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Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 173 VF 8.0

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    Last 20-cent cover price. Cover inks by Ernie Chan. "Sacrifice Play," script by Len Wein, pencils by Gene Colan, inks by Dick Giordano; To aid in his mission to try and find Loralee Tate, Brother Voodoo pays a visit to an old woman named Mama Limbo who apparently has clairvoyant abilities; Her visions tell him to go and seek out Desmond Drew, who she believes has a connection to the Cult of the Darklord; As Brother Voodoo goes to check out this lead, at the police station Samuel Tate and Pete Hawkins debate on what to do about Samuel's missing daughter; They finally decide that Brother Voodoo would hamper their efforts to find her themselves and put out an APB to have him arrested on sight. "Bait," art by Manny Stallman; Scientists on board a fishing boat haul up a creature from the bottom which threatens to expand to colossal size, but the captain of the boat cuts it up before this can happen to use as chum for better fishing. Final appearance of Brother Voodoo in this title; the story continues in Tales of the Zombie 6. The letters page contains Marvel Value Stamp series A #45 (Mantis). Ad for Fantastic Four #145. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20. Grade: VF 8.0 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)

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