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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | $136.42 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_4_0_valueguide | 1955-12-01 |
| 6.0 | $258.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1955-12-01 |
| RAW | $61.38 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1955-12-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 21 graded copies for Marvel Tales #141 (1955). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
From Out of Nowhere!
Two alien beings from another dimension make contact with an Earth scholar in order to learn about humans and signal an invasion. The scholar teaches them good emotions so well that the aliens in effect become human and abandon their original plan for conquest and instead set out to explore the beauty of this dimension.
| StoryTitle2 = Swap Shop | Writer2_1 = Stan Lee | Penciler2_1 = Manny Stallman | Inker2_1 = Manny Stallman | Colorist2_1 = N/A | Letterer2_1 = N/A | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee
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| Synopsis2 = Pluto contacts Earth through a fish tank because the planet has a gas problem. The man working at the observatory places a bit of uranium in the tank and the Plutoians receive it teleported to them. They use it to cause an atomic explosion in space which solves their gas problem.
| StoryTitle3 = The Spelunker! | Writer3_1 = Stan Lee | Penciler3_1 = Mort Drucker | Inker3_1 = Mort Drucker | Colorist3_1 = N/A | Letterer3_1 = N/A | Editor3_1 = Stan Lee
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| Synopsis3 = Jeff discovers an underground city of listless individuals and rejects their way of life.
| StoryTitle4 = Poor Oscar | Writer4_1 = N/A | Letterer4_1 = Typeset | Editor4_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Oscar Meeker) **Supporting Characters:** * Mathilda Meeker)
**Other Characters:** * Unidentified Company ** Oscar's Boss ** Unnamed Foreman * Unnamed Bus Driver * Several unnamed baggage ticketers **Races and Species:** * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** North America *** United States of America **** Potcham ** Europe
| Synopsis4 = A man who seems to always get the short end of things in life finally has his luck changed when he finds a beat up old bag in place of his brand new one that presents him with money. At first the mild man of Oscar Meeker tries to do the right thing and turn it over to the proper authorities but whenever it's shown to them the suitcase appears empty. Not sure what to do with it they put the case in the attic but eventually the suitcase starts making payments of its own accord and giving Oscar and his wife a better life they deserve.
| StoryTitle5 = The Last Chance | Writer5_1 = N/A | Penciler5_1 = Pete Tumlinson | Inker5_1 = Pete Tumlinson | Colorist5_1 = N/A | Letterer5_1 = N/A | Editor5_1 = Stan Lee
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| Synopsis5 = Arthur dreams of being a star but being a selfless actor the years go by and he finds himself not getting ahead in the business. When a fire breaks out in the theater Arthur sacrifices himself to get others out and becomes a new star shinning in the heavens.
| StoryTitle6 = The Iron Brain! | Writer6_1 = Carl Wessler | Penciler6_1 = Bill Benulis | Inker6_1 = Bill Benulis | Colorist6_1 = N/A | Letterer6_1 = N/A | Editor6_1 = Stan Lee
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| Synopsis6 = Jeffrey builds a robot which deprives people of their livelihood until it sues Jeffrey for its earnings and, since the jury consists of people made redundant, it wins reducing Jeffrey to poverty.
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| Notes = ===Publication Notes=== * "Poor Oscar" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 103, Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 104 and as "The Money Bag" in Astonishing Vol 1 59. ** The story is split into two pages between Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 103 and Journey Into Mystery Vol 1 104.
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Creative credits
Writers: N/A, Stan Lee, Stan Lee, N/A, N/A, Carl Wessler
Interior art: Dick Ayers, Manny Stallman, Mort Drucker, Pete Tumlinson, Bill Benulis
Color: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 12513
PANEL PROFITS: 2412508