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"I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!"
Tales to Astonish 13
Tales to Astonish
Title: "I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!"
Volume: 1
Number: 13
Cover price: .10
Cover date: November, 1960
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Credits
Chief: Stan Lee
Writers: Larry Lieber
Pencilers: Jack Kirby; Joe Maneely; Steve Ditko; Don Heck
Inkers: Dick Ayers; Joe Maneely; Steve Ditko; Don Heck
Cover artists: Jack Kirby
Cover inker: Steve Ditko
Cover colorist: Stan Goldberg
Letterers: Artie Simek [1]
Editors: Stan Lee
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"I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!"[]

"I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!"
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Title: "I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!"
Credits
Writers: Larry Lieber [2]
Pencilers: Jack Kirby
Inkers: Dick Ayers
Editors: Stan Lee

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  • Leslie Evans

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  • Alice Evans

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"Special Sale"[]

"Special Sale"
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Title: "Special Sale"
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Pencilers: Joe Maneely
Inkers: Joe Maneely
Editors: Stan Lee

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"I Found the Abominable Snowman!"[]

"I Found the Abominable Snowman!"
I Found the Abominable Snowman
Title: "I Found the Abominable Snowman!"
Credits
Pencilers: Jack Kirby
Inkers: Steve Ditko
Editors: Stan Lee

Carl Hanson is a man who would do anything for money. After finding a picture of the Abominable Snowman Hanson sets out for the Himalayas in search of the beast, hoping to make a fortune by capturing it. Every time he shows someone the picture, however, they run away in fear claiming that the picture is cursed and that the owner will meet an unpleasant end. Not heeding the warning, Hanson makes his way into the mountains continuing to search even after his rations run out. Eventually the curse fulfills itself as Hanson turns into the Abominable Snowman himself.

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  • Carl Hanson

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"My Friend is... Not Quite Human!"[]

"My Friend is... Not Quite Human!"
My Friend is... Not Quite Human
Title: "My Friend is... Not Quite Human!"
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Pencilers: Steve Ditko
Inkers: Steve Ditko
Editors: Stan Lee

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"I Found the Hidden World!"[]

"I Found the Hidden World!"
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Title: "I Found the Hidden World!"
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Pencilers: Don Heck
Inkers: Don Heck
Editors: Stan Lee

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Notes & Trivia[]

  • "I Challenged... Groot! The Monster from Planet X!" is job number T-839. [3]
  • "Special Sale" is job number J-932. [3]
  • "I Found the Abominable Snowman!" is job number T-838. [3]
  • "My Friend is...Not Quite Human!" is job number T-836. [3]
  • "I Found the Hidden World!" is job number T-837. [3]
  • This is the first appearance of Groot, who is a Pre-Marvel Monster, who later becomes part of the mainstream Marvel Universe.
  • This is the first and only appearance to date of Leslie Evans.
  • This is the first and only appearance to date of Alice Evans.
  • This is the first and only appearance to date of Carl Hanson. Presumably, he dies shortly after the events of "I Found the Abominable Snowman!".
  • The Planet X that is shown in this issue is not to be confused with the Planet X seen in the 1965 film Godzilla vs. Monster Zero.

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  1. Artie Simek provides the cover lettering only for this issue.
  2. Unconfirmed.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Comics.org; Tales to Astonish, Volume 1 #13
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