Strange Fantasy
Ajax/Farrell // August 1952 - October-November 1954
Issue count: 14
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Strange Fantasy was a bi-monthly comic series published by Ajax-Farrell in the early 1950s. Comic book jungle girl Rulah (called Kolah in the book) makes an appearance in issue 3 and a bondage cover graces issue 13. Artists on the title include writer Bruce Hamilton and penciller, inker and cover artist Steve Ditko, who then became a Marvel artist and helped Stan Lee create Spider-Man and Dr. Strange.
The comic series was formerly Rocketman (with one issue) and picked up where Rocketman ceased publication. Strange Fantasy is then numbered 2-14 rather than 1–13. The title left newsstands in 1954, the victim of the Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency. Copies in near mint condition command prices in the hundreds of dollars.
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Issue #1
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $130 | $370 | $0 | $950 | $950 |
Issue #2
What's Strange Fantasy #2 worth in 2024?
The highest rating copy of Strange Fantasy #2 is a 9.0 book, sold for $776 in April 2004. More recently, a 6.0 copy had a value of $1,027 as of September 2019, and a 4.0 sold in September 2018 for $464. All three issues have been sold only once.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #2 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of December 1952. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features some skeletons performing a surgery on another skeleton.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. Death Holds an Auction
2. Fate Has a Thousand Faces!
3. Fabulous Funeral (2-page text story)
4. Chant of the Dead
5. The Frozen Bride
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #3
What's Strange Fantasy #3 worth in 2024?
The top price for a copy of Strange Fantasy #3 is $623 for an 8.5 book sold in June 2013, after it sold for $598 in 2011. A 5.5 copy sold for $543 in August 2019, increasing its $325 price from 2018. And a 3.0 book sold for $118 in May 2020, being the only time it was sold.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #3 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of February 1953. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features a couple preparing to go out at night, but their reflections on the mirror are horrific.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. Fatal Horror
2. The Dancing Ghost
3. Death Dance
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $210 | $550 | $420 | $0 | $625 |
Issue #4
What's Strange Fantasy #4 worth in 2024?
An issue of Strange Fantasy #4, rated 9.2, sold for $845 in January 2014, after selling for $546 in March 2004. Another issue, rated 6.0 sold in May 2018 for $406, again increasing its $90 price from a few years earlier. And a 2.5 copy sold in December 2018 for $164, being the only time it was sold.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #4 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of April 1953. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features a man trying to escape from some skeletons.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. Debt of Fear
2. Death Is No Stranger
3. Ashes of Gold (2-page text story)
4. Solar Disaster (The Black Satan of Doomsday)
5. Demon in the Dungeon
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #5
What's Strange Fantasy #5 worth in 2024?
The most valued copy of Strange Fantasy #5 is a 6.0 book, sold for $1,320 in September 2020. It was previously sold for $1,020 in 2019. A 9.0 rated book has a value of $416 as of July 2012, being the only time it changed hands. And a 2.0 book that once sold for $125, now has a value of $249 as of May 2021.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #5 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of June 1953. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features a huge skeleton holding a woman in one hand and a knife in the other.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. Witch's Brand
2. Visiting Corpse
3. Dream Destiny (2-page text story)
4. Cadaver's Revenge
5. Dead or Alive?
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #6
What's Strange Fantasy #6 worth in 2024?
The highest price for a copy of Strange Fantasy #6 is for a 9.4 rated book, sold for $805 in April 2004, being the only time it was sold. A 7.5 copy has a 2013 price of $155, again being it’s only recorded sale, and a 4.5 has an August 2020 value of $225, after selling in 2018 for $136.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #6 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of August 1953. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features a man fighting a demon-like creature on the top of a building.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. Skull Scavenger
2. Rest in Peril
3. Death on Ice
4. Love Trap...
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #7
What's Strange Fantasy #7 worth in 2024?
The highest price for a copy of Strange Fantasy #7 is $2,640, paid in November 2021 for a 7.5 copy. This is the only time that specific comic has been sold. A 5.5 copy was sold for $760 in September 2019, a huge jump from its 2016 price of $191. And a 2.5 book sold for $170 in October 2021, decreasing its $214 value from 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #7 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of August 1953. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features a woman on a trial, but the judge and police are all skeletons.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. Nightmare Merchant
2. Tideswept Terror
3. The Legend (2-page text story)
4. A Skeleton in the Closet
5. Grave Rehearsal
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $780 |
Issue #8
What's Strange Fantasy #8 worth in 2024?
The top price for Strange Fantasy #8 is for a 9.4 copy, valued at $800 as of May 2006. A 5.5 sold in July 2019 for $540; and a 3.0 copy had an April 2021 price of $270. All three prices are the only time the issues were sold.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #8 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of October 1953. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features a woman entering a house, invited by a skeleton butler.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. Death Strikes Four
2. The Riddle of Manitou Rock
3. Ghost Cat (2-page text story)
4. Guided Death
5. Cry from the Coffin
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #9
What's Strange Fantasy #9 worth in 2024?
The highest quality book of Strange Fantasy #9 sold at auction is an 8.5 copy, sold for $1,800 in October 2020. A 6.0 copy sold in July 2017 for $306. And a 2.0 book sold in November 2018 for $144. All three issues have only been sold once.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #9 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of December 1953. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
There are four versions of this specific issue, commonly known as 9A, 9B, 9C and 9D. The other versions feature reprints of Harvey Comics.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. Dream of Horror
2. Hair Yee-eeee
3. Magic Formula (2-page text story)
4. Portrait of Doom
5. Mirror of Death
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #10
What's Strange Fantasy #10 worth in 2024?
There are only three recorded sales for issues of Strange Fantasy #10. One is a 7.5 issue, valued at $350 as of October 2013. The second is a more recent sale of a 6.5 copy, achieving the highest price for this issue; it sold for $673 in August 2019, which is almost three times its $225 price from December 2012. The last is a 2.0 copy, sold for $22 in October 2002.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #10 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of February-March 1954. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features a skeletal hand playing a piano while a woman hanging on strings seems to be dancing to the music.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. The Terror of Akbar
2. Bloody Mary
3. A Jungle Grave (2-page text story)
4. Tee Off A Tomb!
5. One Very Wide Coffin
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #11
What's Strange Fantasy #11 worth in 2024?
Only three issues of Strange Fantasy #11 have been sold at auction. A 5.0 copy sold for $256 and a 4.5 sold for $265, in December 2019 and 2020, respectively. The last is a 3.5 copy, sold for $100 in November 2016, increasing its $42 price from 2015.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #11 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of April-May 1954. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features a skeletal creature throwing a woman off a building.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. In a Lonely Place
2. Death Packs a Suitcase
3. Frozen in Stone! (2-page text story)
4. Mice and Old Rice
5. Doom Deferred
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #12
What's Strange Fantasy #12 worth in 2024?
Only two copies of Strange Fantasy #12 have ever been sold at auction: a 6.0 copy, sold for $172 in May 2012; and a 4.0 copy, valued at $218 as of January 2021.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #12 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of June-July 1954. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features a horrified man holding a candle while looking at Death's shadow.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. In a Lonely Place
2. Death Packs a Suitcase
3. Frozen in Stone! (2-page text story)
4. Mice and Old Rice
5. Doom Deferred
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #13
What's Strange Fantasy #13 worth in 2024?
The highest quality book of Strange Fantasy #12 is a 9.0, valued at $418 in July 2012, which has only been sold once. However, the highest price is for a 6.5 issue, sold for $660 in September 2020, after increasing its $151 value from 2015. The lowest price is for a 3.0 book, valued at $30 as of February 2014.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #13 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of August-September 1954. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
The cover art features an undead creature threatening a woman with a knife.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. Terror in the Attic
2. Desperate Peril!
3. Bye-Bye Alibi! (2-page text story)
4. The Corpse Came To Dinner
5. The Murder Pool
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |
Issue #14
What's Strange Fantasy #14 worth in 2024?
The top quality book of Strange Fantasy #14 is a 9.2 book, sold for $460 in April 2004. However, the top price for this issue is a 5.0 copy, sold for $500 in December 2021.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #14 of Strange Fantasy Vol. 1 has a cover date of October-November 1954. It was written by Bruce Hamilton, with pencil and ink by Steve Ditko.
Key Facts About the Comic
This is the last issue of the Strange Fantasy comic series, victim of the United States Senate Subcommittee on Juvenile Delinquency, where many comics were banned. The cover art features Death and a man on the top of a giant watch, with the numbers replaced by women laying on the floor.
Story Synopsis
The issue features some horror and mystery short stories, featuring different characters:
1. Meet Me In the Tomb
2. Ghostly Guns!
3. Witch Child (2-page text story)
4. Demon's Doom
5. Monster In The Building
Price Guide Report
| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 |