Strange Tales comic books issue 1 1997-1999

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Cover by Arthur Suydam. Stories by J.M. DeMatteis, Paul Jenkins and Glenn Herdling. Art by Liam Sharp, Leonardo Manco and Mark Pajarillo & Jonathan Sibal. Step into the shadowed corners of The House of Ideas and enter Marvel's horror anthology! Continuing the adventure from Man-Thing (1997 3rd Series Marvel) #8: The muck monster collides with the Silver Surfer! As reality continues to fray at the edges, the Man-Thing and Ellen find themselves warped to an alien planet where the latest fragment of the Nexus is to be found. Unfortunately, the fragment's power is the only thing supporting life on this world...and it's under the protection of the Silver Surfer! As the swamp creature's dim consciousness becomes increasingly ruthless under the influence of the ancient entity within his staff, it looks like Ellen herself must decide whether to help the Surfer save the planet or help her ex-husband...and sacrifice a world to save the multiverse! Don't miss "Destroyer of Worlds"! Plus, continuing the story from Werewolf by Night (1998 2nd Series) #6: Jack Russell begins to question his own control over his lupine alter-ego when he finds a dead body in his subterranean lair! And if he didn't kill this person, he better get to the truth behind this heinous act...before two of New York's finest do in "Love Is Colder Than Death: Part 2"! Also: In an all-new back-up story, Simon Garth, the Zombie, comes alive in a tale of lost love and revenge in New Orleans! Check out "A Tomb For Two"! 64 pages, full color. Cover price $4.99.

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The critically acclaimed book returns to chronicle the never-before-told very first meeting between Spider-Man and Dr. Strange! Something is loose in Manhattan! Something that is abducting innocent civilians! Something that leads a young and inexperienced Spidey into his first encounter with The Master of the Mystic Arts--Dr. Strange! Written by Kurt Busiek and Roger Stern. Art by Neil Vokes and Jay Geldhof. Painted cover by Steve Leialoha. 48 pages. Bookshelf format. Cover price $5.99.

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Painted art by John Estes. Cloak And Dagger in "Expressway To Hell," script by Mike Baron, pencils by Alexander Maleev, inks by Chris Ivy; Jason, a runaway teen, hops a freight train and meets a trio of gangbangers also riding the rails; Aided by Cloak and Dagger, Jason and the other runaways are set up at runaway shelters. Spider-Man comic book ad. Morbius in Desiring Martine, script by Don McGregor, art by Mike Dringenberg; Martine Bancroft, having found a new lease on life, works as an editor at 'Enitce' magazine; Outside her office window, Michael Morbius, who was her fiance before he became the Living Vampire, spies on her, torn between remaining in the shadows or revealing his presence to her; While she and her assistant deal with the demands of her publisher who has ordered the revival of a Betty Page-like character, Morbius waits outside reliving his origin. Gargoyle in "In Stone," script by Jean Marc DeMatteis, art by Mark Badger; For months, Isaac Christians, the Gargoyle, has sat like his stone namesake upon the corner of an abandoned rural Virginia church; One lightning-splashed night, he is roused from his stupor by the arrival of Seetah, a goddess-like entity; She transports him to another dimension which she calls the Land, and there, Isaac is attacked by demonic beings. Spider-Man comic book ad. 52 pgs., full color. Cover price $3.99.