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Strange Tales 71
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- October 1959
- Sighted Date Stamp
-
JUL 9
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Zenith Publishing Corp.
- Cover Titles
- I Defied the Black Magic!!
- Cover Credits
-
Jack Davis pencils and inks unsigned
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Frank Motler: Issue Information
Issue Overview
Strange Tales #71 was published by Zenith Publishing Corp. in October 1959. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.
Cover credits include Jack Davis.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "I Dared to Defy Merlin's ... Black Magic!." Indexed story credits include Steve Ditko and Don Heck, among others. The current cover scan may need replacement.
Stories
I Dared to Defy Merlin's ... Black Magic!
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: Features the legendary wizard, Merlin, of Arthurian legend.
Reprinted In: Chamber of Darkness 6
The Disappearance
Credits
Credits not yet documented
I Am the Man Who Will ... Destroy Your World!
Credits
Don Heck pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Reprinted In: Fear 1
When the Saucer Strikes!
Credits
Paul Reinman pencils signed
Unknown inks
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
I Fought the Man Who Couldn't Be Killed!
Credits
Sol Brodsky pencils and inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Reprinted In: Fear 1
I Am the Man Without a Face!
Credits
Joe Sinnott pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: A group of bigots don black hoods to scare gypsies out of town.
Retold in V-445 "The Hidden Face" from Tales of Suspense 25 (Jan 1962).
Retold in V-445 "The Hidden Face" from Tales of Suspense 25 (Jan 1962).
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