Tales of Suspense #7

Name: Tales of Suspense #7
Brand: Marvel

Jan 1960 · Marvel · 0.10 USD

“I Come from the Shadow World!”

In "I Come from the Shadow World!", a little girl’s moment of frustration leads her to summon a mysterious genie from the Shadow World—only to discover that power comes with a price. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with art by Don Heck and coloring by Stan Goldberg, this 1960 Marvel classic explores the consequences of a wish gone too far, all framed by Jack Kirby’s striking cover and Christopher Rule’s dynamic inks.

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writer Stan Lee · writer Larry Lieber · artist, inker Don Heck · colorist Stan Goldberg · letterer Ray Holloway · cover Jack Kirby, Christopher Rule

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee

writer Larry Lieber

artist, inker Don Heck

colorist Stan Goldberg

letterer Ray Holloway

cover pencils Jack Kirby

cover inks Christopher Rule

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A little girl summons a genie to punish adults after she is spanked. The genie eventually erases all people, but the girl gets lonely and asks him to bring them back, which he does, before leaving forever.

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