Strange Tales #56 (1957) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Metal Master	cover	1	pencils: Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett; colors: Stan Goldberg
1	Something Is on This Ship!	comic story	4	script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Doug Wildey; inks: Doug Wildey
2	The Metal Master!	comic story	4	pencils: Vince Colletta; inks: Vince Colletta; letters: Artie Simek	Paul Carter
3	More Than a Mortal!	comic story	4	pencils: Pete Morisi; inks: Pete Morisi	Joel Barr
4	Hide-Out!	comic story	4	script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Robert Q. Sale; inks: Robert Q. Sale; letters: Joe Letterese	Rick Dawn; Jigger
5	The Fountain of Youth	text story	1.67	letters: typeset	David Turner
6	Nothing Can Stop It	comic story	3	script: Jack Oleck; pencils: Howard O'Donnell; inks: Howard O'Donnell; letters: Morrie Kuramoto	Steven Damon; Carol Leeds
7	-	statement of ownership	0.25	script: Monroe Froehlich Jr.
8	The Shock!	comic story	4	script: Carl Wessler; pencils: Reed Crandall; inks: Reed Crandall	Joe Dillon [aka Joe Jorgan]; Perry; McGowan

Collection	Year
Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales #6 ISBN 978-0-7851-5929-2	2013	On eBay ›

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