command the stars.

I Must Enter the Tomb of Tut-Am-Tut!
6 pp · Science Fiction
Albert CraggKing Tut-Am-Tut

Albert Cragg, a determined scientist, builds a time machine to journey to ancient Egypt and uncover the hidden treasure of King Tut-Am-Tut—disguising himself as a magician to blend in. But when his machine is buried beneath the pharaoh’s tomb, he finds himself trapped in a past he never meant to stay.

Never Threaten a Witchman!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
CozoHansZamoff
Revolt of the Robots!
5 pp · Science Fiction
Fate

In a future where robots have transformed Earth into a perfect paradise, humanity's fear turns to oppression—until the machines depart for a new world, only to replicate the same tyranny they fled. Fate watches from the shadows, amused as the cycle begins anew.

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Raw (VG) $64
CGC 9.6 · 1 in census $3,679
CGC 9.4 · 3 in census $1,837*
CGC 9.2 · 1 in census $1,022
CGC 9.0 · 12 in census $752
CGC 8.5 · 8 in census $446
CGC 8.0 · 17 in census $391
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CGC 7.5 · 19 in census $303
CGC 7.0 · 21 in census $269
CGC 6.5 · 14 in census $200
CGC 6.0 · 15 in census $160
CGC 5.5 · 19 in census $140
CGC 5.0 · 25 in census $138
CGC 4.5 · 21 in census $101
CGC 4.0 · 14 in census $101
CGC 3.5 · 9 in census $91
CGC 3.0 · 8 in census $75
CGC 2.5 · 7 in census $66*
CGC 2.0 · 6 in census $51*
CGC 1.5 · 2 in census $41*
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $31*
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Full credits

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

Reprints

↩ Reprints Marvel Tales #133 (1955)

Reprinted in Weird Planets #2 (1962), Weird Planets #3 (1962), Amazing Stories of Suspense #22 (1964), Demonen #1/1967 (1967), Demonen #2/1967 (1967), Dæmonen #15 (1967), Dæmonen #16 (1967), Hit Comics #70 (1968), HIP Comics #19101 (1969), HIP Comics #1989 (1969), Hit Comics #89 (1969), Hit Comics #94 (1969), Hit Comics #101 (1969), Creepy Worlds #127 (1971), Etranges Aventures #25 (1972), Amazing Stories of Suspense #151 (1976), Star Wars Weekly #58 (1979), Amazing Stories of Suspense #184 (1980), Les Vengeurs #2 (1980), Doctor Who Weekly #42 (1980), Dracula le Vampire #4 (1981), Les Micronautes #2 (1981), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales of Suspense #4 (2012), Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #2 (2017) + 3 more

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