Strange Tales (1951 series) (Marvel) #76

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Number 76 76
Variant Name
Volume 1 1
No Volume No No
Volume Not Printed False False
Display Volume With Number No No
Indicia Publisher Zenith Publishing Corp. Zenith Publishing Corp.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed Printed Printed
Brand
No Brand Yes Yes
Publication Date August 1960 August 1960
Year On Sale None None
Month On Sale None None
Day On Sale None None
On Sale Date Uncertain No No
Key Date 1960-08-00 1960-08-00
Indicia Frequency bi-monthly bi-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 March 1960. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. All new stories in this issue are narrated in the first person. Some information on this issue supplied by Tom Lammers and the Timely/Atlas discussion list. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. Distributed to newstands in March 1960. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements (pages 2, 9, 15, 19, 25, 27, 33-36 of comic including inside front cover, inside back cover and back cover) ; pages of comic not numbered. All new stories in this issue are narrated in the first person. Some information on this issue supplied by Tom Lammers and the Timely/Atlas discussion list. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website.
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0. I Am Dragoom! The Flaming Intruder! (no feature) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Title I Am Dragoom! The Flaming Intruder! I Am Dragoom! The Flaming Intruder!
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type cover cover
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Genre science fiction science fiction
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Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Stan Lee Stan Lee
No Script
Pencils Jack Kirby (signed) Jack Kirby (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Dick Ayers (signed) Dick Ayers (signed)
No Inks
Colors Stan Goldberg Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters Artie Simek Artie Simek
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Characters Dragoom Dragoom
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Keywords monsters monsters
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1. I Am Dragoom! The Flaming Invader! (no feature) comic story, 7p [S P I C L E]

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Title I Am Dragoom! The Flaming Invader! I Am Dragoom! The Flaming Invader!
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type comic story comic story
Feature
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre science fiction science fiction
Job Number T-738 T-738
Page Count 7 7
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ? Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
No Script
Pencils Jack Kirby Jack Kirby (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Dick Ayers Dick Ayers (signed)
No Inks
Colors Stan Goldberg Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters Artie Simek Artie Simek
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Characters Victor Cartwright; Dragoom (introduction, origin) Victor Cartwright; Dragoom (introduction, origin)
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Synopsis A flaming alien monster terrorizes Earth. A movie director fools him by using special effects to fake the arrival of police from Vulcan in pursuit of the monster, frightening him away. A flaming alien monster terrorizes Earth. A movie director fools him by using special effects to fake the arrival of police from Vulcan in pursuit of the monster, frightening him away.
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Notes Dragoom next appears in Nick Fury's Howling Commandos (Marvel, 2005 series) #6 (May 2006). Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Dragoom next appears in Nick Fury's Howling Commandos (Marvel, 2005 series) #6 (May 2006). Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 3-7, 10-11 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 7).
Keywords monsters monsters
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2. The Pact (no feature) text story, 2p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 2 2
Title The Pact The Pact
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type text story text story
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Genre horror-suspense horror-suspense
Job Number 9734 9734
Page Count 2 2
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script ? ?
No Script
Pencils Joe Maneely Joe Maneely
No Pencils
Inks Joe Maneely Joe Maneely
No Inks
Colors ? ?
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Letters typeset typeset
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Characters Henry Conrad; Frances Conrad; the Devil Henry Conrad; Frances Conrad; the Devil
Universe
Synopsis A historian writing about the trial and execution of his ancestor for witchcraft interviews the only remaining party concerned in the case: the Devil. A historian writing about the trial and execution of his ancestor for witchcraft interviews the only remaining party concerned in the case: the Devil.
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Notes Text story with illustration. Text story with illustration. Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).
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3. Beware!! The Ghosts Surround Me!! (no feature) comic story, 6p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 3 3
Title Beware!! The Ghosts Surround Me!! Beware!! The Ghosts Surround Me!!
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
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Feature Logo
Genre science fiction science fiction
Job Number T-740 T-740
Page Count 6 6
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ? Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
No Script
Pencils Don Heck Don Heck
No Pencils
Inks Don Heck Don Heck
No Inks
Colors Stan Goldberg Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters Artie Simek Artie Simek
No Letters
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Characters Gustav; Hans Gustav; Hans
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Synopsis A fugitive hides in an abandoned house, but aliens from another dimension appear to him. They cannot hurt him, but instead they phase him into an immaterial state and leave him there forever. A fugitive hides in an abandoned house, but aliens from another dimension appear to him. They cannot hurt him, but instead they phase him into an immaterial state and leave him there forever.
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Notes Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 12-14, 16-18 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 6).
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4. The Dummy and Me! (no feature) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 4 4
Title The Dummy and Me! The Dummy and Me!
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type comic story comic story
Feature
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre fantasy fantasy
Job Number T-746 T-746
Page Count 5 5
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ? Stan Lee (plot) ?; Larry Lieber (script) ?
No Script
Pencils Paul Reinman Paul Reinman (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Paul Reinman Paul Reinman (signed)
No Inks
Colors Stan Goldberg Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters Artie Simek Artie Simek
No Letters
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Characters Hugo Hugo
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Synopsis Some gangsters come for a ventriloquist who has unpaid gambling debts. They corner him in the alley and shoot him, not realizing that it was the puppet who made his decisions all along. Some gangsters come for a ventriloquist who has unpaid gambling debts. They corner him in the alley and shoot him, not realizing that it was the puppet who made his decisions all along.
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Notes Narrated by the dummy. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Narrated by the dummy. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 20-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).
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5. I Found the Mad Universe! (no feature) comic story, 5p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 5 5
Title I Found the Mad Universe! I Found the Mad Universe!
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type comic story comic story
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Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre science fiction science fiction
Job Number T-741 T-741
Page Count 5 5
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Stan Lee ? Stan Lee ?
No Script
Pencils Steve Ditko (signed) Steve Ditko (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Steve Ditko Steve Ditko (signed)
No Inks
Colors Stan Goldberg Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters Artie Simek Artie Simek
No Letters
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No Editing X X
Characters Prof. Dark; Milton Prof. Dark; Milton
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Synopsis A scientist uses a powerful new microscope to discover an entire world existing at the sub-atomic level. He is horrified to find that this world, Earth, is just as barbaric and violent as his own. A scientist uses a powerful new microscope to discover an entire world existing at the sub-atomic level. He is horrified to find that this world, Earth, is just as barbaric and violent as his own.
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Notes Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Possible Stan Lee script per Nick Caputo's examination at his blog: http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2011/11/who-authored-ditko.html Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5). Possible Stan Lee script per Nick Caputo's examination at his blog: http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2011/11/who-authored-ditko.html
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Commenter Comment Revision Timestamp Old State New State
machinal jocelyn Editing 2014-10-24 09:42:35 Available Editing
machinal jocelyn 2014-10-24 09:45:34 Editing Under Review
Ray Bottorff Jr 2014-10-25 07:37:22 Under Review Approved