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55February 1957
$0.10

Strange Tales #55

Marvel · February 1957 · on sale 1956-11-01

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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
February 1957
Key date
1957-02-00
On-sale date
1956-11-01
Indicia publisher
Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Jack-In-The-Box!cover1pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek
1The Jack-In-The-Boxcomic story4pencils: Mac L. Pakula; inks: Mac L. Pakula
2Octopus!comic story4script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Tony DiPreta; inks: Tony DiPreta; letters: Joe Letterese
3What Goes On Down There?comic story3pencils: John Giunta; inks: John Giunta; letters: Joe Rosen
4The Spirit of '76text story2pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe ManeelyBobby Davis; Tom Davis; Alice Davis;
5Earth-Trap!comic story4pencils: Robert Q. Sale; inks: Robert Q. Sale; letters: Joe Letterese
6Man Without Fear!comic story4script: Carl Wessler; pencils: George Roussos; inks: George Roussos
7The Threat from the Voidcomic story4pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul Reinman; letters: Morrie Kuramoto

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CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #6
ISBN 978-0-7851-5929-2
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