Sinister Tales
#88
Alan Class,
1964 Series
- Price
- 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Alan Class & Co. Ltd
- Brand
-
AC Approved Comic
[Return of the Spider!]
The Fly / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly; The Spider
- Reprints
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from Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 series) #26 (July 1963)
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Return of the Spider
The Fly / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly
- Reprints
- from Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 series) #26 (July 1963)
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The Spider's Revenge! (Part II)
The Fly / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly; Fly Girl; The Spider; "Big Joe" Saxton
- Synopsis
- Fly Girl inadvertently aids the Fly in escaping from the Spider's trap. But the hero decides to take down the wily criminal mastermind alone.
- Reprints
- from Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 series) #26 (July 1963)
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It Happened to Henry
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- K-923
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Henry; Porter
- Synopsis
- Henry is always bullying Porter with his practical jokes but one day everyone stops being aware of Henry's presence and he realizes the universe is playing a joke on him.
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #50 (December 1956)
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The Door I Dare Not Open!
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- K-463
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Julia; Ben; Marilyn
- Synopsis
- A man has a change of heart about a fight with his girlfriend after he spends a night in a mysterious house that shows him the woman he wanted to marry would have poisoned him for life insurance money if he had gotten what he thought he wanted years ago.
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #48 (October 1956)
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Indexer Notes
Art credits suggested by Saltarella and confirmed by atlastales.com.
The Traitor Fly!!
The Fly / comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly
- Synopsis
- After being shown a top-secret government defense against an atomic bomb, the Fly seemingly goes insane and destroys the project.
- Reprints
- from Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 series) #26 (July 1963)
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What Happened to Harry?
comic story / 4 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Harry Williamson
- Synopsis
- An astronaut returns to Earth after abandoning his crew on an alien planet where creatures had adopted the human's appearance and the astronaut could not tell who were the people and who were the fakes.
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #48 (October 1956)
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The Night Watcher!
comic story / 4 pages
- Job Number
- K-637
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Pete
- Synopsis
- A man hunting a raccoon encounters an alien who wishes to shapeshift into the dominant life form so that it can prepare an invasion plan for its masters. The man convinces the alien that the raccoon he has treed is the dominant form and when the alien takes that shape he shoots it.
- Reprints
- from Uncanny Tales (Marvel, 1952 series) #48 (October 1956)
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The Menace of the Metal Monster
The Fly / comic story / 20 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fly; Fly Girl
- Reprints
- from Adventures of the Fly (Archie, 1960 series) #14 (September 1961)
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The Secret of the Hidden Planet!
comic story / 5 pages
- Job Number
- V-888
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Paul Hastings; Dirk Morgan; Joe
- Synopsis
- Human-like aliens are seen on Venus, and a wicked pilot poisons his rival to be able to make first contact. He finds they are really tourists from the future and won’t contact present humans.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #102 (November 1962)
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Indexer Notes
Possible Ayers inks per Nick Caputo, October 2014. A diner is worth $5,000, suggesting that this future has experienced hyper-deflation.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[Return of the Spider!]
The Fly -
1.
Return of the Spider
The Fly -
2.
The Spider's Revenge! (Part II)
The Fly -
3.
It Happened to Henry
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4.
The Door I Dare Not Open!
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5.
The Traitor Fly!!
The Fly -
6.
What Happened to Harry?
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7.
The Night Watcher!
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8.
The Menace of the Metal Monster
The Fly -
9.
The Secret of the Hidden Planet!
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10.
Companion Comics in this Series
This issue was modified by, among others
- Doug Brain
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Clint Maxwell
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