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Strange Tales 78
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- November 1960
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Zenith Publishing Corp.
- Cover Titles
- A Martian Prowls Among Us!
The Gargoyle - Cover Credits
-
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
George Klein inks attributed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Issue Overview
Strange Tales #78 was published by Zenith Publishing Corp. in November 1960. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.
Cover credits include Jack Kirby and George Klein.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "A Martian Walks Among Us!." Indexed story credits include Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Stories
A Martian Walks Among Us!
Credits
Jack Kirby pencils signed
Dick Ayers inks signed
Reprinted In: Strange Tales Annual 1
Trouble Bubble
The Fantastic Menace of Mento the Mighty
The Gargoyle!
Credits
Paul Reinman pencils signed
Bill Draut inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Worm Man
Credits
Steve Ditko pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Title character shows similarities to later Ant-Man: uses pills to shrink to ant size; cf. Tales to Astonish 27 (Jan 1962)
and 35 (Sep 1962).
Reprinted In: Tower of Shadows 6
Looking for the full run? Browse the Strange Tales checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.