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Series
Strange Tales 73
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- February 1960
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Zenith Publishing Corp.
- Cover Titles
- Grottu! King of the Insects!
- Cover Credits
-
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Bill Everett inks attributed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for Strange Tales #73 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 7.0 sold for $536.80 on July 13th, 2026.
Graded price ranges include CGC 7.0 $536.80 (1 comp); CGC 8.0 $976 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated July 14th, 2026.
Stories
Grottu, King of the Insects!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
I Saw the End of the World!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Tree
Tom Lammers: Story Information
I was Captured by the Mole Men!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
I am a Walking Time Bomb
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Strange Tales #73 was published by Zenith Publishing Corp. in February 1960. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.
Cover credits include Jack Kirby and Bill Everett.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "Grottu, King of the Insects!." Indexed story credits include Jack Kirby and Bill Everett, among others.