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Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 86

  • Issue #86
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 86
    • Cover coming detached at one staple. Cover oxidation. Moisture damage.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
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    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "I Created Mechano!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A giant robot goes out of control and attacks people, but its creators try to prevent the authorities from destroying it; They encounter a group of alien invaders who were not prepared to face a robot and are driven away. "Discovery" text story, art by Joe Maneely. "Georgie's Globe!", art by Steve Ditko; A clumsy boy has a globe which seems to mirror damage done to it in the real world; When the globe is smashed a mysterious force intervenes and a faraway dead world explodes. "Beware of Meeks Bringing Gifts!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky; Aliens arrive on Earth and give Earth advanced devices that eliminate poverty and conflict; A journalist forces one of them to admit at gunpoint on the air that they are planning an invasion. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.