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Tales to Astonish #32

Marvel · Series began 1959 · June 1962

Dates

Cover date
June 1962
On sale
March 8, 1962
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #32 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

script: Stan Leepencils: Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Steve Ditkoinks: Dick Ayers, Paul Reinman, Don Heck, Steve Ditkocolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Artie Simek

Stories

  • Quicksand! · 7 pages

    A greedy man tries to kill his brother to gain his half of the estate by tricking him into quicksand. The brother is saved by leprechauns and would have given up his half of the estate, but the greedy brother is so frightened that he falls to his death.

  • Venus! · 2 pages

    The first explorer on Venus is caught in an old bear trap, but he is able to use the wildlife to call for help.

  • The Bully Boy! · 6 pages

    An electronic teacher observes a weak student being bullied and offers to train him in body building and fighting styles. When the student excels and becomes an even bigger bully than the others, the robot is disappointed with the results and deactivates itself.

  • The Girl in the Black Hood! · 5 pages

    A famous photographer never allows anyone to see her face. A criminal tries to rob her and forces her to remove her hood, only to discover that she is actually Medusa when he is turned to stone.

  • I Am a Martian! · 5 pages

    A man can’t get anyone to believe that he is a Martian, but when he is allowed to modify a fire truck ladder he uses it to get home.

Reprinted in

Sinister Tales (1964), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Tales to Astonish (2006), Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963), Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (2017), Giant-Size Dracula (1974), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (2019)

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