Tales of Suspense 36

In this issue:

No Jack Kirby stories in this issue.

Is Mr Meek a wannabe Midas, or is his theme something different? That cover has got me!

In flashback Perseus and Medusa(Medousa—greek spelling) appear in USA Comics#6(12/42) and Captain America fought a villian called Medusa(Professor Anton Harvey);I wonder if he was able to turn people to stone.The same way the Valkyrie possessed Barbara Norris's body in the original Defenders series is the way Medusa survived her beheading by Perseus and appeared in those Atlas and Marvel age stories.

A british youth named Alchemy(Thomas Jones)[X-Factor vol.1#41(6/89)-42(7/89)]has the mutant ability to transform things(objects or beings) into gold or other elements
with his touch. Chemistro(Arch Morton)[Power Man#37(11/76) has the power to transmute substances with his left hand. Chemistro 1(Curtis Carr)[Hero For Hire#12(6/73)] and Chemistro 3(Calvin Carr)[Power Man And Iron-Fist #94(6/83)] both use an Alchemy Gun. Diablo[Avengers vol.1#41(6/67)]used a Auric-Ray Weapon(gun) to transform a building into gold;in Fantastic Four vol.1#525(6/05)-526(6/05) he used a Philosopher's Stone to turn objects into gold (is that Marvel's first Philosopher's Stone?). Gilded Lily(Lillian Von Loont)[Alpha Flight vol.1#20(3/85)-21(4/85)] met Diablo in 1875 and trained in alchemy;she could create a golden sheathe to cause suspended animation in those she touches. Madan [All-Winners Comics#8(spring/43) uses a supernatural Atomizer to transform 2 of Hitler's flunkies into stone the real(Destroyer(Keen Marlow) story).

That Madam /nataS(backwards)[All-Winners Comics#8]. The Grey Gargoyle(Paul Pierre Duval)[Journey Into Mystery vol.1#107(8/64)]-his right hand can transform anyone or anything into immobile,granite like stone(for about 1 hour). The Enchantress in Defenders vol.1#4(2/73) turned the third Black Knight into stone with a kiss. Lorelei in Thor vol.1#383(9/87) turned Daillus the Daring into stone with a kiss.

The D'Bari called the “Medusa”Alien[Avengers vol.1#4(3/64)] used a Ray Gun to change people into stone (and by reversing its polarity to change them back).Medusa shouldn't be confused with Queen Medusa the ruler of the Sub-Earth Men[Captain America Comics#17(8/42)—Captain America story].

Before my comment was censored and deleted,I was going to point that out,what's funny is that Silvester J. Meek had gained his powers from aliens, who were conducting experiments to see how humans would react(like the Twilight Zone episode “Mr. Dingle,the strong”,starring Burgess”Quack,Quack'' Meredith)then had them removed,possibly these aliens had conquered or traded with the D'Bari in the past?,it would be a great story…..and while were on the subject,alien gorgons were seen in JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY#96(I saw this one in FANTASY MASTERPIECES#8)and they could turn people into stone.

Incredible Hulk#262(8/81) has an albino sculptress named Glazier who swore revenge on all men,because a man broke her heart;she gained the ability to turn people(she only did it to men) to glass by touching them under the light of the full moon with her glass-like hands.She ended up being turned to glass herself after encountering the Hulk. I wonder if Simon & Kirby's Mr.Meek [Adventure Comics#75(6/42)/New Gods#6(12-1/71-72)] has the same powers or any powers at all.

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