Strange Tales #87

(August 1961)

The Return of...Grogg! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-237

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy; science fiction

Characters:

Miklos Koslov; Ivan Grotsky; Grogg

Synopsis:

Koslov is sent back to Russia as a spy, and discovers that the dragon Grogg is still on the loose. He lures Grogg into a Soviet rocket and launches it on its mission to Mars, knowing that if the Soviets ever travel to Mars they will find an enraged dragon.

Reprints:

• in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #23 (June 1973)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #23 (June 1973)

Keywords:

monsters

Indexer Notes

Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two parts: an untitled part one (6 pp) and part two—"Grogg" (7 pp). Grogg last appeared in issue #83 (April 1961); his next published appearance is in Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (January 2005), while his next chronological appearance is in Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005).

Peril on Paper (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

B-213

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Jon Randall; Hannes Bache

Synopsis:

An artist alters a matter transmitter to create images out of the human imagination, but more than just the image of the imagined monster is created.

Reprints:

• from Mystic (Marvel, 1951 series) #15 (December 1952)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from Mystic (Marvel, 1951 series) #15 (December 1952)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

The Lighthouse From Nowhere! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-239

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Synopsis:

A lighthouse appears by a village, but their teacher feels they shouldn’t use it unearned and destroys it. They build a new one, never knowing that the first was a beacon for an alien invasion, now aborted.

Reprints:

• in Creatures on the Loose (Marvel, 1971 series) #24 (July 1973)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• in Creatures on the Loose (Marvel, 1971 series) #24 (July 1973)

The Macabre Mirror! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Don Heck

Inks:

Don Heck

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-238

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Carlotta

Synopsis:

A greedy duke taxes his people into poverty. When he ignores a gypsy's warnings and tries to seize her ancient mirror he finds himself imprisoned within it forever, freeing his subjects.

Reprints:

• in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #23 (June 1973)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• in Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 1971 series) #23 (June 1973)