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Tales to Astonish Vol 1 9

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That's a present from Dr. Johnson! He's down in the jungle doing research work! And that little "critter" is a dwarf version of Droomedia Rex -- one of the most vicious of all reptiles! I'm going to turn him over to a zoo as soon as I can!

—Arnold Gravitt

Appearing in "Return of the Genie!"

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  • Unnamed Man

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  • Freddy Sykes' Genie Bottle

Synopsis for "Return of the Genie!"

Tales to Astonish Vol 1 9 001

The genie from last issue's story by Jack Kirby returns again when a man uncorks his muddy bottle from the swamp and discards it because he cannot see the genie inside. Since the genie has no master, he is free to do whatever he wishes and he enslaves Earth. Growing bored, he sets his sights on the stars, but finds that once he passes Earth's atmosphere, his powers fade and he winds up back in the bottle again, watching the man approach. This time, the genie thinks, he knows his mistake and will not overreach, but the man turns away and leaves without even uncorking the bottle.

Appearing in "No Way Out"

Featured Characters:

  • Dr. Harris (Main story and flashback)

Supporting Characters:

  • Numerous unnamed scientists (Main story and flashback)

Other Characters:

  • Amy Harris (First appearance) (Main story and flashback)

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  • Humans (Main story and flashback)
  • Fish (Main story and flashback)
  • Robots (Only in flashback)

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Synopsis for "No Way Out"

Tales to Astonish Vol 1 9 009

In the 21st century, mankind finds out that there is a barrier out beyond Pluto that prevents any further space travel, keeping humanity confined to the Solar System like goldfish in a bowl.

Appearing in "I Saw Droom the Living Lizard!"

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  • Professor Henry Gordon's Growth Serum

Synopsis for "I Saw Droom the Living Lizard!"

The creature Droom started life as a dwarf version of a regular reptile called Droomedia Rex that was supposedly one of the most vicious of all reptiles.

A scientist created a growth serum that increased the size of fruits and vegetables and wanted to show his findings to his friend, who was a curator at a local museum. The curator had the Droomedia Rex in a box when it escaped while the two men were talking about the growth serum. The reptile knocked over the vial containing the growth serum and it splashed all over it.

The creature then started growing and growing until it reached a height of higher than the highest mountains. Droom started destroying the town and the local police and militia could not stop it. The Air Force tried to stop Droom with a nuclear bomb, but that failed when the creature snatched the plane out of the sky.

The military devised Plan X, which involved thousands of soldiers. These men attached rockets that were powered by solar energy to Droom's feet as it was distracted by fighter jets. The military activated the countdown and Droom was launched into outer space, where it stopped growing and drifted aimlessly in suspended animation.

Appearing in "Time-Stream Rescue"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Astonishing #10

Featured Characters:

  • Harold Bevinson (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Professor Rall (First appearance)

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  • Rallite (Mentioned)

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  • Professor Rall's Time Machine

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Synopsis for "Time-Stream Rescue"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Astonishing #10
Professor Rall, a scientist, builds a time machine and invites his friend and neighbor, Harold Bevinson, over to take it out for a test run before making it public. Rall shows Harold the Battle of Gettysburg, as well as George Washington crossing the Delaware River. While viewing George Washington the machine knocks him into the river, almost drowning him, but Harold jumps in and saves him, with the Rallite picking Harold up without anyone noticing, which makes Rall declare Harold a hero.

Appearing in "Fangs of the Bear"

Featured Characters:

  • Unnamed Scientist

Supporting Characters:

  • Bobby

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  • Robot Teddy Bear

Other Characters:

  • Bobby's Father
  • Bobby's Mother
  • Unidentified Police Department
    • Two unnamed police officers
  • Unnamed Manager (Unidentified Toy Store)

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Synopsis for "Fangs of the Bear"

A man develops a robot teddy bear controlled through telepresence for the purpose of stealing from those who buy the toy. When a poor man buys the toy for his crippled son who loves the gift profusely, the inventor tries to recall the robot in order to get it sold to someone wealthy, but the controls do not respond. He takes a gun and resolves to go to their house and remove it himself, but when he arrives and threatens the family, the bear attacks him, even though there is no one at the controls.

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  • "I Saw Droom the Living Lizard!" states that the majority of the story happens on another planet and that Droom eventually makes it to Earth in its infancy; however, later stories retconned this to allow for Droom to be used in Earth-616.

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