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Strange Tales 84

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Strange Tales #84 (1961) | Atlas Tales Cover Image
Issue Information
Cover Date
May 1961
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Indicia Publisher
Vista Publications, Inc.
 
Cover Titles
This is...Magneto!
 
Cover Credits
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Dick Ayers inks unsigned
 
Contributions
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit

Issue Overview

Strange Tales #84 was published by Vista Publications, Inc. in May 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 4 stories for this issue, including "The Wonder of the Ages!!! Magneto!." Indexed story credits include Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.

Stories

Credits
Jack Kirby pencils signed Dick Ayers inks signed
Contributors:
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Divided into [Part 1] (6 pp.) and Part 2, "Magneto!" Title character resembles later super-villain Magneto in controlling magnetism; cf. X-Men 1 (Sep 1963).
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Credits
Paul Reinman pencils signed Bill Draut inks guess
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Credits
Steve Ditko pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit

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