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So what should I do? I ain't no magician! I can't make you disappear!

Nick Laska

Appearing in "The Threat of Tim Boo Ba"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Adult Fantasy #9
(originally printed as The Terror of Tim Boo Ba)

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Supporting Characters:

  • Tim Boo Ba's Conquering Hordes

Antagonists:

  • Tom (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Student

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Synopsis for "The Threat of Tim Boo Ba"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Adult Fantasy #9
(originally printed as The Terror of Tim Boo Ba)
Amazing Adult Fantasy Vol 1 9 002
This story has the same theme as the Ditko stories in Tales of Suspense #9, Tales of Suspense #13 and Tales to Astonish #18. Alien warlord Tim Boo Ba is master of all he surveys, but is wiped out in a torrential flood when an Earth boy drips water on the small scale model that is Tim Boo Ba's home planet.

Appearing in "Something in the Fog!"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Strange Tales #8

Featured Characters:

  • Nick Laska (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Nick Laska's Associates
    • Two unnamed associates

Antagonists:

  • Crew of the Flying Dutchman
    • Unnamed Captain
    • Numerous unnamed crewmembers

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Vehicles:

  • Nick Laska's Boat
  • Flying Dutchman

Synopsis for "Something in the Fog!"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Strange Tales #8
A group of smugglers run into the Flying Dutchman.

Appearing in "Plague!"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Uncanny Tales #38

Featured Characters:

  • Unidentified Council
    • Numerous unnamed members

Antagonists:

  • Unnamed "Plague" Carrier

Other Characters:

  • Numerous unnamed citizens
  • Ashton
  • Valrhon
  • Agent X-43-J

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Items:

  • "Plague" (Handgun)

Synopsis for "Plague!"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Uncanny Tales #38
A similar story is told by Ditko in Tales to Astonish #44.

Appearing in "Fame!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Strange Tales #8

Featured Characters:

  • Vance Roamer (First appearance) (Apparent death)

Supporting Characters:

  • H.T. Whitney (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • KRYX (Radio Station) (Named only)
  • Vance Roamer's Landlady
  • Numerous unnamed New Yorkers
  • NYPD
    • Unnamed Police Officer

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Synopsis for "Fame!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Strange Tales #8
Universal rejection makes a would-be actor's mind snap and so he rents a tuxedo with his last few dollars and does a presentation on a building ledge before a gathered crowd until he makes the leap that will ensure his fame.

Appearing in "Shhhh!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Mystery Tales #15

Featured Characters:

  • Commandant Rhinehardt (First appearance) (Turned into a chimpanzee)

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Antagonists:

  • Unnamed Insane Asylum Escapee

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Project 16 Scientist
  • Numerous unnamed citizens (Turned into chimpanzees)

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Items:

  • Synthetic Germs

Synopsis for "Shhhh!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Mystery Tales #15
Agents of a foreign power grab the wrong man when they attempt to kidnap a scientist working on a secret project. The man they took escaped from an asylum and he releases germs that turn his captors into apes.

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