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Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 81

  • Issue #81
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 81
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • 3" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Oxidation and water spotting.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. "The Scarecrow Walks!", pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; A landlord cheats poor farmers out of their land in order to sell it for nuclear tests; Radiation animates the farmers' abandoned scarecrow. "Mystery Trip," art by Joe Maneely; Tommy's uncle returns from a space journey needing to re-learn how to walk on earth instead of floating. "A Giant There Was!", art by Don Heck; A criminal steals beans that grow into a beanstalk leading to the land of giants; He tries to rob a castle, but he is caught and imprisoned with other criminals. "I Went Too Far Back!", art by Paul Reinman; A scientist's assistant travels to the past with a gun to rule a pre-technology world; Instead he finds that time is a loop, and when he travels back too far he finds himself a thousand years in the future. "The Thing in the Cell!", art by Steve Ditko; A corrupt police chief uses fines to fund a giant prison in order to increase his prestige; He jails a passerby for no reason, but is shocked to find that he is an alien leader. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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    $92 Strange Tales #81 VG- 3.5 Jack Kirby! Steve Ditko! Joe Maneely! Marvel 1961
    $99 Strange Tales 81 VG- KIRBY scarecrow monster cover! DITKO HECK 1961 Marvel T601

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