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Cover: Carl Burgos

Strange Tales #26

Mar 1954 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
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In "The Last Stop," a 1954 Strange Tales issue, a scientist’s experiment takes a deadly turn when his assistant is sent into space—only to be captured by aliens who enhance his strength and unravel his mind. The rocket returns, and the transformed man confronts the very scientist who sent him away. Jack Katz handles both pencils and inks for the story, while Carl Burgos provides the cover art.

Contains 5 stories
The Last Stop
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
EddieMamie
Guinea Pig
4 pp · Horror-Suspense
MiloHenkelHyzxZxh

In "Guinea Pig," a scientist's reckless experiment sends his assistant hurtling into space—only to be captured by aliens who transform him with a serum that amplifies his strength and unravels his mind. When the rocket returns, the now-mad assistant confronts the man who sent him, setting off a chilling chain of events.

A Grave Mistake
5 pp · Horror-Suspense
Blackie Barnes

In "A Grave Mistake," a ruthless gangster turns a group of gravediggers into his private army, only to find his own fate twisted by the very graves he sought to control. When he calls a strike to force grieving families to bury their loved ones themselves, the dead rise to reclaim what was taken.

To the Stars!
5 pp · Science Fiction
Ron LandonFlo LandonArthur LandonMillie LandonLon Landon
It Could Be You
5 pp · Horror-Suspense

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Raw (Good) $120
CGC 8.5 · 1 in census $895*
CGC 8.0 · 2 in census $702*
CGC 7.5 · 3 in census $563*
CGC 7.0 · 2 in census $468*
CGC 6.5 · 4 in census $393
CGC 6.0 · 5 in census $340*
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CGC 5.5 · 1 in census $285*
CGC 5.0 · 5 in census $284
CGC 4.5 · 1 in census $232*
CGC 4.0 · 3 in census $201*
CGC 3.5 · 2 in census $183
CGC 3.0 · 1 in census $159*
CGC 2.5 none in existence
CGC 2.0 · 2 in census $110*
CGC 1.5 · 1 in census $84*
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Full credits

artist, inker Jack Katz
cover pencils, inks Carl Burgos

Reprints

Reprinted in Strange Tales #64 (1958), Astounding Stories #187 (1987), Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #3 (2010), Crypt of Horror #24 (2015), Sinister Tales #60, Sinister Tales #8

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