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Series
Strange Tales 79
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- December 1960
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Zenith Publishing Corp.
- Cover Titles
- The Thing
- Cover Credits
-
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Steve Ditko inks unsigned
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Current market pricing for Strange Tales #79 shows a latest graded sale of CGC 9.6 sold for $8,400 on June 19th, 2022.
Graded price ranges include CGC 3.5 $99 (1 comp); CGC 4.0 $169 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated July 14th, 2026.
Stories
I Was in the Clutches of the Living Shadow
Music Master
The Ghost of Grismore Castle!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
I Found the Perfect Hiding Place!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Thing on the Moon
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Strange Tales #79 was published by Zenith Publishing Corp. in December 1960. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.
Cover credits include Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "I Was in the Clutches of the Living Shadow." Indexed story credits include Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, among others.