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Marvel Tales 137
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Overview
Marvel Tales #137 was published by Marvel Comics, Inc. in August 1955. It is part of the Marvel Tales series, which ran from August 1949 to August 1957.
Cover credits include Sol Brodsky and Carl Burgos.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Lost... One Robot." Indexed story credits include Bob Forgione and Jack Abel, among others.
Looking for the full run? Browse the Marvel Tales checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- August 1955
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Marvel Comics, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- A Jinn Named Joe!
- Cover Credits
-
Sol Brodsky pencils attributed
Carl Burgos inks guess
- Contributions
-
Michaël Dewally: Cover Image
Stories
Lost... One Robot
Credits
Bob Forgione pencils signed
Jack Abel inks signed
Contributors:
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Notes: Last panel possibly redrawn - August 1955 is still early enough for a code-demanded change, I guess. - Ger Apeldoorn.
Courage
Credits
Credits not yet documented
The Door That Wouldn't Stay Shut!
Credits
Bob Powell pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
King Of The World
Credits
Mort Drucker pencils and inks unsigned
Joe Maneely pencils and inks unsigned (Splash panel)
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Notes: This is the weirdestlooking Drucker I have ever seen. It could be he just wanted to
experiment, but the figure in the mirror on the splashpage looks as if someone has gone
over the inking to strengthen it. Looks a bit like Maneely's work, but my guess it would
look more like Maneely if he had actually been the one to redraw it. - Ger Apeldoorn.
He Came From Nowhere
Credits
John Forte pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Ger Apeldoorn: Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Creator Credit
Doc V.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
A Jinn Named Joe
Credits
John Tartaglione pencils and inks signed (Signed JT.)
Contributors:
the stikman: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
the stikman: Story Scans (5)
the stikman: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
the stikman: Story Scans (5)
Notes: A cute, affable Jinn named Joe comes out of a container of shaving lather. This shows Tartaglione's humanistic side.
His Characters have life force and personality and the layout, design, and backgrounds are all well conceived.
-the stikman