Strange Tales #83 (1961) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Grogg Is Here!	cover	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Grogg
1	From Out of the Black Pit Came...Grogg!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Grogg (introduction); Miklos Kozlov (introduction); Col. Fedor Vorcutsky
2	Make a Wish	text story	1.75	letters: typeset	Gerald Harper; Jimmy Gordon; Mrs. Gordon; Mr. Gordon
3	Masquerade Party	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Cara Frost; Alice Bond (née Dodd); Rex Bond
4	Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912, as Amended by the Acts of March 3, 1933, July 2, 1946 and June 11, 1960 (74 Stat. 208)	statement of ownership	0.25	letters: typeset
5	The Menace of Shandu!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Tommy Jones; Shandu the genie

Edition	How to tell
British	price 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Collection	Year
Where Monsters Dwell #27	1974	On eBay ›
Chamber of Chills #16	1975	On eBay ›
Crypt of Shadows #17	1975	On eBay ›
Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #1 ISBN 978-1-302-90861-4	2017	On eBay ›
Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus #1 ISBN 978-1-302-91875-0	2019	On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Check spine ticks and cover gloss in the photos; silver-age Marvels chip at the edges easily.
Look for tanning at the page edges and transfer stains on the inside covers.
Confirm the cover price against the plate; higher prices can mean a later or foreign printing.

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com