Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) 36 CGC 3.5

Paper: Off white to white

Label #3838914002

Cover art by Carl Burgos. "The Man Who Turned Off the Sun!", art by Vic Carrabotta; A scientist invents a nuclear vapor which temporarily blots out the sun's rays as a defense against atomic weapons, but gets no respect from his shrew wife. "Music in the Air" text story. "The Girl Who Wouldn't Speak," art by Joe Maneely; A lovelorn writer creates a female character that he falls in love with and sees her appear one evening while out for a walk. "The Discovery," script by Carl Wessler, art by Bob Powell; A manager thinks he's made a great discovery when he finds a kid with a great pitching arm, but he costs them the series when he's put in the last game and the manager realizes that he's never played baseball before. "The Bell That Wouldn't Stop," art by Bill Benulis; A church bell rings nonstop so that all the townspeople gather outside the church and are spared devastation from an earthquake. "The Secret Weapon," art by John Forte; The folk of a small town experiencing a drought make a scapegoat out of a companion of some scientists who remains aloof; They ask him to leave town but have to apologize when they find out he is a robot with the mental capacity to figure out a way to make it rain for them. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10. Grade: CGC 3.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)