Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) UK Edition comic books 1960

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Prototype issue (Iron Man). Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "Taboo! The Thing From Murky Swamp!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A popular adventure writer finds a giant mud creature from another planet stranded in a Brazilian swamp; The alien tricks him into bringing all Earth's scientific records for nefarious purposes, but is destroyed by an H-bomb hidden with the records. "The Return of the Totem!", art by Steve Ditko; The totem frightens the two convicts into a state of shock, but then goes on a rampage through the reservation and a nearby town; The chieftain concocts a potion to destroy the totem. "The Strange Stone" text story. "Doomsday!", art by Paul Reinman; Two scientists accidentally release a gas that will kill all life on Earth; An unnatural wind disperses the gas, convincing one of the scientists of the others belief in a higher power. "I Made The Hulk Live" (not the superhero, but a robot), art by Don Heck; A short and bitter scientist is obsessed with building a powerful giant robot body; He traps himself inside without the means to activate the robot, living out his life on the food which he'd stored inside. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Prototype issue (Human Torch). Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "I Am Dragoom! The Flaming Invader!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A flaming alien monster terrorizes Earth; A movie director fools him by using special effects to fake the arrival of police from Vulcan in pursuit of the monster, frightening him away. "The Pact" text story. "Beware!! The Ghosts Surround Me!!", art by Don Heck; A fugitive hides in an abandoned house, but aliens from another dimension appear to him; They cannot hurt him, but instead they phase him into an immaterial state and leave him there forever. "The Dummy and Me!", art by Paul Reinman; Some gangsters come for a ventriloquist who has unpaid gambling debts; They corner him in the alley and shoot him. "I Found the Mad Universe!", art by Steve Ditko; A scientist uses a powerful new microscope to discover an entire world existing at the sub-atomic level; He is horrified to find that this world, Earth, is just as barbaric and violent as his own. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Return of Taboo!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; After his apparent destruction, Taboo reconstitutes himself and runs amok; He is eventually stopped by the arrival of others from his world. "Mystery Pupil" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "I Am the Beast-Man!", art by Don Heck; A criminal transforms himself into a dog in order to escape from burglaries unnoticed; He must return home quickly or be stuck as a dog, but is picked up by a dog catcher and trapped in the pound. "The Strange Magic of Master Khan!", art by Steve Ditko; A pirate steals the ship of an Asian sorcerer; The ship's owner curses the thieves, shrinking the ship and imprisoning them in a glass bottle. "Am I the...Unhuman?", art by Paul Reinman; A scientist in builds a robot identical to himself, and programs it with his own memories; When robots are banned, the robot believes that it is the real person, and its creator the duplicate. 36 pgs., full color.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. "I Was in the Clutches of the Living Shadow," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A writer witnesses the landing of two-dimensional alien warriors disguised as shadows; The writer escapes and warns the authorities in time for the shadow warriors to be uncovered and driven away. "Music Master" text story. "The Ghost of Grismore Castle!", art by Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange prototype); A practical jokester tricks his friend into fleeing a haunted house only to be attacked by real ghosts; He promises never to play a prank again while his friend, actually a ghost, watches approvingly. "I Found the Perfect Hiding Place!", art by Paul Reinman; A burglar plans to steal the crown jewels and then use a time machine to escape into the past; Instead, he is stranded in a hideous alternate world with no human civilization. "The Thing on the Moon," art by Don Heck; Earth sends an expedition to the moon looking for a place to settle; They find a fertile valley and a robot left by the ancient empire of Atlantis to mark their claim to the moon. 36 pgs., full color.