Tales to Astonish Vol 1 14

Alternate Covers: Vintage Tales to Astonish Vol 1 #14 Published December, 1960 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jack Kirby Steve Ditko Stan Goldberg Artie Simek "I Created Krang!" Writer Stan Lee Larry Lieber Penciler Jack Kirby Inker Dick Ayers Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Artie Simek Editor Stan Lee "The Old Shop" Letterer Typeset "Behold! I Am the Master of Time!" Penciler Steve Ditko Inker Steve Ditko Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Artie Simek Editor Stan Lee "The Thing in Human Form" Writer Stan Lee Larry Lieber Penciler Don Heck Inker Don Heck Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Ray Holloway Editor Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Tales to Astonish #13 Tales to Astonish #15

Appearing in "I Created Krang!"

Featured Characters:

• Professor Carter (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• Ludwig the Caretaker

Antagonists:

• Krang (Only appearance)^[1]

Other Characters:

• Giant Anteater

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Ants

Locations:

• Earth
  • North America
    • United States of America
      • Science Institute
  • Europe

Items:

• Growth Serum
  
  

Synopsis for "I Created Krang!"

A scientist comes up with a potion to increase the size of insects in order to put them to work for various industrial purposes. He is missing just one ingredient, sap from Krakow trees that grow only in Europe, but his fellow scientists think his plan is preposterous and he fails to secure funding to travel to Europe. Unwilling to give up, he makes the necessary financial sacrifices and, nearly penniless, makes his way by steamer to Europe thinking once he gains the sap and sells it he'll be wealthy. He approaches a castle wherein he will set up his experiments and is met by the caretaker, Ludwig. Ludwig assists in the experiments, but realizes he'll get nothing once the scientist sells the formula, so he decides to steal it himself, but first he'll make sure it works by testing it on an ant. Ludwig uses too much of the formula and the ant grows so large that its brain develops intelligence. At first it tries to get the scientist to hand over the formula so it can create an army to subjugate the world, but the scientist refuses and when Ludwig distracts Krang, the scientist escapes. Krang realizes that he no longer needs the scientist and so returns to the castle to recreate the formula by himself. Meanwhile, the scientist has used the last of his formula on an anteater which smashes into Krang's lab and finishes him off.

Appearing in "The Old Shop"

Featured Characters:

• Logarithm

Other Characters:

• Mrs. Gerrity
• Tom Gerrity
• Officer O'Malley
• Mechanicans (Aliens)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Unrevealed alien races
  
  

Synopsis for "The Old Shop"

A man ventures out to a mist-hidden island that has curative properties in order to marry a couple there.

Appearing in "Behold! I Am the Master of Time!"

Featured Characters:

• An unnamed antiques dealer

Other Characters:

• French villagers

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Earth
  • United States of America (20th Century)
  • France (18th Century)

Items:

• Time Machine
  
  

Synopsis for "Behold! I Am the Master of Time!"

In a black magic book, a thief finds instructions for creating a time machine which runs on electricity, but after robbing people in the 18th century and attempting to return to the 20th, he realizes he is stuck in the past because there is no electricity in the 18th century.

Appearing in "The Thing in Human Form"

Featured Characters:

• Ogar the Martian (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

• John Cummings / Zeno (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Party-goers

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Martians

Locations:

• Mars
• Earth
  • United States of America

Vehicles:

• Spaceship
  
  

Synopsis for "The Thing in Human Form"

When humans create a weapon more powerful than atomic or hydrogen bombs martians wish to get it for their own war against jupiter and so send their spy, Ogor, to kidnapp it's creator. Ogor lands during a costume party and blends in before spoting the scientist, but after attacking him Ogor is subdued and kidnapped himself because his target is in fact Zeno the jupiter spy master!

Notes

• "I Created Krang!" is reprinted in Fear #4 & Weird Wonder Tales #18.
• "Behold! I Am the Master of Time!" is reprinted in Tower of Shadows #8.
• "The Thing in Human Form!" is reprinted in Chamber of Darkness #8.

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