Publishers / Marvel / Strange Tales (1951) / #89
89October 1961
$0.10

Strange Tales #89

Marvel · October 1961 · on sale July 11, 1961

First appearance: Fin Fang Foom1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#89
Publication date
October 1961
Key date
October 1961
On-sale date
July 11, 1961
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Fin Fang Foom - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Fin Fang Foom!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekFin Fang Foom First
1Fin Fang Foom!comic story13script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Ray Holloway, Artie SimekFin Fang Foom First
2The Futuretext story2pencils: ? (illustration); inks: ? (illustration); letters: typesetTed Jason
3The Green Things!comic story5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekMartin Kastle
4The Touch of Midas!comic story5script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Paul Reinman; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekSimon Kluge

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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