Strange Tales #89

(October 1961)

Fin Fang Foom! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-318

Content Information

Genre:

fantasy

Characters:

Fin Fang Foom (introduction); Chan Liuchow; Chung Liuchow

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.

Reprints:

• in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #2 (April 1966)
• in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #21 (May 1973)
• in Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #23 (April 1974) [p1, p5: panels 4–6, p6: panels 2-4, p8: panel 2, as part of "Conquerors Three!"]
• in Crazy Magazine (Marvel, 1973 series) #73 (April 1981) [art only, new dialogue]
• in Monster Masterworks (Marvel, 1989 series) #[nn] (1989)
• in Marvel Monsters (Marvel, 2006 series) #[nn] (2006)
• in Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2004 series) #2 ([March] 2006)
• in Hulk vs. Fin Fang Foom (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (February 2008)
• in Marvel Monsters: Fin Fang 4 (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• in Fantasy Masterpieces (Marvel, 1966 series) #2 (April 1966)
• in Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #21 (May 1973)
• in Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #23 (April 1974) [p1, p5: panels 4–6, p6: panels 2-4, p8: panel 2, as part of "Conquerors Three!"]
• in Monster Masterworks (Marvel, 1989 series) #[nn] (1989)
• in Marvel Monsters: Fin Fang 4 (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005)
• in Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2004 series) #2 (2006)
• in Hulk vs. Fin Fang Foom (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (February 2008)

Keywords:

monsters

Indexer 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).

The Future (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

K-318

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

Ted Jason

Synopsis:

A quiz show host finds himself mysteriously transported to the far future for a brief time.

Reprints:

• from Mystical Tales (Marvel, 1956 series) #3 (October 1956)

Reprint Note before Migration:

• from Mystical Tales (Marvel, 1956 series) #3 (October 1956)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

The Green Things! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-320

Content Information

Genre:

horror-suspense

Characters:

Martin Kastle

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.

The Touch of Midas! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Paul Reinman

Inks:

Paul Reinman

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

V-319

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Simon Kluge

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.