Strange Tales #85 (1961) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Return of Gargantus!	cover	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Gargantus (sea monster)
1	The Return of Gargantus!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Gargantus (sea monster); Bill; Anne; Frank
2	New Glasses	text story	2	letters: typeset	Herbert; Mr. Blooper
3	The Man Who Fell!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Hans; Katrina; Albert
4	The Ape Man	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Salty Gruner; Ape Man

Edition	How to tell
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Collection	Year
Where Monsters Dwell #24	1973	On eBay ›
Where Monsters Dwell #25	1973	On eBay ›
Giant-Size Werewolf #2	1974	On eBay ›
Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #1 ISBN 978-1-302-90861-4	2017	On eBay ›

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