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2February 1956
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Strange Tales of the Unusual #2

Marvel · February 1956

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Series
Strange Tales of the Unusual (Marvel, 1955 series)
Issue
#2
Publication date
February 1956
Key date
1956-02-00
Indicia publisher
Animirth Comics Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Sol Brodsky, Carl Burgos; inks: Sol Brodsky, Carl Burgos; colors: Stan Goldberg
1He Waits in the Dark Alleycomic story5pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; letters: Bill Everett
2The Challengetext story2letters: typeset
3Man Afraidcomic story5pencils: Joe Orlando; inks: Joe Orlando; letters: Joe LettereseSteve; Mr. Johnson; Elsa; Dr. Frederick Mallin
4The Man Without a Heartcomic story4script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Robert Q. Sale; inks: Robert Q. SaleSanta Claus; Oliver Gombul; Ernie Evans; Ned Evans; Mrs. Evans
5Those Who Plancomic story4pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; letters: Joe LetteresePedro
6Lost on the Wrong Worldcomic story5script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Art Peddy; inks: Bernard BailyHarvey Watts; Ms. Munson; Albert Carver

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