Tales to Astonish #1

In "I Know the Secret of the Poltergeist!", Larry Winters, a man haunted by his own reputation, tries to convince his wife Rita that the strange events in their new home have a rational explanation—though he’s the one behind them. As he investigates the odd happenings with growing urgency, the truth about his true nature begins to blur the line between skeptic and spirit.

Hank Jordan, a man driven by greed and prejudice against robots, lands on a mysterious planet where the native inhabitants are mechanical beings. When he discovers vast pools of radioactive oil, he sees only profit—until he learns the robots fiercely protect their world’s core, not out of stubbornness, but because the oil is life itself.

In "I Foiled an Enemy Invasion!", newspaperman Mark Briton stumbles upon a chilling pattern in strange billboards across the city—each displaying a picture of an alien soldier. As he pieces together the truth, he realizes these images aren’t just propaganda, but part of a two-dimensional alien race’s plan to mask a looming invasion.