Tales of Suspense #51

Name: Tales of Suspense #51
Brand: Marvel
Availability: InStock

Mar 1964 · Marvel · 0.12 USD

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“The Sinister Scarecrow!”

In "The Sinister Scarecrow!", a lone space explorer, weary from his search for a more advanced civilization, turns back in defeat—only to realize too late that the so-called primitives he left behind had already surpassed him, forging a weapon of unimaginable power. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with art by Larry Lieber and inks by G. Bell, this 1964 tale from Tales of Suspense delivers a chilling twist on first contact. The cover, by Jack Kirby and George Roussos, captures the eerie stillness of a world on the brink.

writer Stan Lee · writer, artist Larry Lieber · inker G. Bell · letterer Sam Rosen · cover Jack Kirby, George Roussos

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee

writer, artist Larry Lieber

inker G. Bell

letterer Sam Rosen

cover pencils Jack Kirby

cover inks George Roussos

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A space explorer finally gives up his quest to find a more advanced species, not knowing that the primitives he found were more advanced, until they invented the cobalt bomb.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).