INVADERS
Classification: Extraterrestrial (race unidentified; see comments)
Location/Base of Operations: Unidentified home-world
Known Members: At least four (none identified)
Affiliations: None
Enemies: Earthlings
First Appearance: Tales to Astonish I#34/3 (August, 1962)
Powers/Abilities: Displaying no paranormal abilities of their own, these technologically-advanced Invaders had spaceships and were armed with devastating weaponry. They used a powerful telescopic view-screen that could observe planets across the galaxy.
Traits: Originating from a world with a dry and waterless environment, these extraterrestrials had extremely wrinkled flesh.
Type: Semi-humanoid
Average height: Unrevealed (see comments)
Eyes: Two (on head)
Fingers: Four (including opposing thumb)
Toes: Unrevealed
Skin color: Orange
History:
(Tales to Astonish I#34/3 (fb) - BTS)
- These advanced and militaristic extraterrestrials dwelt on a parched
desert-like world at the rim of the galaxy; despite water being
seemingly nonexistent on the planet, their civilization thrived.
(Tales to Astonish I#34/3) - Using a telescopic view-screen, they found Earth and determined it had an atmosphere that was breathable for their race; planning to conquer the newly-discovered planet, the military leader ordered for their invasion fleet to be assembled.
And so, the invasion force launched and began the journey toward Earth -- during the voyage, they tested their weapons, so they could completely wipe out the planet's inhabitants and claim Earth as their own.
The Invaders' spacecrafts finally reached Earth, and as they flew through the planet's atmosphere, they spotted a large and unoccupied area below where they could land and set up their weapons -- they figured that by the time they were discovered, they would be ready to initiate a devastating attack on Earth!
But as the invading spaceships set down on the open area, the vessels lurched downward, and the Invaders within were tossed about; noticing that their spaceships' altimeters registered that they were descending lower and lower, they could only wonder why it was happening -- death came quickly when the Invaders' oxygen supply ran out.
Ironically, as they were the inhabitants of a dry world--a world without water--the Invaders had no way of knowing that what they believed to be uninhabited land was actually the Pacific Ocean.
Comments: Created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
As with many 1950's and 1960's Marvel monster stories, this
story is not confirmed as part of Earth-616 continuity, but there's
nothing to exclude it either.
--Leave it in unless something rules it
out!--Snood.
No year was mentioned for when this story took place,
and no particular level of human civilization was seen, so it could
have easily taken place centuries in the past; additionally, since no
humans were depicted, it was difficult to estimate the heights of
these prune-faced invaders.
--Ron Fredricks
This story was reprinted in Weird Wonder Tales#5.
Profile by FUTURE. Expansion by Ron Fredricks.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Invaders have no known connection to:
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A "far, far distant planet," it was located somewhere at the rim of the Milky Way Galaxy; although having an atmosphere similar to Earth's, this dry world was continuously swept by dust storms. But despite the fact that it had a desert-like environment, and water seemed to be nonexistent, it was the home of an advanced race that attempted (but failed) to conquer Earth. --Tales to Astonish I#34/3 |
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While they traveled to Earth aboard their spaceships, these extraterrestrials tested their weapons for their planned conquest. (Comment: Although never actually depicted in use, my guess is that the weapons projected highly destructive energy beams -- one of the Invaders stated, "...our weapons will be set up and ready to devastate the entire planet!") --Tales to Astonish I#34/3 |
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Numbering at least seven, these vessels were capable of interstellar travel -- the top speed and range was unrevealed, but they were able to make a voyage from the outer rim of the galaxy to Earth. The spacecrafts left the Invaders' desert-like home-world and transported them and their weaponry to Earth for an attempted invasion. When they reached Earth, the Invaders landed their spaceships on an isolated and unoccupied area; however, as they were unfamiliar with water, the Invaders made the mistake of landing on the Pacific Ocean. The spaceships sank down to the ocean floor, unable to function again, and all the Invaders died when their oxygen supply eventually ran out. --Tales to Astonish I#34/3 |
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images: (without ads)
Tales to Astonish I#34/3, p1, pan1 (main image - Invaders)
Tales to Astonish I#34/3, p4, pan4 (headshot - Invaders react as their spaceships sink)
Tales to Astonish I#34/3, p2, pan5 (Invader by view-screen)
Tales to Astonish I#34/3, p4, pan5 (Invaders tossed about as their spaceship begins to sink)
Tales to Astonish I#34/3, p2, pan2 (surface of Invaders' home-world)
Tales to Astonish I#34/3, p2, pan3 (Invaders' capital city)
Tales to Astonish I#34/3, p3, pan1 (Invaders' weaponry)
Tales to Astonish I#34/3, p3, pan5 (Invaders' spaceships, flying in Earth's atmosphere)
Tales to Astonish I#34/3, p5, pan4 (Invaders' spaceships sink down into ocean)
Tales to Astonish I#34/3, p5, pan5 (Invaders' spaceships at bottom of ocean)
Appearances:
Tales to Astonish I#34/3 (August, 1962) - Stan
Lee (writer/editor), Steve Ditko (pencils/inks), Stan Goldberg
(colors), Artie Simek (letters)
First Posted: 09/24/2004
Last updated: 02/22/2026
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