Strange Tales #81 (1961) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Scarecrow Walks!	cover	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Scarecrow (irradiated monster)
1	The Scarecrow Walks!	comic story	7	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Ray Holloway	Scarecrow (irradiated monster); Jarvis Cragstone; Albert Smith; Martha Smith
2	Mystery Trip	text story	2	pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely	Tommy Pidgeon; Goober Jones; Rosie; Uncle Pete
3	A Giant There Was!	comic story	6	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Joe Farrow
4	I Went Too Far Back!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Simon Burr
5	The Thing in the Cell!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Ray Holloway	Hans Vogez

Edition	How to tell
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Collection	Year
Weird Wonder Tales #5	1974	On eBay ›
Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #1 ISBN 978-1-302-90861-4	2017	On eBay ›
Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-91875-0	2019	On eBay ›

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