Sinister Tales
#186
([circa 1982 - 1983])
Alan Class,
1964 Series
- Price
- 0.25 GBP
- Pages
- 52
- On-sale Date
- 1982 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Alan Class & Co. Ltd
- Brand
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Class Series
- Editing
- Alan Class (reprint editor)
Issue Notes
Issue is undated. Estimated date based on analysis of brands and cover prices in the series.
The Wax People
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
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from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #93 (February 1962)
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The Wax People!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- The mannequins in a store come to life in a creepy atmosphere as it closes. However, this is not thought odd by anyone, because on this alien world all people are made of wax, and some work as mannequins, but leave with everyone else at closing.
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #93 (February 1962)
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The Midnight Caller!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Hans; Anna
- Synopsis
- In a communist bloc country, a fugitive seeks shelter from an elderly couple who grant it to him. The next day they find their shack has been transplanted outside of the iron curtain and repaired to look as new. They regard the event as impossible but their guest says he was merely repaying the kindness shown to a stranger and is revealed to be an angel who was traversing the communist-occupied country for an unknown reason and then he ascends back to heaven.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #90 (March 1963)
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I Am A Robot!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- A criminal steals an advanced robot and uses it to rob a bank, but when he orders it to guard the door of his hideout an error in wording traps him inside permanently.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #90 (March 1963)
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The Curse!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Sebastian; Vulture
- Synopsis
- A dictator pretends that a treasure is cursed in order to get it for himself, but it turns out the treasure is cursed and a ghost takes him.
- Reprints
- from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #41 (March 1963)
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Barker's Body Shop!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Carl Barker
- Synopsis
- A crooked mechanic hires a drifter to customize a car, promising enough money for him to get home. When he refuses to pay the man the drifter takes the car instead, which he converted to be able to fly him home to the stars.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #89 (February 1963)
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When the Switch Is Pulled...
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Dr. von Richter; Ludvig
- Synopsis
- A time machine seems not to work, but actually travelled in a complete loop through time back to its point of origin.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #89 (February 1963)
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Behind Locked Doors!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- A Soviet spy attempts to get American factory workers to strike by acts of sabotage and by convincing them that working conditions are unsafe. He doesn't reckon with the machines, which are "Made in America", coming to life with a mind of their own and taking matters in their own hands in order to deal with him.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #88 (January 1963)
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Long Live the Queen!
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- Phareeta; Asmara
- Synopsis
- An impatient successor in ancient Egypt attempts to poison the queen, but is caught and sentenced to death. She bribes a sorceror to cast a spell to reincarnate her as a queen, and she is reborn as a queen bee.
- Reprints
- from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #88 (January 1963)
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No Sign of Life
comic story / 3 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Ronn
- Synopsis
- Puzzled space explorers are unable to detect any signs of life in an entire galaxy. They set for home frustrated that no colonies can be established there, not realizing that all the planets of that particular galaxy are living beings.
- Reprints
- from Amazing Adult Fantasy (Marvel, 1961 series) #10 (March 1962)
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The Sorcerer's Spell
comic story / 5 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense
- Characters
- King Hapwell; General Kozar
- Synopsis
- A wicked general plots the overthrow of his king, but is too afraid to try. He forces a gypsy sorceror to enchant him to remove his fear, and the man agrees, turning him into a toy soldier.
- Reprints
- from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #41 (May 1963)
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Wax People
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1.
[no title indexed]
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2.
The Wax People!
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3.
The Midnight Caller!
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4.
I Am A Robot!
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5.
The Curse!
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6.
Barker's Body Shop!
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7.
When the Switch Is Pulled...
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8.
Behind Locked Doors!
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9.
Long Live the Queen!
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10.
No Sign of Life
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11.
The Sorcerer's Spell
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12.
[no title indexed]
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13.
Companion Comics in this Series
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- Katie
- Doug Brain
- Peter Croome
- Karsten S.
- Ramon Schenk
- Richard Thomson
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