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Strange Tales 68
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- April 1959
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Zenith Publishing Corp.
- Cover Titles
- Evacuate Earth!
- Cover Credits
-
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Christopher Rule inks unsigned
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Strange Tales #68 was published by Zenith Publishing Corp. in April 1959. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.
Cover credits include Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "Last Warning -- Evacuate Earth!." Indexed story credits include Joe Sinnott and Joe Maneely, among others.
Stories
Last Warning -- Evacuate Earth!
Credits
Joe Sinnott pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: A marquee advertises "Melvin Pretzel and His Undulating Guitar," an allusion to singer Elvis Presley (1935-1977).
Mystery Trip
Credits
Joe Maneely pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Creatures from the Bottomless Pit!
Credits
Steve Ditko pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Test Pilot!
Credits
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Christopher Rule inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Scott Maple: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Scott Maple: Story Information
Notes: Pages are numbered 1,2,3,5. No 4th page - but story reads fine.
Next Stop -- Mars!
Credits
Carl Burgos pencils and inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Trapped in Tomorrow!
Credits
John Buscema pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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