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Strange (1957 Ajax) comic books

  • Issue #1
    Strange (1957 Ajax) 1
    Published Mar 1957 by Ajax.

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    Tales of the supernatural from the early days of the Comics Code, with art by the Iger Shop. Colin is horrified to learn he's being stalked by living shadows. Winthrop's invisible friend Charlie doesn't like his plans to attend a remote private school. Joan and Tom find romance while trying to understand Gloria's odd and mysterious behavior. Prisoner Of The Shadows; Dead On Arrival; Long Way; The Million Dollar Allergy; Charlie; The Girl No One Really Knew. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #2
    Strange (1957 Ajax) 2
    Published Jun 1957 by Ajax.

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    Tales of the supernatural from the early days of the Comics Code, with art by the Iger Shop. Newlyweds Richard and Sylvia meet a strange man on the beach, who predicts the dates of their deaths. Ghosts seek advice on proper haunting technique from advice columnist Emily Ghost, in a cartoony humor tale. Zero, the Ghost Detective, risks his life at sea to learn the truth about a ghostly sea captain. Strange Dateline; Strange Spirits; Tropical Madness; How to Be a Gracious Ghost!; His Long, Strange Journey!; Zero, the Ghost Detective. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #3
    Strange (1957 Ajax) 3
    Published Aug 1957 by Ajax.
    • 1.5" cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Tales of the supernatural from the early days of the Comics Code, with art by the Iger Shop. The strange tale of a super-intelligent gorilla is narrated by the gorilla himself. German soldiers are routed by ghostly archers while in combat with British troops during World War I. Sailors stranded in the Sargasso Sea are aided by an albatross. The Portrait of Greed!; Creeping Vines; Trapped, But Not Forever!; The Phantom Archers; The Unwelcome Passenger! 36 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $65 Strange #3 Comic Book Poor 1957 Early Coded Horror Ajax

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  • Issue #4
    Strange (1957 Ajax) 4
    Published Oct 1957 by Ajax.

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    Tales of the supernatural from the early days of the Comics Code, with art by the Iger Shop. Janet accidentally releases a spirit from a locked trunk. Lunatics think they're Napoleon, but they can't both be right. In bombed-out London, Colin finds the magic ring that gave Shakespeare his writerly superpowers. The Tattletale Trunk; Jungle Magic; The Other Waterloo; The Man Who Wore A Shadow; The Secret Of The Promise? 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #5
    Strange (1957 Ajax) 5
    Published 1957 by Ajax.

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    Tales of the supernatural from the early days of the Comics Code, with art by the Iger Shop. The sea vessel Saturna is cursed by a sea witch, but the captain refuses to believe it. A Nazi colonel is haunted by a village cobbler, in a story from Haunted Thrills reprinted with changes required by the Comics Code. A couple buys an old boat and learns about its haunted history when they find the captain's log. The Golden Dreams; Black Fog; Radar Search; Fair Exchange; Mysterious Banshee Belle! 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.

  • Issue #6
    Strange (1957 Ajax) 6
    Published May 1958 by Ajax.

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    Tales of the supernatural from the early days of the Comics Code, with art by the Iger Shop. A criminal fleeing the police is undone after he seeks refuge in a wax museum. The true story of John Peter Zenger, the journalist who pioneered the freedom of the press in America. Tugboat Tessie leaps into action after an escaped circus elephant runs amuck on the Brooklyn Bridge. These last two stories are from Brenda Starr comics and elsewhere, as Ajax apparently ran out of horror stories fit for the new Code. Hearts and Flowers; Professor McScrewy; The Intruders; Lucky Landing; Tugboat Tessie; To a Waiting Doom! Final issue of the series. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.