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Tales of Suspense 8
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- March 1960
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Male Publishing Corp.
- Cover Titles
- Monstro!
- Cover Credits
-
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Dick Ayers inks attributed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Tales of Suspense #8 was published by Male Publishing Corp. in March 1960. It is part of the Tales of Suspense series, which ran from January 1959 to February 1963.
Cover credits include Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Monstro...The Menace From The Murky Depths!." Indexed story credits include Jack Kirby and George Klein, among others.
Stories
Monstro...The Menace From The Murky Depths!
Credits
Jack Kirby pencils attributed
George Klein inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
The Story Of Sammy Snork!
Credits
Bill Everett pencils and inks unsigned
Bill Everett letters attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
I Am The Changing Man!
Credits
Steve Ditko script attributed
Steve Ditko pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Nick Caputo: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Nick Caputo: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Notes: Excelently paced and, I'm quite sure, plotted by Ditko as well. The
hints are in the story. the visual motif of a character transforming
his appearance, the general public duped by the alien menace,
espeically the name of the TV personality (don't have the book with me,
but it was a typical odd sounding Ditko name). The artwork is as
detailed and exciting as the story. My guess is Ditko plottted this
story out and Stan provided the dialogue. I suspect there was a lot of
give and take in this period and the genesis of Lee and Ditko plotting
out stories began here. I'm sure Stan was acceptable to any ideas and
the Marvel Method may very well have grown from these stories. I don't
think every early story was a Ditko plot, but some, such as this one,
practically scream Ditko influence. - Nick Caputo.
The Recipe
Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Runaway Planet!
Credits
Doug Wildey pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
It Walks By Night!
Credits
Don Heck pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Michaël Dewally: Story Scan
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