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Issue: Strange Tales #8
Publication Date: July 1952
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Issues: #8 of 168 Issues (243 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Atlas [black & white]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Chipiden Publishing Corp.
On Sale Date: 05/07/1952
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
Disclose Notes: Possible arrival date based on front cover stamp of indexer's copy.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US and standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Images3
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Bill Everett (signed)
Inker(s): Bill Everett (signed)
Colorist(s): Stan Goldberg
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
First Line: Wh-who are you digging th-that for?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as Strange Tales #8 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Coloring credit per Stan Goldberg.
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The Old Mill

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Gene Colan (signed) [as G. Colan]
Inker(s): Gene Colan (signed) [as G. Colan]
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Sam Rosen
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Kurt Braun
Synopsis: A mill hand disposes of his tyrannical boss by grinding him up.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagVault of Evil #4 published August 1973
as The Old Mill [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as The Old Mill [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: A-284
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Escape

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ? (illustration)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Ed Farnum
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as Escape [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: A-569
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Fame!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Manny Stallman (signed)
Inker(s): Manny Stallman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Vance Roamer; H.T. Whitney
Synopsis: Universal rejection makes a would-be actor's mind snap and so he rents a tuxedo with his last few dollars and does a presentation on a building ledge before a gathered crowd until he makes the leap that will ensure his fame.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJourney into Mystery #10 published April 1974
as Fame! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as Fame! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: A-447
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The Storm

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Vic Carrabotta (signed)
Inker(s): Vic Carrabotta (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Miko Arley
Synopsis: A killer hijacks a plane to escape the police. The pilot turns out to be Satan and he lands the plane in Hell.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagUncanny Tales #3 published April 1974
as The Storm [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as The Storm [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: A-404
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Something in the Fog!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Ed Goldfarb [as Goldfarb] (signed)
Inker(s): Bob Baer [as Baer] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror
Character(s): Nick Laska; Tennant
Synopsis: A group of smugglers run into the Flying Dutchman.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagJourney into Mystery #10 published April 1974
as Something in the Fog! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as Something in the Fog! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
Job Number: A-398
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If the Shoe Fits

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Maneely (signed)
Inker(s): Joe Maneely (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: crime, horror
Synopsis: A man who murders a shoe maker becomes trapped in wet cement.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagTomb of Darkness #12 published January 1975
as If the Shoe Fits [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as If the Shoe Fits [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: A-310

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