Tales to Astonish Vol 1 18

Alternate Covers: Vintage Tales to Astonish Vol 1 #18 Published April, 1961 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jack Kirby Dick Ayers Stan Goldberg Artie Simek "Gorgilla Strikes Again" Writer Stan Lee Larry Lieber Penciler Jack Kirby Inker Dick Ayers Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Artie Simek "Monsteroso" Writer Stan Lee Penciler Steve Ditko Inker Steve Ditko Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Artie Simek "Robot on the Rampage" Writer Stan Lee Penciler Steve Ditko Inker Steve Ditko Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Artie Simek Previous Issue Next Issue Tales to Astonish #17 Tales to Astonish #19

Appearing in "Gorgilla Strikes Again"

Featured Characters:

•  Gorgilla 

Supporting Characters:

• Archaeologists

Antagonists:

• Soviet Terrorists

Other Characters:

• Police

Locations:

• United States of America
  • New York City
    • Statue of Liberty
    • Yankee Stadium
    • New York Sewers

Items:

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Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "Gorgilla Strikes Again"

After his last encounter with humans, Gorgilla escapes Borneo and travels to New York where people attack him because they think he's hostile. Escaping into the sewers he stumbles upon a Soviet plot to assassinate an African dignitary. Gorgilla stops them, but not before one escape onto Liberty Island and up th staute of liberty. When he follows the assassin he is shot and seemingly killed just as he catches up to the guy.

Appearing in "Monsteroso"

Featured Characters:

• Monsteroso (Only appearance)^[1]

Supporting Characters:

• Scientists

Locations:

• Microverse
  • Sturd
• Earth
  
  

Synopsis for "Monsteroso"

Same story as "Terror of Tim Boo Ba" in Amazing Adult Fantasy #9 et al.

Appearing in "Robot on the Rampage"

Featured Characters:

• Lighthouse Keeper

Antagonists:

• Robot

Locations:

• United States of America
  • Lighthouse
    
    

Synopsis for "Robot on the Rampage"

A robot stationed at a lighthouse rebels against his human master and the man manages to lock the robot outside where the food supply is stashed, but thanks to the salty sea air, it rusts completely within a mere matter of hours rendering it harmless to carry out its threats.

Notes

• "Gorgilla Strikes Again" reprinted in Where Creatures Roam #5
• "Monsteroso" reprinted in Fantasy Masterpieces #9
• "Robot on the Rampage" reprinted in Marvel Super-Heroes #31

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