# A Marvel Comics one off story **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** comic-books-manga\ **Created:** [March 24, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610 "2023-03-24T22:37:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610/1 "2023-03-24T22:37:01Z")
I don’t know why I think of this 60s story now and then. The gist is that civilization of undersea monsters (I think) are poised to attack our world. One guy steps forward volunteering to disclose all our secrets and is universally condemned as a traitor. Actually, the guy is taken to their world where he convinces them that our world is unbeatable. The last panel has him standing there as a giant claw comes down to pinch his head. All this is from admittedly foggy memory, but I think that’s the gist of it. Sound familiar to anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610/2 "2023-03-24T23:34:46Z")
“Titan, The Amphibian From Atlantis” (from Tales of Suspense #28, April 1962). > **[Tales of Suspense Vol 1 28](https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Tales_of_Suspense_Vol_1_28)** > > Featured Characters: John Cartwright (First and only known appearance; dies) Antagonists: Titan (First appearance) (a monster from Atlantis) Locations: United States of America New York City Atlantis A monstrous representative from Atlantis visits... ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610/3 "2023-03-24T23:42:08Z")
Wow! How did you do that? It looks like my memory was closer than I thought! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2023, 11:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610/4 "2023-03-24T23:43:39Z")
It’s a Stan Lee / Jack Kirby giant monster story from Marvel’s (Pre-Fantastic Four) Atlas period. I’ve read them all. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610/5 "2023-03-25T00:30:35Z")
Was I right about the head pinching? ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610/6 "2023-03-25T00:44:33Z")
It’s Titan’s two weird hands reaching toward the hero’s head while the monster says, “Prepare for your doom, Earthling!” BTW, you may have read it as a reprint in the 1970s in _Uncanny Tales from the Grave_ [![](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2412/5675/products/uncanny-tales-from-the-grave-12-back-issues-909.jpg?v=1611951386) ](https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/2412/5675/products/uncanny-tales-from-the-grave-12-back-issues-909.jpg?v=1611951386) ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610/7 "2023-03-25T01:24:15Z")
I love all those Marvel bronze age reprint comics. Fun stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610/8 "2023-03-25T01:32:36Z")
I must’ve read it in the original- I never bought any Marvel reprints. I gave my collection to a friend’s little brother. Wish I could get them back 😢 ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [March 25, 2023, 1:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-marvel-comics-one-off-story/981610/9 "2023-03-25T01:35:34Z")
I have a subscription to Marvel Unlimited. That’s where I refreshed my memory of the story.