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Issue: Strange Tales of the Unusual #2
Publication Date: February 1956
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Issues: #2 of 11 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Atlas [black & white]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Animirth Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Sol Brodsky (signed); Carl Burgos (see notes)
Inker(s): Sol Brodsky (signed); Carl Burgos (see notes)
Colorist(s): Stan Goldberg
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy, science fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Burgos inked or altered the art. Info per Michael J. Vassalo's blog:
http://timely-atlas-comics.blogspot.com/2016/04/happy-100th-birthday-to-carl-burgos.html

Coloring credit per Stan Goldberg.
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He Waits in the Dark Alley

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Bill Everett
Inker(s): Bill Everett
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Bill Everett
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Synopsis: A homeless man finds the next day's newspaper and tries to prevent an assassination only to be mistaken for assaulting the target. He wakes up and finds it was all a dream so he destroys the newspaper.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: H-353
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The Challenge

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: H-552
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Man Afraid

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Orlando
Inker(s): Joe Orlando
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Steve; Mr. Johnson; Elsa; Dr. Frederick Mallin
Synopsis: Steve realizes many of the people in his life are mutants with ESP abilities but they turn out to be friendly and reveal Steve is one of them.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: H-449
Disclose Notes: A gentler version of "More Than Human" from Uncanny Tales #19.
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The Man Without a Heart

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Robert Q. Sale (signed)
Inker(s): Robert Q. Sale (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Santa Claus; Oliver Gombul; Ernie Evans; Ned Evans; Mrs. Evans
Synopsis: Gombul is a greedy landlord until Santa Claus teaches him to be a giving man.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: H-363
Disclose Notes: Wessler script from biblio info in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol 25, No. 4, April 2015.
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Those Who Plan

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): John Forte (signed)
Inker(s): John Forte (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese
Subject Matter
Genres: fantasy
Character(s): Pedro
Synopsis: A man overhears dogs plotting aloud about conquering the Earth. He tries to warn others but is locked away. The talking dogs he heard were performers, acting alongside Pedro.
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Pages: 4
Job Number: H-424
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Lost on the Wrong World

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Carl Wessler
Penciller(s): Arthur Peddy ?
Inker(s): Bernard Baily ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction
Character(s): Harvey Watts; Ms. Munson; Albert Carver
Synopsis: Harvey lives on Mars in a boarding house but thinks he's living on Earth thanks to his prescription which makes everyone appear human in his eyes.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: H-454
Disclose Notes: Wessler script from biblio info in Robin Snyder's The Comics, Vol 25, No. 4, April 2015.

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