Tales to Astonish #16 (1961) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	This Is Thorr!	cover	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Thorr
1	Here Comes... Thorr the Unbelievable	comic story	7	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Thorr [renamed "Thorg" in later reprints]; Linus; Helen
2	The Bridge	text story	2	pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typeset	Dr. Title; Douglas Jenks
3	My Touch Means... Doom!	comic story	6	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Ray Holloway	Bill Howard; Martha Howard; Dr. Johnson
4	Save Me from the Mole Men!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Crusher; Xoorr
5	I Am the Victim of the Sorcerer!	comic story	5	pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Joe

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Collection	Year
Tower of Shadows #8	1970	On eBay ›
Where Creatures Roam #3	1970	On eBay ›

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