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Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 87

  • Issue #87
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 87
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Label #4023681018
    • Water damage.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #17-2a310f7-024
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    • Added staples (not manufacturing). Staple rust.
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    • 2 1/4" Cumulative spine split.
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Return of...Grogg!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Koslov is sent back to Russia as a spy, and discovers that the dragon Grogg is still on the loose; He lures Grogg into a Soviet rocket and launches it on its mission to Mars, knowing that if the Soviets ever travel to Mars they will find an enraged dragon. "Peril on Paper" text story. "The Lighthouse from Nowhere!", art by Steve Ditko; A lighthouse appears by a village, but their teacher feels they shouldnt use it unearned and destroys it; They build a new one, never knowing that the first was a beacon for an alien invasion, now aborted. "The Macabre Mirror!", art by Don Heck; A greedy duke taxes his people into poverty; When he ignores a gypsy's warnings and tries to seize her ancient mirror he finds himself imprisoned within it forever, freeing his subjects. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.