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Issue: Scary Tales #8
Publication Date: November 1976
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Issues: #8 of 46 Issues (49 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagCharlton
Brand: Charlton Comics Group; Charlton Publication [with wire globe]View Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Charlton Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 2
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0722460012611
Price: £0.10 GBP
$0.30 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing
Format Notes:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
First Line: Bobo! Where are you? It is I, Katrina. Bobo!!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagScary Tales #21 published August 1980
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Lettering credit per Mike Zeck's website. Cover taken from interior splash.
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The Dead Will Live Again!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Dr. Victor Strogoff; Constable; Winston Strogoff
First Line: After its spark of life has been extinguished, the human body is an empty shell made out of flesh and sinew!
Synopsis: Dr. Victor Strogoff's castle is stormed by townsfolk who do not like his experiments.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagScary Tales #21 published August 1980
as The Dead Will Live Again! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Job Number: D-7917
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Mr. Ober's Nightmare

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Hal Weston; Mr. Ober; Phylo
First Line: Those people on the fringe of madness are rarely visible during the day, but at night they come out.
Synopsis: Mr. Ober is sent here to open the doorway for an invasion from another dimension.
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In Content Item: FlagScary Tales #21 published August 1980
as Mr. Ober's Nightmare [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGrip of Death #[nn] published January 1983
as Mr. Ober's Nightmare [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Art of Ditko #[nn] published November 2009
as Mr. Ober's Nightmare [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: D-8074
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Fatal Mistake

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, mystery
First Line: Marnie turned on the radio in the kitchen as she waited for her husband, Bill, to come downstairs.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagScary Tales #21 published August 1980
as Fatal Mistake [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJungle Jim #1 published January 1998
as Fatal Mistake [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Men of Magic

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
Character(s): Merlin; Count Cagliostro; Robert Houdin; Harry Houdini
First Line: The most well known magician of all time was Merlin, who was the court wizard of two kings: Uther Pendragon and his son, the legendary King Arthur.
Synopsis: Information about famous stage magicians.
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In Content Item: FlagScary Tales #21 published August 1980
as Men of Magic [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagJungle Jim #1 published January 1998
as Men of Magic [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: special offer from Carlton Comics with each subscription...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Promo ad for a free copy of The Comic Book Guide For The Artist / Writer / Letterer with a 6-issue subscription.
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A Grizzly End

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: horror, occult
Character(s): Katrina; Bobo (a grizzly bear); Maggie (Katrina's mother); Vladimir (Katrina's step-father); Charlie (Vladimir's friend)
First Line: This scene is indeed a frightening one.
Synopsis: Katrina makes friends with a bear in the forest.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagScary Tales #21 published August 1980
as A Grizzly End [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGespenster Geschichten #1014 published ?
as Im Bann der Bestie [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: D-8107

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