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20July 1953
$0.10

Strange Tales #20

Marvel · July 1953 · on sale 1953-03-06

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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#20
Publication date
July 1953
Key date
1953-07-00
On-sale date
1953-03-06
Indicia publisher
Chipiden Publishing Corp.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Authorized A. C. M. P. Conforms to the Comics Code

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Lost World!cover1pencils: Russ Heath; inks: Russ Heath; colors: Stan Goldberg
1The Man Who Couldn't Be Punishedcomic story6pencils: Fred Kida; inks: Fred KidaBlackie Norton; Edward Carr
2He Swallowed It Up!comic story5pencils: Gene Colan; inks: Gene Colan; letters: Joe LettereseMarlo; Chandler
3The Invaders!text story2letters: typesetJohnny Rogers; Bob Kelly
4Wilbur!comic story4pencils: Sid Greene; inks: Sid GreeneWilbur [a lion]; Tony Trent; Wayne
5Keep Your Eye on Juniorcomic story3pencils: Ed Moline; inks: Sheldon MoldoffMrs. Arnold; Junior; Miss Simpson
6The World I Lost!comic story5pencils: John Forte; inks: John ForteAdam Tyler; Martha

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CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #2
ISBN 978-0-7851-3489-3
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