''Strange Tales'' is a

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. The title was revived in different forms on multiple occasions.

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and Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. made their debuts in ''Strange Tales''. It was a showcase for the science fiction/suspense stories of artists

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and

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, and for the groundbreaking work of writer-artist

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. Two previous, unrelated magazines also bore that title.

Monsters and sorcerers

The Marvel Comics series ran 168 issues,

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d June 1951 to May 1968. It began as a horror anthology from the company's 1950s precursor, Atlas Comics. Initially modeled after the gory morality tales of the popular EC line of comics, ''Strange Tales'' became less outré with the 1954 establishment of the

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, which prohibited graphic horror, as well as vampires, zombies and other classical monsters. The comic changed again with the return of

, the artist who had co-created

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for the company, then worked elsewhere for 17 years. Starting with #68 (April 1959), ''Strange Tales'' was revamped to reflect the then-current trend of science fiction monsters. Virtually every issue would open with a Kirby monster story (generally inked by Christopher Rule initially, then later

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), followed by one or two twist-ending thrillers or sci-fi tales drawn by

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, Paul Reinman, or Joe Sinnott, all capped by an often-surreal, sometimes self-reflexive

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short. Some characters introduced here in standalone, anthological stories were later

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into

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continuity. These include

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in the story "Grottu, King of the Insects!" in issue #73 (Feb. 1960), the alien dragon Fin Fang Foom, who

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in #89 (Oct. 1961), and the extraterrestrial would-be world conquerors Gorgolla, introduced in #74 (April 1960), and Orrgo, introduced in #90 (Nov. 1961). In ''Strange Tales'' #75 (June 1960), a huge robot called "the Hulk" appeared. It was actually armor worn by the character Albert Poole. In modern-day reprints the character's name is changed to Grutan.

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s of the Spider-Man supporting characters

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and Uncle Ben appeared in a short story in ''Strange Tales'' #97 (June 1962). The anthology switched to

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es during the

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, retaining the sci-fi, suspense and monsters as backup features for a time. ''Strange Tales''' first superhero, in 12- to 14-page stories, was the

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, Johnny Storm, beginning in #101 (Oct. 1962). Here, Johnny still lived with his elder sister, Susan Storm, in fictional Glenview,

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, New York, where he continued to attend high school and, with youthful naivete, attempted to maintain his "secret identity" (later

to reveal that his friends and neighbors knew of his dual identity from Fantastic Four news reports, but simply played along). Supporting characters included Johnny's girlfriend, Doris Evans. Ayers took over the penciling after 10 issues, later followed by original Golden Age Human Torch creator

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and others, with

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scripting issues #112–113 (Sept.–Oct. 1963) under the pseudonym "Joe Carter". The Fantastic Four made occasional cameo appearances, and the Thing became a co-star with #123 (Aug. 1964). ''Strange Tales Annual'' #2 (1963) featured the first team-up of Spider-Man and the Human Torch. The title became a "split book" with the introduction of sorcerer

, by Lee and Ditko. This 9- to 10-page feature debuted in #110 (July 1963), and after an additional story and then skipping two issues returned permanently with #114. Ditko's surreal mystical landscapes and increasingly head-trippy visuals helped make the feature a favorite of college students, according to Lee himself. Eventually, as co-plotter and later sole plotter, in the "

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", Ditko would take Strange into more abstract realms. Adversaries for the new hero included

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introduced in issue #111 (Aug. 1963) and

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in issue #126 (Nov. 1964).

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, who would become a longtime love interest for Doctor Strange, was also introduced in issue #126. Lee and Ditko interacted less and less as each went their separate creative ways. The storyline culminated with the introduction of

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, the personification of the universe, in issue #138 (Oct. 1965). Issue #146 (July 1966) was Ditko's final bow on the series.

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succeeded him through #152 (January 1967), followed by Marie Severin (self-inked for four issues before being inked by

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in some of his earliest Marvel work). Another cosmic entity, the

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, was introduced during Severin's run, in issue #157. Dan Adkins took over penciling duties from #161 (Oct. 1967) to the final issue, #168 (May 1968).

Steranko and spies

The Human Torch and Thing had already been replaced in #135 (Aug. 1965) by

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, a superspy in keeping with the concurrent

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/'' The Man from U.N.C.L.E.'' craze. The 12-page feature was initially by Lee and Kirby, with the latter supplying such enduring gadgets and hardware as the

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– an airborne

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– as well as human-replicant LMDs (

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s), and even

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airbags. The terrorist organization HYDRA was introduced here as well. The feature "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." soon became the province of writer-penciler-

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, who Les Daniels called "Perhaps the most innovative new talent to emerge at Marvel during the late 1960s". Steranko introduced or popularized in comics such art movements of the day as

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and op art, built on Kirby's longstanding work in

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, and created comics' first four-page spread – again inspired by Kirby, who in the Golden Age had pioneered the first full-page and double-page spreads. He spun plots of intrigue, barely hidden sensuality, and hi-fi hipness – and supplying his own version of Bond girls, essentially, in skintight leather, pushing what was allowable under the

at the time. "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." became the first ''Strange Tales'' feature to receive its own cover logo below the main title, beginning with #135; it skipped an issue before returning permanently with #137. "Doctor Strange" received its own cover logo, designed by

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, with ''Strange Tales'' #150 (Nov. 1966). ''Strange Tales'' ended with #168 (May 1968). The following month, Doctor Strange's adventures continued in the full-length ''

'' #169, with Nick Fury moving to the newly launched '' Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.''

1970s revival

Five years later, ''Strange Tales'' resumed its old numbering with #169 (Sept. 1973), which introduced the supernatural feature Brother Voodoo by writer

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and artist

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. This lasted only to issue #173 (April 1974), with Brother Voodoo continuing briefly in the black-and-white Marvel horror-comics magazine ''

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''. This was followed by two different creative teams producing three stories of '' The Golem'' in three issues (#174, 176, 177), with #175 being a reprint of a pre-Silver Age monster comic. The next feature was writer-artist-colorist Jim Starlin's take on

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, picking up the character from the 1972–73 series ''Warlock'' (a.k.a. ''The Power of Warlock'') and reviving him in ''Strange Tales'' #178 (Feb. 1975). This feature introduced the characters Gamora, Pip the Troll and The Magus, and helped establish the mythos Starlin would mine in his many "Infinity" sagas of the 1990s. After issue #181 (Aug. 1975), the story continued in ''Warlock'' #9 (Oct. 1975), picking up from the old series' numbering. ''Strange Tales'' soldiered on with Doctor Strange reprints through issue #188 (Nov. 1976).

Cloak and Dagger

After Doctor Strange's second series was canceled in the 1980s, ''Strange Tales'' was relaunched as vol. 2, #1 (April 1987). A split book once again, it featured 11-page Doctor Strange and

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stories, the latter continuing from ''Cloak and Dagger'' #11. This ended with issue #19 (Oct. 1988), after which new ''Doctor Strange'' and ''Cloak and Dagger'' series were launched.

Volumes 3 and 4

A one-shot Human Torch, Thing, and Doctor Strange story, by writer

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, with painted art by Ricardo Villagran, was released in squarebound bookshelf format in 1994. Another one-shot, the 52-page ''Strange Tales: Dark Corners'' in 1998 was an anthology featuring

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, Cloak and Dagger, and

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. A ''Strange Tales''

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featuring

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and

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was published in 1998 to tie up plotlines after their individual series had been canceled. Although four issues were solicited, only two issues of this volume saw print, and the conclusions of those storylines were never released.

''Strange Tales Marvel Knights and MAX''

In 2009 Marvel published a three-issue

under the Marvel Knights imprint. It featured comics writers and artists who normally create comics outside the superhero genre, such as

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, and Michael Kupperman, and later was collected as a trade paperback. A second three-issue volume was published under the title ''Strange Tales II'' in 2010. The first issue of this second volume was under the

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imprint. It included work by Harvey Pekar, Dash Shaw, and Jhonen Vasquez.

Circulation figures

From annual required Statement of Circulation. "Average circulation" refers to total print run. "Total paid circulation" refers to number of copies actually sold, which is the above number minus returns, lost/damaged copies, and free/promotional copies. ''Strange Tales'' vol. 1 Circulation figures from annual statements, charted as per-issue average paid circulation by Miller, John Jackson, et al., ''The Standard Catalog of Comic Books'',

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, 2002, pp. 1007–1009. ''Strange Tales'' vol. 2 Circulation figures from

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orders, charted as per-issue paid circulation by Miller, John Jackson, et al., ''The Standard Catalog of Comic Books'', Krause Publications, 2002, p. 1009.

Collected editions

*'' Marvel Masterworks: Atlas Era Strange Tales'': ** ''Volume 1'' collects ''Strange Tales'' #1–10, 272 pages, October 2007, ** ''Volume 2'' collects ''Strange Tales'' #11–20, 272 pages, February 2009, ** ''Volume 3'' collects ''Strange Tales'' #21–30, 248 pages, June 2010, ** ''Volume 4'' collects ''Strange Tales'' #31–39, 248 pages, April 2011, ** ''Volume 5'' collects ''Strange Tales'' #40–48, 248 pages, November 2011, ** ''Volume 6'' collects ''Strange Tales'' #49-57, 248 pages, January 2014, *'' Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby'': ** ''Volume 1'' collects ''Strange Tales'' #94, 336 pages, November 2004, ** ''Volume 2'' collects ''Strange Tales'' #89 and #114, 344 pages, March 2006, *''Marvel Masterworks: Human Torch'': ** ''Volume 1'' collects Human Torch solo stories from ''Strange Tales'' #101–117 and ''Strange Tales Annual'' #2, 272 pages, September 2006, ** ''Volume 2'' collects Human Torch solo stories from ''Strange Tales'' #118–134, 256 pages, April 2009, *'' Marvel Epic Collections'': ** ''Doctor Strange Epic Collection Volume 1: Master of the Mystic Arts'' collects ''Strange Tales'' #110–111, 114–146; Amazing Spider-Man Annual #2 *'' Essential Human Torch'' collects Human Torch solo stories from ''Strange Tales'' #101–134 and ''Strange Tales Annual'' #2, 504 pages, August 2003, *'' Origins of Marvel Comics'' includes Doctor Strange stories from ''Strange Tales'' #110, 115, and 155, 254 pages, September 1974,

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, *''Marvel Masterworks Doctor Strange'': ** ''Volume 1'' collects Doctor Strange stories from ''Strange Tales'' #110–111, 114–141, 272 pages, December 1992, ** ''Volume 2'' collects Doctor Strange stories from ''Strange Tales'' #142–168, 304 pages, September 2005, *''Essential Doctor Strange'' collects Doctor Strange stories from ''Strange Tales'' #110–111 and 114–168, 608 pages, July 2008, *''Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts'' collects Doctor Strange stories from ''Strange Tales'' #111, 116, 119–120, 123, 131–133, 132 pages, October 1979, Simon & Schuster, *''Spider-Man Omnibus'' Volume 1 includes ''Strange Tales Annual'' #2, 1,088 pages, November 2007, *''Bring on the Bad Guys'' includes Doctor Strange stories from ''Strange Tales'' #126–127, 253 pages, October 1976, Simon & Schuster, *''Son of Origins of Marvel Comics'' includes Nick Fury story from ''Strange Tales'' #135, 249 pages, October 1975, Simon & Schuster, *''Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.'': ** ''Volume 1'' collects Nick Fury stories from ''Strange Tales'' #135–153, 288 pages, September 2007, ** ''Volume 2'' collects Nick Fury stories from ''Strange Tales'' #154–168, 272 pages, December 2009, *''Steranko is Revolutionary!'' collects Nick Fury stories from ''Strange Tales'' #135–168, 336 pages, September 2020, *''Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles'' includes Doctor Strange stories from ''Strange Tales'' #139–141, 253 pages, November 1978, Simon & Schuster, *''Essential Marvel Horror, Volume 2'' includes ''Strange Tales'' #169–174, and 176–177, 616 pages, November 2008, *''Marvel Masterworks: Warlock, Volume 2'' collects ''Strange Tales'' #178–181, 336 pages, July 2009, *''Doctor Strange: Strange Tales'' collects the Dr. Strange stories from ''Strange Tales'' vol. 2 #1–19 and the Cloak & Dagger story from ''Strange Tales'' #7, , October 2011, softcover * ''Strange Tales'' collects ''Strange Tales MAX'', 160 pages, hardcover, March 2010, , softcover, September 2010, * ''Strange Tales II'' collects ''Strange Tales MAX II'', 152 pages, hardcover, October 2011,

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