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Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) Annual comic books 1963-1965

  • Issue #2
    Strange Tales (1951-1976 1st Series) Annual 2
    • Interior is complete. Full length spine split with missing back cover.
    • Slight professional restoration
    • Paper: Off white
    • Slab: Significant scuff(s) inner well; Minor side/edge crack(s)
    • Restoration includes: small amount of color touch on cover.
    • Label #0130349003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4113775024
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    • Paper: Off white to white
    • Label #4308126004
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • Paper: White
    • Label #2022254003
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.
    • 3" cumulative spine split.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Small corner piece torn from one page, slightly affects panel edge.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Label #4389505001
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    New 18-page Human Torch versus Spider-Man (4th appearance) story , "On the Trail of the Amazing Spider-Man!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko. Sue Storm appearance. The rest of the issue contains reprints: "I Was the Invisible Man!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks perhaps by Paul Reinman (from Strange Tales 67); "I Was a Prisoner on the Planet of Plunder!" Art by Don Heck (from Strange Worlds 2); "I Am Robot!" Art by Joe Sinnott (from SW 1); "Worlds Within Worlds" (from World of Fantasy 16); "I Was the Man Who Lived Twice!" Art by John Buscema (from SW 3); "I Fly to the Stars!" Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks perhaps by Dick Ayers (from SW 3); "Prisoner 2000 A.D." Script by Lee, pencils by Kirby, inks perhaps by Ayers (WOF 16); "I Am the Scourge of Atlantis!" Art by Ayers (from SW 2); "Nightmare Planet!" Art by Sinnott (from WOF 16); and "I Captured the Abominable Snowman!" Script by Lee, art by Ditko (from SW 1). Kirby/Ditko cover. 76 pages, full color. Cover price $0.25.