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Cover: Carl Burgos

Strange Tales #1

Jun 1951 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
📊 ~16,252 copies sold its debut month
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In "The Strange Men," a captured Navy pilot narrowly escapes a Saturnian scientist plotting Earth's conquest, only to find his warning dismissed by a superior who may be part of the conspiracy. Written and illustrated by Paul Reinman, this early Marvel tale blends sci-fi intrigue with a chilling twist, all framed by Carl Burgos’s striking cover art.

Contains 4 stories
The Strange Men
7 pp · Science Fiction
Ted HalseyJim NelsonDoctor LemutMortell

In "The Strange Men," a captured Navy pilot finds himself face-to-face with Doctor Lemut, a sinister figure from Saturn plotting Earth's conquest. As the pilot narrowly escapes, his desperate attempt to sound the alarm leads him straight into the hands of an unexpected traitor—his own superior, who may be far more dangerous than the alien threat.

The Beast
6 pp · Horror-Suspense
Roger PhillipsPaul LorenzeProfessor Mannheim
The Room That Didn't Exist
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
James RestonLurenKarl
A Call in the Night
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
JoeMary

In "A Call in the Night," a TV repairman is shaken awake by a nightmare in which his wife is trapped in a bronze cocoon by a mysterious assailant—only to discover the dream’s horrors are unfolding in real time. The story unfolds with chilling precision, blending surreal dread and creeping unease as reality begins to mirror the dream.

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Raw (Good) $1,210
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $17,772*
CGC 8.0 · 1 in census $13,939*
CGC 7.5 · 1 in census $11,187*
CGC 7.0 · 1 in census $9,295*
CGC 6.5 · 1 in census $7,800*
CGC 6.0 · 1 in census $6,748*
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CGC 5.5 · 6 in census $5,563
CGC 5.0 · 4 in census $5,391*
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $4,286
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $3,998*
CGC 3.5 · 8 in census $3,563
CGC 3.0 · 7 in census $2,761
CGC 2.5 · 6 in census $2,555*
CGC 2.0 · 6 in census $2,175*
CGC 1.5 · 5 in census $1,573
CGC 1.0 · 4 in census $983
CGC 0.5 · 1 in census $983*
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Full credits

artist, inker Paul Reinman
cover pencils, inks Carl Burgos

Reprints

↩ Reprints War Comics #2 (1951)

Reprinted in Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #1 (2007)

Key issues in Strange Tales

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