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Quote1 So what should I do? I ain't no magician! I can't make you disappear! Quote2
Nick Laska

Appearing in "The Threat of Tim Boo Ba"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Adult Fantasy #9
(originally printed as The Terror of Tim Boo Ba)

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Tim Boo Ba's Conquering Hordes

Antagonists:

  • Tom

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Student

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "The Threat of Tim Boo Ba"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Amazing Adult Fantasy #9
(originally printed as The Terror of Tim Boo Ba)

This story has the same theme as the Ditko stories in Tales of Suspense #9, Tales of Suspense #13 and Tales to Astonish #18. Alien warlord Tim Boo Ba is master of all he surveys but is wiped out in a torrential flood when an Earth boy drips water on the small scale model that is Tim Boo Ba's home planet.

Amazing Adult Fantasy Vol 1 9 002

Appearing in "Something in the Fog!"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Strange Tales #8

Featured Characters:

  • Nick Laska (First appearance)

Supporting Characters:

  • Nick Laska's Associates
    • Two unnamed associates

Antagonists:

  • Crew of the Flying Dutchman
    • Unnamed Captain
    • Numerous unnamed crewmembers

Other Characters:

Races and Species:

Locations:

Vehicles:

  • Nick Laska's Boat
  • Flying Dutchman

Synopsis for "Something in the Fog!"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Strange Tales #8

A group of smugglers run into the Flying Dutchman.

Appearing in "Plague!"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Uncanny Tales #38

Featured Characters:

  • Unidentified Council
    • Numerous unnamed members

Antagonists:

  • Unnamed "Plague" Carrier

Other Characters:

  • Numerous unnamed citizens
  • Ashton
  • Valrhon
  • Agent X-43-J

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

  • "Plague" (Handgun)

Synopsis for "Plague!"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Uncanny Tales #38

A similar story is told by Ditko in Tales to Astonish #44.

Appearing in "Fame!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Strange Tales #8

Featured Characters:

  • Vance Roamer (First appearance) (Apparent death)

Supporting Characters:

  • H.T. Whitney (First appearance)

Other Characters:

  • KRYX (Radio Station) (Name only)
  • Vance Roamer's Landlady
  • Numerous unnamed New Yorkers
  • NYPD
    • Unnamed Police Officer

Races and Species:

Locations:

Synopsis for "Fame!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Strange Tales #8

Universal rejection makes a would-be actor's mind snap and so he rents a tuxedo with his last few dollars and does a presentation on a building ledge before a gathered crowd until he makes the leap that will ensure his fame.

Appearing in "Shhhh!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Mystery Tales #15

Featured Characters:

  • Commandant Rhinehardt (First appearance) (Turned into a chimpanzee)

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Unnamed Insane Asylum Escapee

Other Characters:

  • Unnamed Project 16 Scientist
  • Numerous unnamed citizens (Turned into chimpanzees)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

  • Synthetic Germs

Synopsis for "Shhhh!"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Mystery Tales #15

Agents of a foreign power grab the wrong man when they attempt to kidnap a scientist working on a secret project. The man they took escaped from an asylum and he releases germs that turn his captors into apes.

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