Tales to Astonish

#9

May 1960 · 0.10 USD · 36 pages

On sale 1959-12-28

Rated Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Cover of Tales to Astonish #9

Synopsis

The genie from last issue's Kirby story returns again when a man uncorks his muddy bottle from the swamp and discards it because he cannot see the genie inside. Since the genie has no master, he is free to do whatever he wishes and he enslaves the Earth. Growing bored, he sets his sights on the stars, but finds once he passes Earth's atmosphere, his powers fade and he winds up back in the bottle again watching the man approach. This time, the genie thinks, he knows his mistake and won't overreach, but the man turns away and leaves without uncorking the bottle.

Notes

Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements (pages 2, 9, 15, 19, 25, 27, 33-36 of comic including inside front cover, inside back cover and back cover); pages of comic not numbered. All new stories are narrated in the first person. On-sale date from 1960 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

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Credits

Script
Stan Lee, Larry Lieber
Plot
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Doug Wildey
Inks
Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Doug Wildey
Colours
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek
Editor
Stan Lee

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