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

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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.

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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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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.

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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.

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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.

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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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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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Cover art by Carl Burgos. "Danny Had a Dream," art by Joe Sinnott; Danny, a kid living on a farm, dreams of growing up and creating a powerful weapon which he can use to conquer the world; To get started on his task, he decides to gather some old junk and build a model of the machine which he envisions. "Feud!", script by Stan Lee, art by Jerry Robinson; A stranger in a mountain town comes across a murdered man, but the local sheriff refuses to do anything about it; The sheriff explains that the dead man is a member of the Ratfield family, who have been feuding with the McKay clan for years. "I Am a Vampire" text story. "The Big Kill," art by Charles A. Winter; This story's narrator claims that he's responsible for thousands of deaths every year, yet people love him and always want to make him a part of their lives. "5 Years Too Late!"; Released from prison after serving a five-year sentence, Birdie Salvo prepares to pick up his hidden loot; However, he gets picked up by some members of his former gang, who force him to tell them where the money is hidden. "Father-In-Law Trouble," art by Dick Briefer; Jeff Mitchell marries a woman for her money, but he soon finds out that her father, Mr. Hudson, has cut off her inheritance because he (correctly) considers Jeff to be a "cheap fortune-hunter"; Angrily, Jeff pushes his wife off a cliff and pretends that she fell off by accident. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. John Doe, script by Stan Lee, art by Joe Maneely; A criminal attempts to steal an inventor's robot so that he can sell it, but when he attempts to rub out the inventor's daughter, the robot attacks and kills him. The Apple Orchard text story. The Saucers Strike, art by George Tuska. Witch-Hunt, pencils by Larry Woromay, inks by Matt Fox; The devil is annoyed with a do-gooder who drives away his witches so he assumes the guise of an official of the kingdom and has her sent to the stake. Boris and the Bomb, art by Gene Colan. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Russ Heath. "The Man Who Couldn't Be Punished," art by Fred Kida; In 1990 prisons have been done away with as wasteful by the machines that run things; Instead, criminals are subject to a process which ages them one year for every second they endure it. "He Swallowed It Up!", art by Gene Colan; Two sword swallowers duel for the title of King of the Sword Swallowers; One attempts to poison the sword of the other, but the intended victim thwarts his ploy by swallowing the sword with its scabbard on. "The Invaders" text story. "Wilbur!", art by Sid Greene; When a lawyer tells a man his rich relative has left some money to Wilber whom he brought back from Africa, the man heads into the dark downstairs with a knife intending to do away with Wilber and collect the full inheritance. "Keep Your Eye on Junior," pencils by Ed Moline, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; A governess is given responsibility over an unruly child who attempts to damage a construct in the attic which contains tiny people; She takes a hatchet away from him, but he threatens to tell his mother. "The World I Lost!", art by John Forte; This unusual two-part story is concluded next issue; In the setup, an atomic scientist who dreads nuclear war resolves to build a time machine in order to visit the year 2053 and determine if the worst takes place. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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.

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.

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Cover art by Bill Everett. "The Things in the Coffins," art by Joe Sinnott; A drifter takes a job as cemetery caretaker, but when he notices that none of the tombstones have names, he digs one up only to uncover a buried invasion force from Pluto. "A Man of Decision" text story. "Mission to Mars!", art by Ed Goldfarb; In 2253 a diplomatic mission is sent to Mars to trade for food as Earth has been ravaged by atomic war; All of the men take their mission very seriously, except the young pilot who is kind of a class clown; He has a doll which resembles the captain and he makes it do a silly dance but the other men find no humor in his antics. "Russia!", script by Carl Wessler, art by Sam Kweskin; As Anastatia Romanov lies dying, she remembers the events of the Russian revolution and the execution of her family, along with the curse of Rasputin that if harm were to come to him Russia would be ruined. "Come In!", art by Vic Carrabotta; A young man about to enlist visits a fortune teller as he wishes to know if he will be killed in war; The fortune teller gazes into her crystal ball and tells him no, and he is relived until she hands his money back. "The Fat Man," art by Bob Fujitani; The ship's cook and two sailors are stuck on a life raft that reaches an island; The native chief lets the two skinny sailors go, but puts the obese cook in a caldron, as he is quite fat from eating food he hoarded from his comrades. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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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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Cover art by Harry Anderson. Come Share My Coffin, art by Pete Tumlinson; A prison commandant learns through an informant that prisoners are escaping by being placed in coffins with the dead and later dug up. The Strange Man text story. With Knife In Hand, art by Jack Katz; A surgeon starts performing procedures for gangsters in order to make money for his wife. The Coward, art by Bob Forgione. Voices, art by Don Perlin; A radio operator builds a set that can pick up broadcasts from the future. The Slums, art by Tony DiPreta. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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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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"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.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $365.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: White Slab: Scuffing to inner well of case Label #3860398006 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

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.

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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.

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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.

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"The End of the Line" with art by Paul Reinman; "Both of Me!" with art by Harry Lazarus; "The Fog That Couldn't Lift!" with art by Steve Ditko; "The World Outside!" with art by Bill Benulis; "The Needle Swings!" with art by Robert Q. Sale; "Sleep, You Fool!" with art by John Forte; and a two-page text story, "The Newshound." Bill Everett cover. Cover price $0.10.