Category Archives: Strange Tales

STRANGE TALES #117: The Slippery Slope of the Senseless Story

“The Return of the Eel!” Script: Stan Lee Art: Dick Ayers Letters: Art Simek “The Many Traps of Baron Mordo!” Script: Stan Lee Art: Steve Ditko Letters: Sam Rosen I must begin this post with an apology, because I’m afraid … Continue reading

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Meanwhile…: January, 1964

TALES TO ASTONISH #51 “Showdown With the Human Top!” Script: Stan Lee Pencils: Jack Kirby Inks: Dick Ayers Letters: Art Simek IN A NUTSHELL No one can stop the Human Top’s rampage of crime, not even Giant-Man! Even though Hank … Continue reading

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STRANGE TALES #115: Where No Comic Has Gone Before

“The Origin of Dr. Strange” Script: Stan Lee Art: Steve Ditko Letters: Sam Rosen I love a good origin story, don’t you? Origin stories are the solid foundation upon which the rest is built. This is where we meet the … Continue reading

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Meanwhile…: November, 1963

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #6 “Face-to-Face With…the Lizard!” Script: Stan Lee Art: Steve Ditko Letters: Art Simek IN A NUTSHELL Scientist Curtis Connors self-administers a serum that restores his lost limb, but also turns him into a power-hungry lizard. In the Everglades, … Continue reading

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