Tales of Suspense #8

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CGC records 125 graded copies for Tales of Suspense #8 (1960). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.

Monstro... The Menace from the Murky Depths!

thumb|left A giant octopus begins menacing a sea port in the Soviet Union. They ask an American scientist for help and, using a Geiger counter, he realizes that Monstro is merely an ordinary octopus that gained great size due to secret atomic weapons testing of the Reds that will wear off during the next 24 hour period.

| StoryTitle2 = The Story of Sammy Snork! | Writer2_1 = Stan Lee | Writer2_2 = Larry Lieber | Penciler2_1 = Bill Everett | Inker2_1 = Bill Everett | Colorist2_1 = Stan Goldberg | Letterer2_1 = Artie Simek | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Sammy Snork)

**Antagonists:** * Martians **Other Characters:** * Unnamed Bank Teller **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Martians * Venusians * Plutonians * Moon Men **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Solar System ** Earth *** United States of America *** Moon ** Mars) *** Unidentified Martian Museum ** Venus) ** Pluto)

**Vehicles:** * Martian Spacecraft

| Synopsis2 = A man robs a bank and an attempt to hide what he assumes in a fake spaceship that's advertising a movie. He passes out and wakes up and finds it was a real spaceship and is now a prisoner of a Martian museum.

| StoryTitle3 = I am the Changing Man! | Writer3_1 = N/A | Penciler3_1 = Steve Ditko | Inker3_1 = Steve Ditko | Colorist3_1 = Stan Goldberg | Letterer3_1 = Artie Simek | Editor3_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing3 = **Featured Characters:** * Dethans ** Ozak) Les Gage) **Supporting Characters:** * Les Gage) **Antagonists:** * Craig **Other Characters:** * Unnamed Elder Statesman * Hero Astronaut Dog * Hero Astronaut **Races and Species:** * Dethans * Humans) * Dogs **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Deth * Earth ** Moon, Earth Orbit ** North America *** United States of America **** Washington, D.C.

**Vehicles:** * Dethan Spacecraft

| Synopsis3 = thumb|left_from_Tales_of_Suspense_Vol_1_8_001.jpg) A shape-shifter arrives on Earth to sow disarray in preparation for an alien invasion. He is caught when he attempts to flee authorities and glances at a poster featuring a man and a dog. He decides to turn into the dog thinking that no one will suspect him, but is immediately apprehended. When he looks at the poster again and reads the text underneath the picture, he realizes why he made a mistake. The dog had been shot into space and so could not be on the planet at the present moment.

| ReprintOf4 = Marvel Tales Vol 1 150 | ReprintOfStory4 = 5

| StoryTitle5 = The Runaway Planet! | Writer5_1 = Stan Lee | Writer5_2 = Larry Lieber | Penciler5_1 = Doug Wildey | Inker5_1 = Doug Wildey | Colorist5_1 = Stan Goldberg | Letterer5_1 = N/A | Editor5_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Prof. Ludwig Hauptmann) **Supporting Characters:** * Professor Hauptmann's Student Body ** Numerous unnamed students

**Other Characters:** * Tommy **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Unidentified alien species **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** United States of America

**Vehicles:** * Alien Spacecraft

| Synopsis5 = Ludwig Hauptmann is disbelieved by his students about the theory the universe is a place of order and purpose. When a seemingly runaway planet is determined to crash on earth everyone thinks humanity is doomed, except Hauptmann. The old professor's beliefs are proven correct when the "planet" is revealed to be a spaceship with a message welcoming Earth to the Community of Planets. With that Hauptmann ends up gaining the respect of his students.

| StoryTitle6 = It Walks By Night! | Writer6_1 = Stan Lee | Writer6_2 = Larry Lieber | Penciler6_1 = Don Heck | Inker6_1 = Don Heck | Colorist6_1 = Stan Goldberg | Letterer6_1 = Artie Simek | Editor6_1 = Stan Lee

| Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * John **Supporting Characters:** * John's Robot **Antagonists:** * Freddy * Metropolitan Police Service) ** Burke ** Numerous unnamed others **Other Characters:** * Roby **Races and Species:** * Robots * Humans) **Realities:** * Earth-Unknown **Locations:** * Earthspace ** United Kingdom *** England * Heaven)

| Synopsis6 = In the future of 1999 all robots are considered illegal and banned. A scientist refuses to be constrained by the law and so builds an advanced robot in secret to prove his point. However he's spotted by some locals who call the police, the cops destroy the robot and chase the man to a ravine where he falls from. The story ends revealing the scientist survived, because he's himself a robot and will appear in the next issue.

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| Notes = ===Continuity Notes=== * "It Walks By Night!" continues in the following issue, Tales of Suspense Vol 1 9.

| Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =

Creative credits

Writers: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, N/A, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Stan Lee, Larry Lieber

Interior art: Jack Kirby, Bill Everett, Steve Ditko, Doug Wildey, Don Heck

Color: Stan Goldberg, Stan Goldberg, Stan Goldberg, Stan Goldberg, Stan Goldberg

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GCD: 15556

PANEL PROFITS: 2387542