 In comic books, the first "Marvel Tales" was the direct continuation of the superhero anthology "Marvel Mystery Comics", published by Marvel Comics' initial iteration, Timely Comics.This series ran through issue #92 (cover-dated June 1949).It then became "Marvel Tales", an anthology of horror and fantasy stories, beginning with issue #93 (Aug. 1949), with the bulk of this series run published by Marvel's 1950s iteration, Atlas Comics.