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112September 1963
$0.12

Strange Tales #112

Marvel · September 1963 · on sale 1963-06-11

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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#112
Publication date
September 1963
Key date
1963-09-00
On-sale date
1963-06-11
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Living Bomb!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]; Eel [Leopold Stryke]
1The Living Bomb!comic story13script: Stan Lee, Joe Carter; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: S. RosenHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]; Eel [Leopold Stryke] (introduction, origin); Ted Braddock (TV commentator); Charles Lawson; Moxie Gahagan; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Wizard (cameo)
2Don't Miss Another Big One from Marvel!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers
3The Man Who Dared!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Ray HollowayKarl King; Tibo
4Marvel Comics Group Ushers in the Marvel Age of Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers, Sol Brodsky; letters: Artie Simek
5I Saw the Impossible World!comic story5script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Larry Lieber; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekTom Bronson

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Tales #151968On eBay ›
Essential Human Torch #1
ISBN 0785113096
2003On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch #1
ISBN 0-7851-2070-X
2006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch #1
ISBN 978-0-7851-8781-3
2014On eBay ›
The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91334-2
2018On eBay ›

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