Dates
- Cover date
- March 1962
- On sale
- December 5, 1961
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #10 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition10¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- Those Who Change · 5 pages
Scientists view the ancient past, but though they don’t realize it they reshape history causing humans to evolve from reptiles.
- The Mark of the Toad · 5 pages
An evil uncle tries to kill a boy king, but his magic backfires and turns him into a toad.
- No Sign of Life · 3 pages
Puzzled space explorers are unable to detect any signs of life in an entire galaxy. They set for home frustrated that no colonies can be established there, not realizing that all the planets of that particular galaxy are living beings.
- Man on a Tightrope · 5 pages
A young girl is friends with a tightrope walker past his prime. The man is killed in his last act, but his ghost returns to make his friend well again.
- Mister Universe · 5 pages
A conceited jerk wins Mr. Earth and is contacted by aliens who wish him to enter a "Mister Universe" competition. He doesn't stop to ask what the prize is, but arrogantly accepts, figuring he can beat the other contestants even though they are even more bigger and muscle-bound than he is. It turns out the other contestants knew what the prize was and so they let the Earth representative win, as he is then turned into a living statue for all the universe to marvel at forever.
Reprinted in
Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963), Amazing Fantasy Omnibus (2007), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (2019), Creepy Worlds (1962), Sinister Tales (1964), Marvel Visionaries: Steve Ditko (2005), Marvel Visionaries: Steve Ditko (2019), Secrets of the Unknown (1962), The X-Men (1963), Fantasy Masterpieces (1966), Creatures on the Loose (1971), Doctor Who Weekly (1979), Curse of the Weird (1993), Marvel 70th Anniversary (2009)