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Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 86 CGC 2.5

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    Strange Tales (1951 1st Series) 86 CGC 2.5

    Paper: Off white to white

    Label #1259531010

    Starts Mar 2

    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. Grade: CGC 2.5 explanation of grade Condition: Used (collectible)