You won't let it end this way... You won't let our years of toil and progress be for nothing... You'll keep us going... You'll keep us living and improving... Until we have fulfilled our destiny! I know you will! From the depths of my soul, I know it! 
- —Ludwig Hauptmann
Appearing in "Monstro... The Menace from the Murky Depths!"
Featured Characters:
- Professor Mark Faraday (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Monstro (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Igor
- Soviet Army
- Faraday's Assistant
- United States Department of State (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "Monstro... The Menace from the Murky Depths!"
A giant octopus begins menacing a sea port in the Soviet Union. They ask an American scientist for help and, using a Geiger counter, he realizes that Monstro is merely an ordinary octopus that gained great size due to secret atomic weapons testing of the Reds that will wear off during the next 24 hour period.
Appearing in "The Story of Sammy Snork!"
Featured Characters:
- Sammy Snork (First appearance)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Bank Teller
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Martians
- Venusians
- Plutonians
- Moon Men (Named only)
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Martian Spacecraft
Synopsis for "The Story of Sammy Snork!"
A man robs a bank an attempts to hide what he assumes in a fake spaceship that's advertising a movie. He passes out and wakes up and finds it was a real spaceship and is now a prisoner of a Martian museum.
Appearing in "I am the Changing Man!"
Featured Characters:
- Dethans (First appearance)
- Ozak (First appearance) (Impersonates Les Gage)
Supporting Characters:
- Les Gage (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Craig
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Elder Statesman
- Hero Astronaut Dog (Photo)
- Hero Astronaut (Photo)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Deth
- Earth
- Moon (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- Washington, D.C. (Mentioned)
Vehicles:
- Dethan Spacecraft
Synopsis for "I am the Changing Man!"
A shape-shifter arrives on Earth to sow disarray in preparation for an alien invasion. He is caught when he attempts to flee authorities and glances at a poster featuring a man and a dog. He decides to turn into the dog thinking that no one will suspect him, but is immediately apprehended. When he looks at the poster again and reads the text underneath the picture, he realizes why he made a mistake. The dog had been shot into space and so could not be on the planet at the present moment.
Appearing in "The Recipe"
Marvel Tales #150
Featured Characters:
- Josie
Supporting Characters:
- Josie's mother
- Whisker (Josie's cat)
Other Characters:'
- Miss White (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Fairyville
Synopsis for "The Recipe"
Marvel Tales #150
A tomboyish girl tries out cooking to appease her mother, but accidentally cooks a witch's brew, totally inappropriate for a fairy like her.
Appearing in "The Runaway Planet!"
Featured Characters:
- Ludwig Hauptmann (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Professor Hauptmann's Student Body
- Numerous unnamed students
Other Characters:
- Tommy
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Alien Spacecraft
Synopsis for "The Runaway Planet!"
Ludwig Hauptmann is disbelieved by his students about the theory the universe is a place of order and purpose. When a seemingly runaway planet is determined to crash on earth everyone thinks humanity is doomed, except Hauptmann. The old professor's belief's are proven correct when the "planet" is revealed to be a spaceship with a message welcoming earth to the Community of Planets. With that Hauptmann ends up gaining the respect of his students.
Appearing in "It Walks By Night!"
Featured Characters:
- John (Unnamed)
Supporting Characters:
- John's Robot (Destroyed)
Antagonists:
- Freddy
- Metropolitan Police Service (First appearance)
- Burke
- Numerous unnamed others
Other Characters:
- Roby
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-Unknown
- Earthspace
- Heaven (Invoked)
Synopsis for "It Walks By Night!"
In the future of 1999 all robots are considered illegal and banned. A scientist refuses to be constrained by the law and so builds and advanced robot on secret to prove his point. However he's spotted by some locals who call the police, the cops destroy the robot and chase the man to a ravine where he falls from. The story ends revealing the scientist survived, because he's himself a robot and will appear in the next issue.
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- "It Walks By Night!" continues in the following issue, Tales of Suspense #9.