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Quote1 He will never menace mankind again! Not so long as there exists a secret order of robots! Robots able to break chains, tear down walls, and sustain blasts of electricity!! A secret order dedicated to protect humankind against all harm-- even from other robots!! Quote2
Cyril Stredford

Appearing in "I Saw Diablo! The Demon from the Fifth Dimension!"

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Antagonists:

  • Diablo (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

  • Numerous unnamed Aztecs
  • Two unnamed cafe patrons
  • Numerous unnamed aliens (Only in flashback and vision or hallucination)
  • Mexican Army (Vision or hallucination)
    • Numerous unnamed soldiers (Vision or hallucination)
  • United States Army (Vision or hallucination)
    • Numerous unnamed soldiers (Vision or hallucination)

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Synopsis for "I Saw Diablo! The Demon from the Fifth Dimension!"

An adventurer hears tales of a smoke demon up in the hills and meets up with an invader from the fifth dimension who is an advance scout for an invasion. He bluffs the creature with a cigarette lighter, producing a puff of smoke and blowing it out, calling it a weapon and Diablo flees back to the fifth dimension.

Tales of Suspense Vol 1 9 001

Appearing in "The Mirror"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Marvel Tales #143

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Supporting Characters:

  • Miss Coleman

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Synopsis for "The Mirror"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Marvel Tales #143

A wealthy but unhappy man is motivated to change his life by the vision of his past that he sees in his mirror.

Appearing in "The Wrath of Chondu"

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Vehicles:

  • Chondu's Car

Synopsis for "The Wrath of Chondu"

The mystic Chondu is on his way home from a lecture when is held at gunpoint by an escaped convict. So the mystic places the convict in his own mental limbo state and hands him over to the police.

Appearing in "Time on My Hands!"

Featured Characters:

  • Unnamed Convict

Antagonists:

  • Unidentified Police Department
    • Unnamed Police Officer

Other Characters:

  • United States Army
    • Unnamed Soldier
  • Eagle (Race Horse) (Mentioned)
  • Charlie (Race Horse) (Mentioned)

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Items:

  • Time Machine (Destroyed)

Synopsis for "Time on My Hands!"

A crook steals the world first time machine to travel into the future in order to make a smal fortune on gambling. He finds however that where he parked the machine is in fact an incinerator and in the future time travel is illegal.

Appearing in "Earth Will Be Destroyed!"

Featured Characters:

  • Unnamed Gorgon Leader (Apparent death)

Antagonists:

  • Larry
  • Unnamed Scientist

Other Characters:

  • Numerous unnamed Gorgonians (Apparent death)

Races and Species:

  • Gorgonians (First appearance) (Apparent death)
  • Humans

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Items:

  • U-Gun

Synopsis for "Earth Will Be Destroyed!"

An alien tyrant seeks another planet to relocate to and his scientist's instruments detect Earth. He tells them to aim his mightiest weapon at Earth to destroy their civilization, but the gun just swivels around on its base. He threatens his scientists with death for their failure, but they claim it can only mean that Earth is all around us. An Earth scientist washes the tiny tyrant and his world down the drain out of a petri dish.

Tales of Suspense Vol 1 9 019

Appearing in "The Return of the Living Robot!"

Featured Characters:

  • John (Impersonates Cyril Stredford)

Supporting Characters:

  • British Parliament
    • House of Commons
      • Numerous unnamed members

Antagonists:

  • Cyril Stredford (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • Metropolitan Police Service (Only in recap)
    • Burke (Only in recap)
    • Numerous unnamed police officers (Only in recap)
  • Edna
  • Harry
  • Lord (Invoked)

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Synopsis for "The Return of the Living Robot!"

Continuing from Last issue the robot tries to change the banning on robots by kidnapping and impersonating a member of parliament that made the banning. However, the original escapes and the two have a scuffle and the robot defeated. It's then revealed the MP is in fact a robot himself and member of a secret order aimed at protecting humanity from evil robots.

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