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Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) comic books 1950-1959

  • Issue #4
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 4
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4247468002
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    "The Evil Eye," art by Bill Everett; Prof. Lyle Chambers summons a gigantic, floating eye from outer space, which has the power to shoot death rays and blow up buildings merely by looking at them; Chambers' idea is to force the government to make him the dictator of America in exchange for removing the destructive force, but the eye eventually turns on him and blasts him into nothingness. "Dial...City Morgue!", art by Sol Brodsky; Our protagonist, Ted, uses his new phone in an attempt to call a business rival, but instead hears a mysterious voice saying "City Morgue!"; Just ten minutes later, Ted's rival dies in a hit-and-run killing. "Sculpture of Death" text story. "It!", art by John Romita; Bill and Jenny, a young married couple, adopt a baby, but they are soon plagued by a mysterious series of accidents, including a poisoned mug of coffee and a house fire; Jenny trips over the baby's teddy bear and falls down the stairs to her death; the story is a swipe of Ray Bradbury's "The Small Assassin." "The Man on the Beach!", art by Bill LaCava; While walking on the beach, a young couple encounters a ragged beachcomber who claims that the world is doomed; He explains that he used to be a clumsy and inept bookkeeper named Robert Gordon who was transported 5,000 years into the future as part of a scheme to save the world. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 5
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4339188007
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    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case
    • Label #3737121023
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    • 4 1/4" cumulative spine split, cover detached.
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    The Room Without a Door, script by Hank Chapman, art by Joe Maneely; A scientist rejects science as useless for discovering the secret of time travel and turns to black magic instead; When he hears of a woman related to a witch burned in 1692 living nearby, he spies on her through a window and sees her summon the ghost of her ancestor. Welcome To the Werewolves text story. Little Man Who Was There, art by Jim Mooney; Dennis Ames keeps seeing a strange little man just before some disaster happens that he narrowly escapes, and he eventually comes to realize that he can't escape forever, because the little man is Death. The Trap, script by Carl Wessler, art by Manny Stallman. My Brother Harry, art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #7
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 7
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #3764489006
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    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4369221009
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    • Corner piece torn from one interior page, slightly affects art. Lateral spine tears.
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    Cover art by Bill Everett and Carl Burgos. "My Brother Talks To Bats!", art by Joe Maneely; Our narrator is a boy who lives in the Hungarian village of Sverna; His older brother George frequently sneaks out of the house and goes to a nearby castle which is said to have once been the home of Dracula; There, George finds a group of giant bats, and he talks to them about his worrying urges to drink human blood. "He Wished He Was A Vampire," art by Gene Colan; A teenager named George likes going to Dracula movies and biting audience members on the neck; When he goes home, he is shadowed by a mystery man who claims to be a "student of the occult." "The Strange Hat" text story. "Tap! Tap! Tap!", art by Joe Sinnott; After attacking an American destroyer during the Korean War, a Communist submarine hastily submerges, despite the fact that one of its crewmembers was still on deck fixing a gun; Underwater, the submarine's crew begins to hear a mysterious tapping sound which increases their terror and gives away their position to the American destroyer. "Who Stands In the Shadows?", art by Pete Tumlinson; Len Ambers loves his house, but his wife Lucy deliberately makes life difficult for him by insisting that they move to a smaller residence; One night, Len meets an odd little man named Bernie who suggests that Len should murder Lucy. "The Horrible Man," script by Carl Wessler, art by Werner Roth; Hugo Ryner, the richest man in the European town of Dachshaven, hates almost everything and everyone in the world, but reserves a special hatred for cats; He pays an old gypsy woman for a poison which kills every cat in the village; This leads to a massive rat infestation. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    6 days left Auction Strange Tales #7 (1952) Atlas Fine- (5.5) Horror! Everett cover! GoldenAge! Wow!

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  • Issue #10
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 10

    Cover art by Bill Everett. The Boy Who Was Afraid, art by Bernie Krigstein; A boy doesn't want to play outside because if he steps on the cracks in the pavement the ground will swallow him up. Dream of Death text story. The Monster's Son, art by Jim Mooney; Frankenstein's monster creates an heir. The Frightful Feet, art by Bill Benulis; A rabbit hunter who hacks off their feet to sell as good luck charms has the tables turned on him. The Hidden Head, art by Ed Winiarski. Keep Out, pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Ernie Bache. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #11
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 11
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold missing, affects art and story.
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. The Devil and Donald Webster, script by Stan Lee, art by Paul Reinman; A man makes a deal with Satan to murder his shrew wife, but Satan frames him for the crime and he is sentenced to the electric chair. Ocean Monster text story. Walking Ghost, pencils by Mike Sekowsky, inks by Bill Walton; A debunker for a radio program enters a house that is supposed to be haunted but he tells his audience that there is nothing there. Darkness, art by Jim Mooney. O'Malley's Friend, art by Gene Colan. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #12
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 12
    • INCOMPLETE. Strip torn from centerfold, slightly affects art.
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    Cover pencils by Carl Burgos, inks by Christopher Rule. "Love Story," art by Tony DiPreta; A chemist mixes up a love potion but leaves it too close to the guinea pig cage and they drink it all. "Pharaoh's Finger" text story. "The Corpse," art by Jim Mooney; A murderer is being sought by the police for a killing that he did not commit so he drives to his girlfriend who can provide an alibi; On the way over he strikes someone crossing the street in the dark and does not stop. "The Warning!"; A man considers a criminal career until his dead brother dissuades him. "The Dumb Slob," art by George Tuska; Sailors make fun of a dumb person the captain picked up in port to do free labor until he tells them that he sees the edge of the ocean and warns them not to go over; They put him in a rowboat and tell him to return so that he can warn others. "Graveyard at Midnight!", art by Bill Everett; An actor robs a bank in disguise and then kills his manager in the cemetery for trying to blackmail him; The caretaker sees the murder and phones the police. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #13
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 13
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #23-06D186D-016
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. The Witching Hours!, art by Ed Goldfarb; A man marries the beautiful daughter of a witch. The Power of Hatred text story. Death Makes a Deal!, art by Ed Robbins; A washed-up reporter needs to come up with a scoop or he will be fired; He meets Death, who reveals future tragedies to him so that he can write up the stories. The Hiding Place, script by Carl Wessler, art by John Tartaglione; Three crooks hide the money they've stolen and agree to retrieve it in a year. The Bugs, art by Larry Woromay. The Secret of Christopher Morse, art by Ed Winiarski. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #14
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 14

    Horrible Herman, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely. The Grinning Skulls, art by Werner Roth; When a man attempts to steal skulls from a totem pole, his head becomes the latest addition to the top of the pole. You Only Die Once text story. The Experiment, art by George Tuska; A scientist creates a process that he thinks will evolve a gorilla into a human being. The Golden Coffin, pencils by Mike Sekowsky; A man summons the ghost of King Midas and demands his power to turn objects to gold. The Man Who Talked To Ghosts, script by Stan Lee, art by Carl Burgos. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #19
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 19
    • 2" spine split from bottom of comic. Cover and centerfold loose at both staples.
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    Cover art by Russ Heath. "The Extra Coffin," art by Larry Woromay; The uncle of two sponges has had enough so he orders coffins fitted for them; When the two make a deal with the coffin maker to pad his bill so that they can split the extra cash, the uncle orders an extra coffin and offers the coffin maker a modeling fee if he will lie down in it after the other two are sealed in the air tight coffins placed in the cellar. "Flight to Where" text story. "You Made the Pants Too Long," art by Fred Kida; A tailor's obnoxious customer meets his end when he refuses to heed a warning about staying out of the man's pressing room invention that can press multiple suits of clothes at once. "The Rag Doll," art by Joe Certa; An abusive foster parent is concerned about an agency evaluation so when one of her charges acts up, instead of hitting him like she usually would do, she hands the child a rag doll and tells him to take out his anger on the doll. "The Farmer Takes a Life!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Bob Fujitani; A sadistic farmer who beheads chickens merely to watch their headless bodies run around gets the tables turned on him. "Look Out," art by George Tuska; A man in an auto accident attempts to con the insurance company out of a fat settlement by pretending to be blind, but fate has the last laugh when he is warned about a falling window box and believes it to be a trick. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    6 days left Auction Strange Tales #19 (1953) Atlas Good (2.0) RussHeath cover! Golden Age! HTF! CGC!

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  • Issue #21
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 21
    • 8" cumulative spine split. Cover and centerfold detached. Oxidation.
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    Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Man Who Cried Vampire, art by Joe Maneely; A rancher tries to get rid of his wife by telling stories of vampires out amongst the cattle in order to shock her. Sorcerer's Justice text story. Ball of Fire, art by Tony DiPreta; A meteorite fuses itself to missing fragments. The Last Flying Saucer, script by Stan Lee, art by Bill Everett; An alien brings the secret of eternal life, but fearful humans blow up his flying saucer. The Man From Tomorrow, pencils by John Forte. The Monkey Glands, art by Paul Reinman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #22
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 22
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #0962619002
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    Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Untouchable!, art by Bernie Krigstein; When a starving white man, who considers himself one of the highborn caste, takes food from an untouchable the natives now consider him to be a part of that caste. The Easter Eggs text story. What Happened On the Moon?, pencils by Bill Benulis, inks by Jack Abel; A scientist builds a robot that can survive the voyage to the moon. The Voice of Death, art by Bob McCarty. Too Good To Be True!, pencils by John Forte, inks by Matt Fox; The Devil makes a gambler have good luck so he wins all his bets. The Corpse That Wasn't, art by John Buscema. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #26
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 26
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #1618318015
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    The Last Stop, art by Gene Colan; When a gangster carries out a mob hit, he unintentionally catches his wife and children in the crossfire. Guinea Pig, art by Jack Katz; When a scientist rockets his assistant into space, aliens capture the craft and inject the man with a serum that increases his strength and drives him mad. The Busybody text story. A Grave Mistake, art by Tony DiPreta. To the Stars, pencils by Carmine Infantino, inks by Sy Barry; In 1980, men build a colony on the moon. It Could Be You, art by Vic Carrabotta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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    $399 STRANGE TALES #26 (1954) VG/FN Golden Age Atlas (Pre-Marvel) Book
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  • Issue #32
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 32
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4351806005

    Cover art by Harry Anderson. Man Or Beast, art by Paul Reinman. The Ticket text story. The Dreadful Disguise, art by Al Eadeh. Harley's Friend, art by Bob McCarty. The Wrong Man, art by Jim McLaughlin. The Horrible Years, art by Joe Maneely. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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  • Issue #33
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 33
    • INCOMPLETE. Four full front/back pages and part of another page missing. The Spy and What Is It stories are complete, all others affected.
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    "A Giant There Was!" with art by Pete Tomlinson; "The Schemers!" with art by Paul Reinman; "Step Lively, Please"; "The Spy"; "What Is It?"; and a two-page text story, "Haunted Man." 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #37
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 37
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #3860398006
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    Cover art by Sol Brodsky. "A Stroke of the Pen," pencils by Jack Katz; A miser who owns many pieces of Americana is surprised to learn that a pen which belonged to one of the signers of the Declaration of Independence has written a check by itself for a million dollars of his money to a charity benefiting refugees from tyranny around the world. "The Richest Man in the World," art by Mort Lawrence; A story that shares plot elements with Frederick Pohl's satire "Midas World." "Too Many Robots," art by Vic Carrabotta; A robot that is mistaken for human quells a potential riot against his kind. "The Hero" text story, art by John Romita. "Out of the Storm!", art by Dick Ayers; After sled dogs perish in a fire, their ghosts lead a stranded man in a blizzard to safety. "Don't Think So Loud," script by Paul S. Newman, art by Art Peddy; When a business tycoon gains the power to read the minds of others, he realizes that he is thought of poorly and changes his stingy ways. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #44
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 44

    Cover art by Sol Brodsky. The Man Who Ran Away!, art by Bob Forgione. One World at a Time!, art by Joe Orlando. The Stone text story. The Mysterious Border, art by Robert Sale. Look Out Below, art by Bob Powell. Safari In the Sky!, art by Ed Winiarski. Take A Giant Step, art by Paul Reinman. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #45
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 45
    • 2" Spine split from bottom of comic. Cover coming loose at both staples. Water damage. Staple rust, rust migration.

    Cover art by Bill Everett. Land of Vanishing Men, art by Joe Sinnott; Three men who dream of the adventure of knights join a mirage in the desert set during the Crusades. The Night People, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel; A cowardly boy is ashamed when space aliens interrogate him for when would be the best time to invade. The Eyes of Mr. Moody!, art by Jack Keller; A timid hypnotist hypnotizes himself hoping to give himself the daring to succeed in business. The Strange Exchange!, art by Ed Winiarski. The Impersonation text story. The Man Who Went Back!, art by Bernie Krigstein; A man who can experience the past in his imagination goes back to the creation. Sorry, Wrong Planet, pencils by Bernard Baily. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #48
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 48
    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Cover oxidation.
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    The Deserted Lighthouse, pencils by Bob Forgione, inks by Jack Abel. The Man Who Stole a Skyscraper, art by Manny Stallman. The Men In Space, art by Bill Walton. I've Got To Hide, art by Mort Meskin. Muscle Man text story. Medicine Man, art by Ed Winiarski. The Last of Mr. Grimm, art by Dick Ayers. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #51
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 51
    • INCOMPLETE. Centerfold and additional piece missing, interrupts art and story.
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    1st Silver Age issue. "The Insects!" with art by Paul Reinman; "Inside the Black Box" wiht art by Herb Familton; "No Place on Earth!" with art by Harry Lazarus; "He Stalks by Night!"; "Blackout!"; "The Thing in the Jungle!"; and a two-page text story, "Over the Moon." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #53
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 53

    Cover art by Bill Everett. "I Died Tomorrow!", art by Pete Morisi; A man invents a time machine and begins to regularly predict the future until a mob is angry that there is nothing left to live for if everything is known in advance and burn down his lab. "The Brute!", script by Carl Wessler, art by John Forte; Julius Caesar has a dream that he and his close associates are 30's gangsters warning him of his impending assassination. "They Crawl By Night!", art by Vic Carrabotta; A bum finds self-respect when he rejects an offer of underground beings to be their leader in an invasion of the surface world. "What Stanley Saw!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Angelo Torres; A pilot sees a flying saucer land and loses his job over the publicity; He investigates and finds alien refugees attempting to keep a low profile. "The Thirtieth Century" text story. "The Gray Thing!", art by Gene Colan; In the year 2856 a man tells a friend a story about an antique robot he acquired that was built three hundred years ago. "The Man Who Crushed Rocks!", art by Reed Crandall; A man gets driven off into a swamp and finds a spring that gives him great strength; He returns to the town that drove him out and robs the bank. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #55
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 55
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #0322485021
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    • Water damage.
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    • 5" cumulative spine split. Cover detached at one staple. Water damage. Oxidation. Lateral spine tear.
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Jack-In-The-Box," art by Mac Pakula; An ivory hunter regrets opening a tribal witch doctor's jack-in-the-box when inside it contains the spirit of the Elephant God. "Octopus!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Tony DiPreta; In 1980 a ship finds itself menaced by an octopus made gigantic by atomic bomb tests so a call is made to the past to shoot all nearby octopi and save the ship in a future time. "What Goes On Down There?", art by John Giunta; Underground invader's resolve to conquer the surface world fails when they realize that after millions of years adapting to life underground they are no bigger than ants. "The Spirit of '76," art by Joe Maneely; A young boy cleans out the attic of the old house his family moved into and meets a ghost from the Revolutionary War era. "Earth-Trap!", art by Robert Sale; The guardian of the force of gravity takes a vacation from the center of the Earth and gets hoodwinked by a phony medium attempting to demonstrate telekinesis so he goes back to the gravity controls and turns them up a notch and no one can move. "Man Without Fear!", script by Carl Wessler, art by George Roussos; A soldier's ghost demonstrates the bravery that the man never could in life. "The Threat From the Void," art by Paul Reinman; In the days of the cold war Jupiter sends a threat to Earth, close to achieving space travel technology, warning them if another global war breaks out Earth shall have to be destroyed. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #56
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 56
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Debris trapped between case and inner well
    • Label #19-4941400-117
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. "Something Is On This Ship!", art by Doug Wildey; The first mate of a ship tries to convince the captain that there are spooks aboard his ship, but when the captain's hair turns white at something he's seen, the first mate begins to wonder if there really are spooks aboard. "The Metal Master!", art by Vince Colletta; An artist creates a robot to paint for him but smashes it when it turns the tables and forces him to paint. "More Than a Mortal!", art by Pete Morisi; A man with a theory that Shakespeare was more than mortal murders his uncle for his money, but Shakespeare's ghost contrives to make him own up to the crime. "Hide-Out!", art by Robert Sale; An owner of criminal hide-outs comes across a wishing jewel that he uses to eliminate his competition but when he gets raided by the police he realizes that there is nowhere to run because his competitors have all been put out of business. "The Fountain of Youth" text story. "Nothing Can Stop It," art by Howard O'Donnell; A chemist tries to make a solvent that can eat through anything for criminal purposes but when succeeds, he realizes that he failed to consider nothing could contain such a compound. "The Shock!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Reed Crandall; A deadbeat finds that when his foot makes contact with a power cord and he touches the radiator the shock he receives teleports him to distant towns at random; He decides to use this to steal the company payroll. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #57
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 57
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #1220929022

    "You Used To Be Me," "Murder On His Mind" (art by Pete Morisi), "The Door That Wouldn't Open," "The Voice of Doom" (art by Gray Morrow), "Volcano" (art by Richard Doxsee), "It Walks in the Night" (art by Paul Reinman), and a two-page text story, "The Missing Squadrons." Bill Everett art? Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #58
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 58
    • Cover taped from interior. Water damage.
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    "He Floats Thru the Air" (art by Al Williamson and Ralph Mayo), "Menace From the Nether World!" (art by Gene Colan), "The Night of October Third!" (art by Dave Berg), "Man Lost" (art by Pete Morisi), "No Place on Earth," "The Secret of the Black Tube," and a two-page text story, "Sdrawkcab." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #59
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 59
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4177476011
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    "Help, Help!" with art by Gene Colan; "When the World Went Mad!" with art by Bernard Krigstein; "What Waits in the Dungeon?" with art by George Woodbridge; "Trapped in the Burning Sands"; "The Fearful Fate of Mr. Foster"; "The Death Mask!"; and "Magic Mist Foam." Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #62
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 62
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4369208019
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    Cover art by Joe Maneely. "The Girl Who Walked Thru Stone!", art by Ruben Moreira; A miner caves in the shaft he works to aid a beautiful girl from an underground kingdom; No one believes him and he is jailed, but the girl returns in a digging machine to rescue him. "The Man Nobody Knew!", art by Joe Maneely; The obituary editor of a newspaper sees events before they happen; The source of his abilities his found after he turns in his last story, when his replacement discovers the obituary he wrote for himself years previously. "The Invaders!", art by Werner Roth; An undersea invasion is foiled when their scouting expedition is confused by their contemptuous reception from an old woman who takes them for actors. "Filled With Hate," art by Angelo Torres; An old zoo-keeper instinctively recognizes the evil in a new specimen; It is an alien sent to turn the animals against humans, but it is killed by the zoo's gorilla, the animal closest to humans. "It Happened That Night," art by Herb Familton; A skeptical man mocks an Indian mystic, but he is convinced by a terrifying illusion in which he gains the ability to see the coming of death. "The Window" text story. "Alone in the Night!", art by George Roussos; A thief seduces a rich young woman alone on a moored yacht; When he tries to rob her safe he finds the yacht drifting out to sea. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #63
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 63
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Label #3866523005
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    Cover art by Bill Everett. "He Never Came Out!", art by Alphonso Greene; A wax museum owner claims that his statues are criminals petrified by the head of Medusa; When a thief ignores this warning and tries to rob him, the museum gains a new statue. "Uncork It...If You Dare!", art by Howard O'Donnell; A meek man is left a bottle of gas that changes personalities; Instead of using it to become more daring, he uses it on UN diplomats. "The Drowning Man!", art by Christopher Rule; A cafe owner comes across Atlanteans exiling some of their criminals; The guards save him from drowning and he is offered citizenship. "Flight Number Thirteen!", art by Ruben Moreira; Two criminals hijack an airplane full of strangely emotionless passengers; The airplane is piloted remotely into the parallel world that the passengers came from, where the air will drain the pilots' emotions. "The Melting Pot," art by John Forte; A convict creates a melting pot to free himself from jail to steal gold, but the pot melts the gold and leaves him trapped in molten metal. "The Free Ride" text story. "Too Good to Be True!", art by Don Perlin; A young boy imagines that he has a rich uncle who suddenly appears, but when he begins to doubt, the uncle fades away. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #65
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 65
    • Water damage.
    • Paper: Off white to white
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    • Paper: Off white
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    • Paper: Off white
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    • Cover detached at one staple.
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    Cover art by Joe Maneely. "Afraid To Open the Door!", art by Dan Loprino; A thief trying to rob a reclusive scientist finds him in a room with two doors; The scientist tells him if he leaves through the wrong door he will be trapped in a shadow world of strange creatures. "The House That Cried!", art by Christopher Rule; A hobo tries to rob an old woman in a dilapidated house who turns out to be a ghost. "The Ragged Man," art by Richard Doxsee; A heartless businessman gets what's coming to him when the Geiger counter he keeps on his yacht goes off and he spends all his money buying worthless land because he thinks that there is a fortune in uranium underwater. "The Terrible Tree!", art by John Forte; A man weakens a large redwood tree so that it will fall on his farm and he can collect on the insurance policy; Objects made from the tree pursue vengeance upon him. "The Perfectly Frightened Man," art by Robert Q. Sale; A man is convinced by his wife that he is the victim of a hoax designed to make him think he has inherited sorcerous powers, but when he says "I'll be a monkey's uncle", he turns into one. "The Missing Film" text story, art by John Severin. "When the Curtain Falls!", art by Bernard Baily; A jealous stagehand swaps a real dagger for a rubber prop hoping that his actor rival will stab himself and he will be free to pursue his love interest without competition. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #66
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 66
    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Slab: Scuffing on front and back of case; Scuffing to inner well of case; Other - see grading notes
    • Minor crack on top right of case.
    • Label #3811827010
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    Cover art by Joe Maneely. "The Ghost Came C.O.D.", art by Reed Crandall; A schemer comes up with the idea to send off invoices to the recently deceased figuring grieving widows will just pay the invoice to take care of the matter quickly; The fraud works until one of the dead comes back to his shop and reveals himself as a Martian living within the body of a human. "The Replacement!", art by Alphonso Greene; A criminal steals a dying man's jacket and when he finds an airline ticket in the pocket he attempts to use the plane to escape the police. "The Voice of Fido!", art by Werner Roth; A ventriloquist uses a dog in his act in place of a dummy; When a fire breaks out the dog leads people out by speaking and the ventriloquist gets credit for it, but the ventriloquist denies speaking. "It Waits Under the Sea!", art by Al Eadeh; A man plans to traverse the globe completely underwater, but when he sees a tunnel he becomes curious and directs the submarine into it. "The Eerie Experiment!", art by Robert Q. Sale; Two men in 1977 using a radio attempt to warn a government agent breaking up a communist spy ring in the past. "Time Machine" text story. "He Wore a Black Beard," art by Ed Winiarski; A man living with an inventor is surprised by a visitor who claims to be from the future; The man resents the inventor and comes up with a scheme to frame him with the time traveler's help. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #68
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 68
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #2036158021
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    • Label #0002057-AC-008
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. "Last Warning--Evacuate Earth!", art by Joe Sinnott; A gaseous alien arrives on Earth to warn people to evacuate before its race invades; It attempts to communicate with humans telepathically, but they disregard his warning as madness or a trick. "Mystery Trip" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "The Creatures from the Bottomless Pit!", art by Steve Ditko; A man descends in a bathysphere into a pit so deep that he is surprised to find a waterless cavern beneath it occupied by elves banished long ago by a wizard. "Test Pilot!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A rocketship test pilot in the year 2089 takes an experimental rocket on a test flight; He faces an oxygen leak caused by a collision, alien raiders and other hazards before returning safely to Earth. "Next Stop—Mars!", art by Carl Burgos; A short child mocked for his height takes comfort from his one friend and his love of airplanes; He is rejected by the air force because of his height, but when his friend designs an experimental rocket that can only be piloted by a short man he becomes the first man on Mars. "Trapped In Tomorrow!", art by John Buscema; A man spends twenty years building a time machine in order to use knowledge of the future to enrich himself; He travels to 2010 and memorizes stock market and horse race information from the newspaper archives. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #69
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 69
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    Prototype issue (Professor X). Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. "The Man In The Iron Box!", art by Carl Burgos; Certain that the world will soon descend into nuclear war, a brilliant scientist goes into cryogenic suspension for a million years, hoping to awaken in a more enlightened time. "The Talent" text story. "Rocket Ship X-200," art by Don Heck; An aging space pilot is mocked for his slow ship, but when an invading armada approaches Earth his ship is the first to see it. "Journey into Nowhere!", art by Joe Sinnott; Two scientists try to travel to the future, but arrive in the stone age; They believe they have proved travel into the future impossible, not suspecting that they actually saw the world after the destruction of civilization by war. "The World That Was Lost!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; An old eccentric in a wheelchair hires a sea captain to take him to a spot where he believes that the lost continent of Atlantis lies; When they reach their destination he reveals himself to be a merman and thanks the sailors for bringing him home before diving overboard. "The Threat from the 5th Dimension!", art by Steve Ditko; The 5th dimension is the dream dimension; The creatures there are trying to pass into this dimension, but belief in their existence as opposed to surmising a mere dream experience disrupts the structure of the dream dimension. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #70
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 70
    • Paper: White
    • Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case
    • Tape on interior cover.
    • Label #2069406017
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    • Paper: Off white
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    Prototype issue (Giant Man). Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "A Giant Walks the Earth!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule; A short lab assistant works on a growth serum to gain a normal man's height; The serum works too well, and he continues to grow so tall his life is endangered when the air becomes too thin to breathe. "The Comic" text story. "Earth in Chains!", art by Paul Reinman; Aliens from the planet Regulus colonize Earth, treating humans as little more than animals; They must withdraw only because of their vulnerability to Earth's germs. "Ghost Ship!", art by Carl Burgos; The US Coast Guard finds an abandoned Soviet submarine; The log book shows that they mistook an alien craft for an experimental American ship and tried to ram it. "Escape to Tomorrow!", art by Paul Reinman; A criminal hears of the invention of a time machine; He robs a bank and then escapes 50 years into the future; Once there, he discovers that under the new world government, US money is useless. "When Wakes the Sphinx!", art by Steve Ditko; An Egyptian and a tourist see the Sphinx come to life and chase off Alien invaders. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $175 STRANGE TALES #70 CGC 3.5 OFF-WHITE/WHITE PAGES MARVEL/ATLAS 1959

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  • Issue #72
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 72
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #3706330002
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Label #3771493011
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    • Centerfold detached at one staple. Water damage. Oxidation.
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Christopher Rule. "I Fought the Colossus!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; An advanced supercomputer turns Earth into a utopia, but suspicion remains, only to be inflamed when it is found to be building a giant robot. "Weather Man" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "I Was Trapped on the Ghost Ship!", art by Don Heck; A cruel sea captain greedily pursues the flying Dutchman; He catches the ship, but is trapped there as a ghost, replacing the former ghost, who now can go free. "I Am the Abominable Snowman!", art by Paul Reinman; A thief steals a ruby from a Himalayan retreat, but a curse on the stone makes him intensely cold and forces him to wear heavy furs that keep him from returning to civilization. "I Saw the Elephants' Graveyard!", art by John Forte; An ivory hunter searches for the legendary spot where elephants go to die, but he finds that the spot is an inaccessible pit of quicksand. "I Entered the...Doorway to Doom!", art by Steve Ditko; A Russian farmer becomes a gold miner and uncovers a doorway into a dimension of malevolent beings. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    6 days left Auction STRANGE TALES # 72 (1959) PRE-SUPERHETOES- KIRBY ROBOT COVER - DITKO ART

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