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Appearing in "The Martian Who Stole A City!"

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  • Mr. Carter (Bobby's Father)
  • Mrs. Carter (Bobby's Mother)

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  • Martian's transport gun

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  • 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.

Tales of Suspense Vol 1 29 001

Appearing in "Mystery Mansion"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Astonishing #45Mystery Mansion

Featured Characters:

  • Sam Catlett (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Caspar (First appearance)
  • Ben Rump (First appearance)
  • Bill Rump (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Mayor

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Synopsis for "Mystery Mansion"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
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!"

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  • Unnamed Space Academy Teacher

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  • 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.

Tales of Suspense Vol 1 29 012

Appearing in "It was only a Simple Barber Shop"

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Supporting Characters:

  • Joe the Barber

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  • Unidentified Police Department
    • Numerous unnamed police officers

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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.

Tales of Suspense Vol 1 29 020

Appearing in "The Thing in the Locked Room"

Featured Characters:

  • Prince Zemu (First appearance; dies)

Supporting Characters:

  • Gypsies

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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.

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  1. Varying wide-angle and full-panel group shots show between 5-8 team members total.