Appearing in "The Martian Who Stole A City!"
Featured Characters:
- Bobby Carter (First and only known appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Mr. Carter (Bobby's Father)
- Mrs. Carter (Bobby's Mother)
Antagonists:
- Martian Who Stole a City (First and only known appearance)
Other Characters:
- Bill Gordon
- CPD
- Helen (Mentioned)
- Ann (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- Center City
- United States of America
- Mars
Items:
- Martian's transport gun
Vehicles:
- Martian's spacecraft
Synopsis for "The Martian Who Stole A City!"
A teenage puzzle solver deduces that the Martian who is stealing entire city blocks with a mechanism that can transport them to Mars is sensitive to light. Armed with this knowledge, the authorities overpower the creature and force him to reverse the effects of the mechanism.
Appearing in "Mystery Mansion"
Astonishing #45Mystery Mansion
Featured Characters:
- Sam Catlett
Supporting Characters:
- Caspar
Other Characters:
- Ben Rump
- Bill Rump
Races and Species:
Synopsis for "Mystery Mansion"
Astonishing #45Mystery Mansion
A local millionaire secludes himself from his old bowling buddies as he becomes wealthier, but they discover that he misses them so much that he has invented a robotic bowling alley.
Appearing in "Nothing Can Save Us!"
Featured Characters:
- X-34 Space Exploration Team
- Captain Rick Marshall
- Several other unnamed members[1]
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Space Academy Teacher
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- X-34's Spaceship
Synopsis for "Nothing Can Save Us!"
In the year 2088 a group of space explorers with rocket trouble find themselves crash landed on a planet with at least a week of repair work before they can leave. The crew is frightened by a monstrous dragon-like creature that breathes fire, and they want to use the ship's weapons to destroy it. The captain refuses, even drawing a gun on them, to allow planetary protocols to be violated. They can only attack native creatures in self-defense. The argument between the crew and captain seems moot when they notice an asteroid making its way towards them at high speed and will surely smash them before they can complete their repairs. When they accept their fate and wait for doom to befall them, they are surprised to see the dragon monster take notice of the asteroid and direct flame breath at it to alter its course. The crew realize that the regulations governing space explorer behavior were written by wise men for good reasons.
Appearing in "It was only a Simple Barber Shop"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Joe the Barber
Other Characters:
- Unidentified Police Department
- Numerous unnamed police officers
Races and Species:
Locations:
- United States of America
- The Barber Shop
Synopsis for "It was only a Simple Barber Shop"
A man wanted for murder is spotted by police who ducks into an alley where a passerby directs him to the barbershop at the end of the alley. The criminal assumes that it's a mob front, but when he takes a seat in the barber's chair he is surprised when the barber tosses a sheet over his head. When the barber removes the sheet the murderer has disappeared permanently.
Appearing in "The Thing in the Locked Room"
Featured Characters:
- Prince Zemu (First and only known appearance; dies)
Supporting Characters:
- Gypsies
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Zemu's Castle
Items:
- Painting
Synopsis for "The Thing in the Locked Room"
A greedy prince robs the wrong people of a cursed painting and pays the price.
Notes
- "The Martian Who Stole A City!" is reprinted in Crypt of Shadows #20 and Monsters on the Prowl #21.
- "Nothing Can Save Us!" is reprinted in Monsters on the Prowl #21.
- "It was only a Simple Barber Shop" is reprinted in Journey into Mystery (Vol. 2) #15.
- "The Thing in the Locked Room" is reprinted in Chamber of Chills #17.
See Also
Links and References
References
- ↑ Varying wide-angle and full-panel group shots show between 5-8 team members total.
