Appearing in "The Return of Taboo!"
Strange Tales #77
Featured Characters:
- Dan
Supporting Characters:
- Susan
- Numerous unnamed aliens
Antagonists:
- Taboo (Main story and recap)
Other Characters:
- United States Air Force
- Numerous unnamed Earthlings
- Lewis Conrad (Only in recap)
- United Nations (Only in recap)
- United States Army
- Billy
- NYPD
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- North America
- South America (Only in recap)
- Brazil (Only in recap)
- Amazon Jungle (Only in recap)
- Taboo's Homeworld (Mentioned)
Items:
- H-Bomb (Only in recap)
Vehicles:
- Alien Spacecraft
Synopsis for "The Return of Taboo!"
Strange Tales #77
Taboo, at the end of his story in Strange Tales #75 is blown into individual pieces of mud that rain down from orbit onto Earth. Each piece can move by itself and they gather in central park where they reform into Taboo. Taboo is angered that the humans attempted to destroy him and goes on a rampage. He states that his people are great warriors, but when a spaceship of theirs arrives, they deny to the humans that this is the case. They tell Taboo that he is "sick" and they take him with them when they depart the planet.
Appearing in "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!"
Strange Tales #77
Featured Characters:
- Hawk Gormey (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Hawk's Crew
- Numerous unnamed members
Antagonists:
- Master Khan (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Khan's Crew
- Numerous unnamed members
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Dragon Ship
Synopsis for "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!"
Strange Tales #77
A captain steals the ship of a practitioner of black magic by drugging the crew and replacing them with his own men while locking Master Khan in the hold. After they are on the high seas, the thief looks for Master Khan in the hold, but he has disappeared. The astonished crew point to Master Khan walking on the waves towards them. He casts spells to make the sea rise against them, the ship sail underwater, and finally places the evil men on a ship-in-a-bottle.
Appearing in "We Met in the Swamp!"
Tales to Astonish #7
Featured Characters:
- Lem Whipple (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Unnamed Reporter
Antagonists:
- Aliens (Only in flashback)
- Six unnamed aliens (Only in flashback)
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Editor (Mentioned)
- Lem Whipple's Father (Mentioned)
- Old Man Carter (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Alligators
- Frogs (Mentioned)
- Unidentified alien race (Only in flashback)
- Catfish (Invoked)
- Mules (Only in flashback)
- Cats (Referenced)
Locations:
- Milky Way (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Unnamed Town (Only in flashback)
- Old Man Carter's General Store (Only in flashback)
- Blacktree Swamp (Main story and flashback)
- Unnamed Town (Only in flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Unnamed Galaxy (Mentioned)
- Unnamed Planet (Mentioned)
Vehicles:
- Spaceship (Only in flashback)
Synopsis for "We Met in the Swamp!"
Tales to Astonish #7
Aliens meet a hermit in the swamp when their spacecraft becomes stuck and offer him a chest full of what they value most in return for his aid in freeing the ship. He agrees, and when they take off, they tell him that they will return within his lifetime with the invasion force. The hermit tells a reporter that is why he always stares at the sky, waiting for their return, and since he felt so bad for betraying humanity, he has never opened the chest. The excited reporter tells the hermit that he made no such oath and would like to open the chest. The hermit agrees, but there is nothing but air in the chest. The reporter leaves, feeling that the hermit is just pulling his leg, but the hermit realizes the space faring creatures did leave what is most valuable in a space ship, air.
Appearing in "I Lived a Ghost Story!"
Tales to Astonish #7
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Mr. Howard
Antagonists:
- Numerous unnamed ghosts
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- Unnamed Town
- Greenwood House
- Unnamed Town
- United States of America
Synopsis for "I Lived a Ghost Story!"
Tales to Astonish #7
A man attempts to buy a house from a real estate agent but is warned that the house is haunted. Not believing him the man stays the night but is indeed visited by spirits who don't harm but still frighten him into not buying the house. After returning to the estate agent to buy a new house, the estate agent returns to the haunted house, revealing himself to be a ghost who doesn't want the house sold because he and the other ghosts need a place to stay.
Notes
- Cover art modifications by Marie Severin and Dick Ayers.