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Series
Strange Tales 81
Atlas Tales
- Cover Date
- February 1961
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Vista Publications, Inc.
- Cover Titles
- The Scarecrow Walks!
- Cover Credits
-
Jack Kirby pencils signed
Dick Ayers inks signed
Current market pricing for Strange Tales #81 shows a latest raw sale of FN+ sold for $288 on May 9th, 2022, a latest graded sale of CGC 8.0 sold for $720 on October 17th, 2022.
Raw price ranges include Fine/Very Fine 6.0-7.5 $169-$288 (2 comps).
Graded price ranges include CGC 6.0 $180 (1 comp); CGC 6.5 $144 (1 comp).
Pricing data last updated July 16th, 2026.
Stories
The Scarecrow Walks!
Mystery Trip
I Went Too Far Back!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
The Thing in the Cell!
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
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Issue Overview
Strange Tales #81 was published by Vista Publications, Inc. in February 1961. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.
Cover credits include Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
Atlas Tales indexes 5 stories for this issue, including "The Scarecrow Walks!." Indexed story credits include Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.