Strange Tales (1951 series) (Marvel) #89

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Number 89 89
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 MC MC
No Brand No No
Publication Date October 1961 October 1961
Year On Sale None None
Month On Sale None None
Day On Sale None None
On Sale Date Uncertain No No
Key Date 1961-10-00 1961-10-00
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 July 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 July 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. Fin Fang Foom! (no feature) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Title Fin Fang Foom! Fin Fang Foom!
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type cover cover
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Genre fantasy fantasy
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Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Stan Lee Stan Lee
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Pencils Jack Kirby Jack Kirby
No Pencils
Inks Dick Ayers Dick Ayers
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Colors Stan Goldberg Stan Goldberg
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Letters Artie Simek Artie Simek
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Characters Fin Fang Foom Fin Fang Foom
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Keywords monsters monsters
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1. Fin Fang Foom! (no feature) comic story, 13p [S P I C L E]

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Title Fin Fang Foom! Fin Fang Foom!
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type comic story comic story
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Genre fantasy fantasy
Job Number V-318 V-318
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
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Colors ? ?
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Characters Fin Fang Foom (introduction); Chan Liuchow; Chung Liuchow Fin Fang Foom (introduction); Chan Liuchow; Chung Liuchow
Universe
Synopsis A young historian from Taiwan crosses to the mainland to awake the dragon Fin Fang Foom and foil a communist invasion. He lures the dragon to the coast to wreck the invasion fleet, and then lures it back to its layer before restoring its mystical slumber. A young historian from Taiwan crosses to the mainland to awake the dragon Fin Fang Foom and foil a communist invasion. He lures the dragon to the coast to wreck the invasion fleet, and then lures it back to its layer before restoring its mystical slumber.
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Notes Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two parts: part one (6 pp) and part two (7 pp). Fin Fang Foom next appears in Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #23 (April 1974). Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two parts: part one (6 pp) and part two (7 pp). Fin Fang Foom next appears in Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #23 (April 1974).
Keywords monsters monsters
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2. The Future (no feature) text story, 2p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 2 2
Title The Future The Future
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Type text story text story
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Genre science fiction science fiction
Job Number K-318 K-318
Page Count 2 2
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
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Inks ? ?
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Colors ? ?
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Letters typeset typeset
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Characters Ted Jason Ted Jason
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Synopsis A quiz show host finds himself mysteriously transported to the far future for a brief time. A quiz show host finds himself mysteriously transported to the far future for a brief time.
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Notes Text story with illustration. Text story with illustration.
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3. The Green Things! (no feature) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 3 3
Title The Green Things! The Green Things!
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
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Genre horror-suspense horror-suspense
Job Number V-320 V-320
Page Count 5 5
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Stan Lee Stan Lee
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Pencils Steve Ditko Steve Ditko
No Pencils
Inks Steve Ditko Steve Ditko
No Inks
Colors ? ?
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Characters Martin Kastle Martin Kastle
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Synopsis A wealthy retiree keeps a magnificent greenhouse, where he talks to the plants. When a burglar tries to kill him, his plants come to life and stop the intruder, saving their friend's life. A wealthy retiree keeps a magnificent greenhouse, where he talks to the plants. When a burglar tries to kill him, his plants come to life and stop the intruder, saving their friend's life.
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4. The Touch of Midas! (no feature) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 4 4
Title The Touch of Midas! The Touch of Midas!
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
Feature
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre occult horror-suspense
Job Number V-319 V-319
Page Count 5 5
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
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Pencils Paul Reinman Paul Reinman
No Pencils
Inks Paul Reinman Paul Reinman
No Inks
Colors ? ?
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Characters Simon Kluge Simon Kluge
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Synopsis A greedy man locates the source of Midas’s power, planning to stop the undesirable effects with gloves. He gains the power but finds that his gloves turn to gold, dooming him to the same fate as Midas. A greedy man locates the source of Midas’s power, planning to stop the undesirable effects with gloves. He gains the power but finds that his gloves turn to gold, dooming him to the same fate as Midas.
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Jim Van Dore Editing 2014-06-22 11:57:34 Available Editing
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