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Cover: Jack Kirby & Steve Ditko

Tales to Astonish #8

Mar 1960 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "I Dared Defy the Floating Head!", a lone archaeologist stumbles upon a colossal mummy in the Egyptian desert—only to watch it come to life and begin a mysterious journey through ancient tombs and modern museums. As the scientist tracks the creature, he witnesses a shocking truth: the mummy is no ancient corpse, but a spacefarer in a bandaged suit, returning to a hidden spaceship beneath the sands. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with art by Don Heck and coloring by Stan Goldberg, this 1960 classic features a cover by Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, blending pulp adventure with early Marvel sci-fi flair.

Contains 4 stories
I Dared Defy the Floating Head!
6 pp · Detective-Mystery
BruceHank RogersMayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. (cameo)

When a giant floating head hovers over New York, demanding evacuation and crushing a warehouse to prove its power, panic spreads—until a young boy steps forward with a startling truth. With Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. watching and Hank Rogers investigating, the city’s fate hinges on uncovering the real mastermind behind the deception.

I Live Again!
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Evil [only called "The Thing from Bald Mountain" in a caption]
I–Am–The–Genie!
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Freddy
Mummex---King of the Mummies!
6 pp · Science Fiction
Mummex [Raaka]Paul FlemingSara

In the scorching sands of the Egyptian desert, archaeologist Paul Fleming stumbles upon a towering mummy that awakens with eerie purpose. As the giant figure roams ancient tombs and modern museums, examining the relics of the past, Sara and Paul follow in stunned disbelief—only to witness the mummy vanish into a hidden spaceship and lift off into the sky. The truth behind the ancient warrior is far stranger than legend: Mummex—Raaka, a spacefaring explorer in bandaged armor, searching for lost comrades across the stars.

ComicBooks.com Value

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Raw (VG) $139
CGC 9.0 · 2 in census $1,758
CGC 8.5 · 3 in census $1,675
CGC 8.0 · 7 in census $858
CGC 7.5 · 9 in census $620
CGC 7.0 · 10 in census $481
CGC 6.5 · 12 in census $481
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CGC 6.0 · 8 in census $481
CGC 5.5 · 4 in census $241
CGC 5.0 · 11 in census $241
CGC 4.5 · 8 in census $216
CGC 4.0 · 12 in census $180
CGC 3.5 · 7 in census $172
CGC 3.0 · 4 in census $134*
CGC 2.5 · 3 in census $118*
CGC 2.0 · 3 in census $94
CGC 1.5 none in existence
CGC 1.0 none in existence
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $55*
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Full credits

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

Reprints

↩ Reprints Spellbound #30 (1956)

Reprinted in Mystic #24 (1962), Uncanny Tales #29 (1965), Where Creatures Roam #2 (1970), Fear #1 (1970), Where Creatures Roam #3 (1970), Savage Tales #3 (1973), Doomsday #8 (1973), Acção e Mistério - Edição Especial #3 (1977), Monster Menace #3 (1994), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish #1 (2006), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish #1 (2013), Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #1 (2017), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus #1 (2019), Misterios del Gato Negro #109, Sinister Tales #4

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