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Marvel Tales 141
Charlton Tales
Title Profile
Curated Charlton tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- December 1955
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Marvel Comics, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- The Iron Brain!
- Cover Credits
-
Carl Burgos pencils and inks attributed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Marvel Tales #141 was published by Marvel Comics, Inc. in December 1955. It is part of the Marvel Tales series, which ran from August 1949 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Carl Burgos.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "From Out Of Nowhere!." Indexed story credits include Dick Ayers and Ernie Bache, among others.
Stories
From Out Of Nowhere!
Credits
Dick Ayers pencils signed
Ernie Bache inks attributed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: A nice instance of Dick Ayers inking himself and signing it with his full name. The story is about two formless beings from another dimension, who kidnap a psychologist to teach them what it is like to be human. - Ger A.
Swap Shop
Credits
Manny Stallman pencils signed
Sid Greene inks guess
Contributors:
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: A very well drawn story by Manny Stallman, filled with lots of detail. An elderly couple discovers a strange fishtank that seems to replace whatever you put into it with something you'd rather have. At one point, it even absorbs the flooding of a river! The whole process is illustrated with lots of psychadelic effects in the form of black and white dots. The couple try to find out who sent the tank and what it's purpose is. - Ger A.
The Spelunker!
Credits
Mort Drucker pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: Most of Mort Drucker's work for Stan Lee looks hurried, and this story -- about a spelunker who discovers an underground city where you don't get old and don't have to do anything -- is no different. The faces and figures are alright, but the backgrounds are nothing special. - Ger A.
Poor Oscar
Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Last Chance
Credits
Pete Tumlinson pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Christopher Layne: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Christopher Layne: Creator Credit
Notes: Very sharply drawn story about an actor who missed out on his opportunities to be a star -- he couldn't bring himself to kick out another actor, performed a play as a comedy when it clearly wasn't, and died when he saved his fellow actors from a fire -- he'd never be a star... or would he? This story has a 'positive' message, as do all the stories in this book. - Ger A.
The Iron Brain!
Credits
Bill Benulis pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
John Kaminski: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: A scientist invents a robot that can do the work of thousands. He doesn't care about the human workers that get fired by his invention... but maybe he should. Another great splash by Benulis, who (just as all the artists in this issue (except for Mort Drucker)) seems to have given his best. - Ger A.
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