Strange Tales (1951 series) (Marvel) #84

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Number	84	84
Variant Name
Volume	1	1
No Volume	No	No
Volume Not Printed	False	False
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher	Vista Publications Inc.	Vista Publications Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	Yes	Yes
Publication Date	May 1961	May 1961
Year On Sale	None	None
Month On Sale	None	None
Day On Sale	None	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Key Date	1961-05-00	1961-05-00
Indicia Frequency	monthly	monthly
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.10 USD	0.10 USD
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26)	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Stan Lee	Stan Lee
No Editing
Rating
No Rating	False	False
Notes	Distributed to newstands in February 1961. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Some information on this issue supplied by Tom Lammers, Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, and others via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.	Distributed to newstands in February 1961. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Some information on this issue supplied by Tom Lammers, Dr. Michael J. Vassallo, and others via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
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0. This is...Magneto! (no feature) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Title	This is...Magneto!	This is...Magneto!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
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Type	cover	cover
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Genre	monsters	monsters
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Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Stan Lee	Stan Lee
No Script
Pencils	Jack Kirby	Jack Kirby
No Pencils
Inks	Dick Ayers	Dick Ayers
No Inks
Colors	Stan Goldberg	Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters	Artie Simek	Artie Simek
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No Editing	X	X
Characters	Magneto [Hunk Larken]	Magneto [Hunk Larken]
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Synopsis
Reprint Notes	in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #24 (August 1973) [as "This is...Magnetor!"]
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Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #24 sequence This Is...Magnetor! (no feature) cover, 1p This Is...Magnetor! [as "This is...Magnetor!"] [ADDED]

1. The Wonder of the Ages!! Magneto! (no feature) comic story, 13p [S P I C L E]

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Title	The Wonder of the Ages!! Magneto!	The Wonder of the Ages!! Magneto!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
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Type	comic story	comic story
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Genre	monsters	monsters
Job Number	V-150	V-150
Page Count	13	13
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
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Pencils	Jack Kirby	Jack Kirby
No Pencils
Inks	Dick Ayers	Dick Ayers
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
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No Editing	X	X
Characters	Magneto [Hunk Larken]	Magneto [Hunk Larken]
Universe
Synopsis	A strong man is exploited and abandoned, unable to find work except in a freak show. His size makes him the perfect pilot for an experimental space flight, on which he gains magnetic powers. He attacks society and runs amok until a rocket is created to take him into space and find somewhere where he can fit in.	A strong man is exploited and abandoned, unable to find work except in a freak show. His size makes him the perfect pilot for an experimental space flight, on which he gains magnetic powers. He attacks society and runs amok until a rocket is created to take him into space and find somewhere where he can fit in.
Reprint Notes	in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #24 (August 1973) [as "The Wonder of the Ages!!! Magnetor!"]
Notes	Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two parts: an untitled part one (6 pp) and part two—"Magneto!"(7 pp).	Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two parts: an untitled part one (6 pp) and part two—"Magneto!"(7 pp).
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Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #24 [as "The Wonder of the Ages!!! Magnetor!"] [ADDED]

2. The Inventor (no feature) text story, 2p [S P I C L E]

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Title	The Inventor	The Inventor
Unofficial Title?	No	No
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Type	text story	text story
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Genre	science fiction	science fiction
Job Number	F-889	F-889
Page Count	2	2
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	?	?
No Pencils
Inks	?	?
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	typeset	typeset
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Ned Carter; Mr. Jonas	Ned Carter; Mr. Jonas
Universe
Synopsis	A disgruntled janitor's obsessive effort to create a sweeping robot costs him his job and ends in failure, but only because he sees no use for a perpetual motion machine.	A disgruntled janitor's obsessive effort to create a sweeping robot costs him his job and ends in failure, but only because he sees no use for a perpetual motion machine.
Reprint Notes	from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #32 (June 1955)
Notes	Text story with illustration.	Text story with illustration.
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Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #32 sequence The Inventor (no feature) text story, 2p The Inventor [ADDED]

3. Twelve Silent Men! (no feature) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	3	3
Title	Twelve Silent Men!	Twelve Silent Men!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
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Type	comic story	comic story
Feature
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	science fiction	science fiction
Job Number	V-151	V-151
Page Count	5	5
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Paul Reinman (signed)	Paul Reinman (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	Paul Reinman (signed)	Paul Reinman (signed)
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Colors	?	?
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Letters	?	?
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No Editing	X	X
Characters	Victor Fabius; Sylvestor Weems	Victor Fabius; Sylvestor Weems
Universe
Synopsis	A greedy lawyer steals a time machine in order to profit from knowledge from the future. Once there he is tried for stealing the machine and his lies are useless against the telepathic jury.	A greedy lawyer steals a time machine in order to profit from knowledge from the future. Once there he is tried for stealing the machine and his lies are useless against the telepathic jury.
Reprint Notes	in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #143
Notes	Narrated in the second person.	Narrated in the second person.
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Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #143 sequence Twelve Silent Men! (no feature) comic story, 5p Twelve Silent Men! [ADDED]

4. They Met on Mars! (no feature) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	4	4
Title	They Met on Mars!	They Met on Mars!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
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Type	comic story	comic story
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Genre	science fiction	science fiction
Job Number	V-149	V-149
Page Count	5	5
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Steve Ditko	Steve Ditko
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Inks	Steve Ditko	Steve Ditko
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Colors	?	?
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Letters	?	?
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No Editing	X	X
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Synopsis	Two beings in grotesque space suits fight on Mars. One of them destroys the other's ship and escapes, with the two never knowing that they were both humans: one from the US, one from the USSR.	Two beings in grotesque space suits fight on Mars. One of them destroys the other's ship and escapes, with the two never knowing that they were both humans: one from the US, one from the USSR.
Reprint Notes	in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #24 (August 1973) [retouched into a SHIELD vs Hydra story]
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Reprint Links		The following reprint links are edited in this changeset. in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #24 sequence They Met on Mars! (no feature) comic story, 5p They Met on Mars! [retouched into a SHIELD vs Hydra story] [ADDED]

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Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Anonymous User	Editing	2012-04-18 02:43:01	Available	Editing
Anonymous User	This is an automatically generated changeset to migrate reprint notes into links.	2012-04-18 02:43:01	Available	Editing
Anonymous User	Automatically approved reprint note migration.	2012-04-18 02:45:54	Under Review	Approved

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