Tales to Astonish 1959 #24 - 3.0 - $50.00
A TV producer fakes a film of the Abominable Snowman in the arctic, but runs afoul of an ancient underground civilization of lizard-men and a giant octopus.
A tomboyish girl tries out cooking to appease her mother, but accidentally cooks a witch's brew, totally inappropriate for a fairy like her.
The first mission to Mercury has a stow-away, the lover of one of the pilots. The captain is angry, but when they arrive on Mercury they find that the natives are hostile, and only the girl's display of love towards the pilot convinces them that the humans have something of value to offer.
A mysterious janitor comes to work for a slumlord, but he has strange powers and ends the man's evil ways.
Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On-sale date from 1961 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
- The Abominable Snowman - The cover art is also the splash page of the lead story.
- I Found the Abominable Snowman! [Part 1] - Narrated in the first person.
- The Recipe - Text story with illustration.
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