Appearing in "The Secret of the Black Planet"
Tales of Suspense #28
(originally printed as Titan, the Amphibian from Atlantis!)
Featured Characters:
- John Cartwright (First appearance; dies)
Antagonists:
- Titan (First appearance) (a monster from Atlantis)
Locations:
Synopsis for "The Secret of the Black Planet"
Tales of Suspense #28
(originally printed as Titan, the Amphibian from Atlantis!)
A monstrous representative from Atlantis visits the surface world with an offer of wealth for a human traitor that will inform Atlantis of human defenses in preparation for their coming attack. The wealthy industrialist John Cartwright agrees to the offer, and Titan stipulates if the information does not help in our conquest, his reward shall be death. The industrialist agrees to the terms. All of mankind grows to loathe the name of the human traitor and every nation bands together in preparation for the Atlantean attack. It never comes, for unknown to everyone, when Titan transports the man back to Atlantis he gives the king a line of total BS about humans possessing shrinking rays and anti-gravity guns that could defeat any possible invasion. The awestruck king asks Titan if this could possibly be true and Titan answers that it must be, for he knows that if his information does not help us, it means his death. Titan slays the man who bravely accepts his fate, sacrificing himself for the human populace that hates his memory.
Appearing in "We Found the Ninth Wonder of the World!"
Tales to Astonish #1We Found the Ninth Wonder of the World!
Featured Characters:
- Captain Kane (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Professor Briggs (First appearance)
- Doctor Parker (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Experimental Creatures (First appearance)
- Islanders (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed islanders
Other Characters:
- Captain Kane's Crew
- Simmons (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed crewmen
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Unidentified Island
Items:
- Doctor Parker's Hormone Regulator Serum
Vehicles:
- Captain Kane's Ship (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "We Found the Ninth Wonder of the World!"
Tales to Astonish #1We Found the Ninth Wonder of the World!
Captain Kane navigates his fishing vessel through the sea. His crew's fishing nets manage to ensnare a lobster nearly twelve-feet in length. Kane reports the phenomenon to one of his guests, Professor Briggs. This is the second of such bizarre creatures that the crew has discovered. As Kane goes into Briggs' cabin, he finds the Professor studying the remains of a four-foot starfish. Briggs is convinced that this strange mutated sea life is related to his old colleague Doctor Parker - a scientist who disappeared over a decade ago. Briggs has a copy of a map that Parker charted before he disappeared.
At the professor's request, Captain Kane sets a course for this mysterious hidden area of the sea. As they follow Parker's map, the ship collides with a giant green mountain that wasn't indicated on the chart. Kane and Briggs manage to rope together two oil barrels and use them as a flotation device, but the rest of the crew is lost.
The two men come to an island. They discover a tribe of natives surrounding a massive wooden barricade. In front of the barricade is Doctor Parker tied to a post. The natives capture Kane and Briggs and secure them as well. Parker tells them that he has been experimenting with a hormone regulator serum. He tested the serum on several specimens, but could not control the animals' growth. The product of Parker's work makes its presence known as a giant snapping turtle bursts through the outer side of the barricade. This is Experiment 247. As natives flee in terror, the three men manage to free themselves and make for an inlet where Doctor Parker has a motor launch secured. Parker tells them that Experiment 247 is actually the second of such trials he has conducted. The original project, Experiment XYZ, was conducted years earlier. Kane and Briggs soon realize that Experiment XYZ is actually an even larger turtle, and was also the "mountain" responsible for scuttling Kane's ship. The massive creature is too large to even notice the three men, who safely race away.
Appearing in "I Was the First Man to Set Foot on... the Mystery Planet!"
Tales to Astonish #1
(originally printed as We Found the Ninth Wonder of the World!)
Featured Characters:
- Captain Kane (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Professor Briggs (First appearance)
- Doctor Parker (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Experimental Creatures (First appearance)
- Islanders (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed islanders
Other Characters:
- Captain Kane's Crew
- Simmons (First appearance)
- Numerous unnamed crewmen
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Unidentified Island
Items:
- Doctor Parker's Hormone Regulator Serum
Vehicles:
- Captain Kane's Ship (Destroyed)
Synopsis for "I Was the First Man to Set Foot on... the Mystery Planet!"
Tales to Astonish #1
(originally printed as We Found the Ninth Wonder of the World!)
Captain Kane navigates his fishing vessel through the sea. His crew's fishing nets manage to ensnare a lobster nearly twelve-feet in length. Kane reports the phenomenon to one of his guests, Professor Briggs. This is the second of such bizarre creatures that the crew has discovered. As Kane goes into Briggs' cabin, he finds the Professor studying the remains of a four-foot starfish. Briggs is convinced that this strange mutated sea life is related to his old colleague Doctor Parker - a scientist who disappeared over a decade ago. Briggs has a copy of a map that Parker charted before he disappeared.
At the professor's request, Captain Kane sets a course for this mysterious hidden area of the sea. As they follow Parker's map, the ship collides with a giant green mountain that wasn't indicated on the chart. Kane and Briggs manage to rope together two oil barrels and use them as a flotation device, but the rest of the crew is lost.
The two men come to an island. They discover a tribe of natives surrounding a massive wooden barricade. In front of the barricade is Doctor Parker tied to a post. The natives capture Kane and Briggs and secure them as well. Parker tells them that he has been experimenting with a hormone regulator serum. He tested the serum on several specimens, but could not control the animals' growth. The product of Parker's work makes its presence known as a giant snapping turtle bursts through the outer side of the barricade. This is Experiment 247. As natives flee in terror, the three men manage to free themselves and make for an inlet where Doctor Parker has a motor launch secured. Parker tells them that Experiment 247 is actually the second of such trials he has conducted. The original project, Experiment XYZ, was conducted years earlier. Kane and Briggs soon realize that Experiment XYZ is actually an even larger turtle, and was also the "mountain" responsible for scuttling Kane's ship. The massive creature is too large to even notice the three men, who safely race away.
Appearing in "Beyond Belief!"
Featured Characters:
- Dr. Carl Mandel (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Numerous unnamed Lemur Squamata (Only in flashback)
Antagonists:
- Breck Hudson (Only in flashback)
- Numerous unnamed Hudson henchmen (Only in flashback)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
- Lemurs (Referenced)
- Slow Lorises (Referenced)
- Lizards (Referenced)
- Lemur Squamata (Main story and flashback)
Locations:
- Earth-Unknown (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Florida (Main story and flashback)
- Everglades (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Referenced)
- New York City (Referenced)
- Florida (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
Synopsis for "Beyond Belief!"
A scientist discovers a type of lemur living in the swamp that only lives for a week. He gets the idea to conduct an experiment in accelerated evolution and they produce wondrous discoveries which he shares with mankind. His contact with the outside world wants the power that such information would give him and so, after defeating the villain, the lemurs decide to return to the swamp where they will soon go back to their old ways of living.
Notes
- Cover art
- reprinted from Tales to Astonish #1 (January 1959) with the monster redrawn by Romita.
- inks by Klein or Rule