Strange Tales
Marvel // June 1951 - May 1968
Issue count: 168
Beginning life as a horror title in Marvel's "Atlas" period, Strange Tales became the home for solo HUMAN TORCH stories, then introduced DOCTOR STRANGE and NICK FURY! Both incarnations are very valuable! Click the title to see...
Strange Tales was another title which followed a similar arc to titles such as Journey Into Mystery. It went through several format changes throughout its long run.
Beginning in 1951 after Timely Comics had given up it's superhero titles which made them popular in the 1940's, and had transitioned to the mantle of Atlas Comics, Strange Tales was initially a suspense/horror title. This was pre-comics code, and this book was filled with more than its share of gruesome images!
Many creative holdovers from the Timely era contributed to the book (Carl Burgos, Bill Everett, Syd Shores), along with many future and established superstars (Pete Morisi, Manny Stallman, Russ Heath, Joe Maneely, Reed Crandall, Gray Morrow).
Later, around issue #70 or so (1959), in the lead up to the revival of Marvel Comics, the book became a sci-fi/monster comic, with many members of the famous "bullpen," (Larry Lieber, Joe Sinnott, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers, Don Heck - and of course Stan Lee) gradually started finding more and more work in Strange Tales’ pages.
Shortly, after superheroes started to infiltrate the lexicon of comicdom again, thanks in large part to Marvel Comics, Strange Tales would transition once again.
The popularity of The Fantastic Four was so great, that Marvel decided to branch out and give individual members their own features. Thus with Strange Tales # 101 the HUMAN TORCH was given his own solo shot as the lead story.
This proved to be a good move, and, very quietly, in issue #110 another hero was introduced - this one was not like anything ever seen in comics; DOCTOR STRANGE: Master of The Mystic Arts! Essentially a creation from the fertile mind of Steve Ditko (though Stan Lee was credited with writing and/or co-plotting), the world of Stephen Strange looked unlike anything else, thanks to Ditko’s deft hand, and the dimensions and characters he encountered were both chilling and thrilling! It took several issues for Doc to catch on, but he soon became a key figure in the Marvel legend…
Feeling like Marvel didn’t know what more they could do with the Human Torch solo series, they attempted to bolster it by adding THE THING for him to team up with beginning with issue #124.
This backfired on the basis of fans being content with seeing Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm in the Fantastic Four book. So they were gone with issue #135, giving way to the introduction of a new incarnation of a beloved favorite : NICK FURY, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Now, we knew Nick from his WWII days, but here, perhaps informed by the “spy” craze (James Bond, Man From U.N.C.L.E., etc.), this was a contemporary Nick Fury, now leading a technologically sophisticated organization of spy-smashers against the evil collaborative HYDRA!
Both Fury and Dr. Strange would share Strange Tales until the end of its run with issue #168, dated May,1968.
The early pre-code horror stuff has skyrocketed in prices, as well as those featuring introductions of key characters during the hero-era!
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Issue #1
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What's Strange Tales #1 worth in 2024?
Here's a rare one with a very limited quantity of graded copies at 37. The highest historical price was $5,531 for a FN/VF in 2019. There are very little sales records for other grades, other than a notable climb of GD 2.0 for $500 in 2013 to its current value of $1,000.
Why is this comic book valuable?
It's the 1951 first issue of the series that emphasized horror stories and some gory illustrations. By 1954, the Comics Code would censor much of the type of content Strange Tales was built on.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $1,100 | $2,250 | $4,250 | $8,000 | $32,000 | $5,531 |
Issue #2
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What's Strange Tales #2 worth in 2024?
This comic was once 10 cents for 36 pages over sixty years ago. However, times have changed and they're worth a bit more now. A CGC VG+ 4.5 grade copy was sold at $175 in 2015, with a 7.0 copy of this 1951 rarity went for a $777 price in 2008. The price of a 5.0 had a high of $165 in 2006 and sold for $576 in 2018.
Why is this comic book valuable?
This Strange Tales issue holds some great fictional tales called The Egg, Fear Is Your Fortune, Trapped In The Tomb, Island of Madmen. Yes, it's hard to pass up the charm of this Marvel comic that has a story about an alien egg.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $200 | $400 | $750 | $1,400 | $5,600 | $988 |
Issue #3
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What's Strange Tales #3 worth in 2024?
A Strange Tales #3 went for about $1,500 for a CGC FN/VF 7.0 in 2014, with a 4.0 that went for about $225 in 2019. The price of a 7.0 has been on a steady rise, as one sold for $778 in 2010 and the same grade issue sold for $1,500 in 2014.
Why is this comic book valuable?
This classic bears the atomic bomb panel and contains such short stories as The Shadow, The Man Who Never Was, Trapped In The Cave Of Horror, Invisible Death, The Madman, and Voodoo. That's right, a story about a man who dies and lives without a shadow makes it into the comic.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $140 | $275 | $550 | $1,100 | $4,400 | $1,500 |
Issue #4
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What's Strange Tales #4 worth in 2024?
The listing price for one CGC VF 8.0 copy went for a $961 value in 2010 (which is a bargain for such a classic!) and a 6.0 went for $600. Even a 0.5 grade issue sold for $21 in 2006 and sold (high) for $144 in 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
As far as haunting tales, The Evil Eye, Dial... City Morgue!, Sculpture of Death, The Small Assassin, and The Man on the Beach are all crammed into this 36 page, full color issue. The Man on the Beach comic is incredibly fun, as it puts the fate of the world in the hands of a regular beachcomber.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $160 | $325 | $650 | $1,300 | $5,200 | $961 |
Issue #5
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What's Strange Tales #5 worth in 2024?
At 36 pages, it was sold at 10 cents (50+ years ago) and went for $1,058 at a CGC VF- 7.5 grade in 2016, which once went for $798 in 2010. Even a rag at 1.0 sold for $100 in 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Once again published by Marvel, this frightening issue contains The Room Without a Door, Welcome To the Werewolves, The Little Man Who Was There, and The Trap. The Little Man Who Was There is about Dennis Ames, man who is being followed at every corner by (you guessed it) a little man.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $150 | $300 | $625 | $1,250 | $5,000 | $1,058 |
Issue #6
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What's Strange Tales #6 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #6 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy is a Very Fine+ 8.5, which did not sell publicly. Four copies have been rated a Universal VF 8.0, and one sold for $777 in August 2010. In 2015 an unretouched 7.5 sold for $850, and in 2006 a 6.0 from the Bethlehem pedigree sold for $173. A very valuable Aurora pedigree copy sold in June 2013 for $1,250, and was rated a CGC 7.0.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Originally branded as Atlas Comics, this Marvel Comics comic was published in April 1952. Strange Tales #6 is a horror-suspense comic and features six tales filled with science fiction. The story begins with The Ugly Man on the cover, before moving on to the moon. A reporter investigates rumors of a virus that turns people into crazy, reflection-less killers, and becomes convinced his boss has contracted the virus!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $125 | $250 | $500 | $1,000 | $4,000 | $1,250 |
Issue #7
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What's Strange Tales #7 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #7. Of the 30 copies that have been evaluated by the CGC, there has been one 9.0 VF/NM and one 8.5 VF+. The 8.5 has yet to sell publicly, but the 9.0 has a value of $725 as of October 2004. In 2010 a CGC 7.5 sold for $366, and in February 2017 a 7.0 F/VF sold for $896, which is up from its May 2008 value of $263. In April 2019 a CGC 4.0 was sold for $259, which marks an increase in value since its November 2015 drop to $191.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #7 features a cover by Everett, Burgos, & Rule, and was published by Atlas Comics (now Marvel Comics) in June 1952. This horror-suspense comic features 6 comics of suspense, from a ghostly man on the cover to a series of tales surrounding vampires, bats, and the creatures that hide in the dark.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $125 | $250 | $500 | $1,000 | $4,000 | $896 |
Issue #8
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What's Strange Tales #8 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #8 has no known mint condition value, but a Near Mint- 9.2 (part of the White Mountain pedigree) sold for $1,554 in May 2007. In July 2019 an unretouched 6.0 sold for $630, and in late December two copies were up for live auction: a CGC 5.0 available for a minimum of $475; and an unretouched CGC certified 6.5 available for a starting bid of $695. There have been 32 copies certified Universal by the CGC and one certified restored, with a majority of the comics in the VG/F 5.0 - F/VF 7.0 range.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales of Startling Suspense was published by Atlas (now Marvel) Comics in July 1952. Strange Tales #8 starts off with a horror-filled story when a worker at a mill takes care of his awful boss using the mill grinder. A would-be actor puts on the performance of his lifetime at the edge of a tall building; and a killer hijacks a plane while escaping from the police, only to discover the pilot is Satan himself!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $115 | $225 | $450 | $900 | $3,600 | $1,554 |
Issue #9
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What's Strange Tales #9 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #9 is unknown, as this ultra-rare comic has seen very little public sales. Of the 20 copies that have been rated by the CGC, only three have been sold publically. The first was a CGC 5.0, which sold for $102 in March 2007. The second is also a CGC 5.0, which sold for $132 in April 2007. The third copy to ever sell publically is a CGC 4.0 VG, with a value of $311 as of May 2018.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Bearing a $.10 cover price and the depiction of vampires attacking, Strange Tales #9 was originally published by Atlas (now Marvel) Comics in August 1952. Strange Tales #9 begins with the story of a man who steals a blind date with Death herself. In The Strange Game, a man stumbles upon a bizarre card game where the price of entry is literally an arm or a leg. In The Man from Mars a jobless deadbeat enters a rocketship advertising a trip to Mars, before he learns the hard way its a smuggling operation for a Martian zoo!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $150 | $300 | $600 | $1,200 | $4,800 | $311 |
Issue #10
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What's Strange Tales #10 worth in 2024?
While the highest CGC rated copy of Strange Tales #10 is a VF/NM 9.0, the value of a mint condition copy is unknown. To date, the highest-rated copy of #10 to sell publicly is a 6.5, which has a value of $504 as if June 2019. Before then, the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction was a 6.0, which has a September 2014 value of $405 but a March 2017 value of $354.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #10 was published by Atlas Comics (now Marvel) in September 1952 and sold for the cover price of $.10. Inside, we follow the story of a young boy who is afraid to play outside, as there are deadly consequences of stepping on a crack in the sidewalk. In 'The Monster's Son', Frankensteins monster finally has a child; and in 'The Frightful Feet' a rabbit-foot hunter has the tables turned when he's the one being hunted!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | $504 |
Issue #11
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What's Strange Tales #11 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #11. While there are few sales of #11, the highest CGC rated copy to sell publicly to date is a 7.5, which has a value of $1,560 as of November 2019. A 7.0 had an original value of $287 as of July 2008, before its current value of $332 as of October 2012. In late December 2019, there were four copies available at auction: a CGC 4.0 for $400; a certified CGC Universal 4.0 for $440; a CGC 5.5 for $600; and a certified CGC Universal 5.5 for $665. The highest-rated copy of #11 is a Near Mint 9.4, which has never sold publicly.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The comic begins and ends with the story of 'O'Malley's Friend' in Strange Tales #11, which was published by Atlas Comics (now Marvel) in October 1952. O'Malley tricks the Devil himself into granting him great wealth, but upon his death, the Devil refuses him entry into Hell. St. Peter does not deem him worthy of entry into Heaven due to his lifestyle, and so O'Malley must wander existence alone for eternity.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $175 | $350 | $600 | $1,200 | $4,800 | $3,360 |
Issue #12
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What's Strange Tales #12 worth in 2024?
The highest-rated copy of Strange Tales #12 is a Near Mint 9.4, but the mint condition value is unknown. A VF+ 8.5 is the highest CGC rated copy to sell pubically at auction. There have been three 8.5 books sold: The first is part of the Bethlehem Pedigree and has a value of $300 as of October 2003; the other two are Davis Crippen pedigreed, and sold for $311 in October 2006 and $657 in November 2007. In January 2020 a CGC 6.5 was available for live auction for $929.99.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The cover of Strange Tales #12 features a $.10 cover price and a monster rising from his slumber. #12 features six stories of horror and suspense, ranging from a graveyard slob to a haunting corpse aboard a ship. Strange Tales #12 was published by Atlas Comics, now Marvel, in November 1952.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | $660 |
Issue #13
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What's Strange Tales #13 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #13. The highest CGC rated copy to date is a Near Mint 9.4 that sold privately. In June 2004 an 8.5 from the Bethlehem Pedigree sold for $414, and in October 2006 another 8.5 sold for $531 from the Davis Crippen pedigree. To date, the highest-selling copy of Strange Tales #13 is an 8.0 VF from the Aurora pedigree that sold for $1,850 in September 2013.
Why is this comic book valuable?
This comic from Atlas Comics (now Marvel) was published in December 1952 for a $.10 cover price. Strange Tales #13 begins with Death itself making a deal on the cover of the issue. Inside, a reporter down on his luck runs into Death and makes a deal for scoops on tragedies that have yet to happen - at a high cost.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | $1,850 |
Issue #14
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What's Strange Tales #14 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #14 is unknown, as the highest CGC rated copies to sell publicly are only a VF/NM 9.0. One copy comes from the White Mountain pedigree and sold for $800 in February 2005; the second sold for $550 in September 2002. There has been one copy rated an 8.5 - it originally sold for $499 in March 2005 before selling for $947 in November 2012. More recently, a CGC 8.0 sold for $1,550 in December 2018.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #14 features a unique Stan Lee storyline and was published in January 1953 by Atlas (now Marvel) Comics. This horror-suspense comic begins with 'Horrible Herman' before moving onto the story of the Grinning Skulls. In 'The Experiment' a scientist finds a way to turn an ape into a man - but with consequences. In 'The Golden Coffin' a man summons King Midas and gains the power to turn objects to gold, but learns the hard way of the consequences that come with his new power.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $175 | $350 | $650 | $1,400 | $5,600 | $10,800 |
Issue #15
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What's Strange Tales #15 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #15 has no known mint condition value, as finding a copy for sale publicly is rare. There have only been three public sales of #15: two CGC 4.5 copies and one 4.0. The CGC 4.0 VG sold for $325 in September 2016. The first VG+ 4.5 sold for $360 in March 2019 and the second 4.5 sold later that year for $260 in July 2019. There have been 23 copies in total that have been rated Universal by the CGC, averaging in the 5.5 F- quality range, and three copies have been restored.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Stan Lee is the editor for Strange Tales #15, published in February 1953 by Atlas Comics (now Marvel.) #15 features five stories that are steeped in horror and suspense, from Mary and the Witch! to The Phantom Flivver. The cover features a $.10 cover price, and a headless man sitting in a chair waiting for two beasts.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $140 | $275 | $525 | $1,000 | $4,000 | $360 |
Issue #16
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What's Strange Tales #16 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #16, as the highest-rated copy to date is a Near Mint- 9.2. That copy has a value of $1,554 as of November 2011, and is considered Universal and unretouched (or has not been modified in any way.) In May 2010 a CGC 9.0 from the River City pedigree sold for $2,868, and in April 2015 a CGC 8.5 sold for $1,650. There have been 29 copies rated by the CGC, with an average rating in the 5.0 VG/F - 6.0 F range.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The cover of Strange Tales #16 features a decapitation and a $.10 cover price. Published by Atlas Comics in March 1953, this horror-suspense comic starts off with a Stan Lee original storyline, in which a scientist finds a way to reattaching a humans head after it has been severed. His daughter begs him to reattach the head of a killer that shes fallen in love with, but he has other plans to try to save her from the mistake of falling in love with a convicted killer.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $80 | $160 | $325 | $650 | $2,500 | $2,868 |
Issue #17
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What's Strange Tales #17 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #17 has no known mint condition value. The highest CGC rated copy to date is a Very Fine+ 8.5, which has a value of $338 as of October 2004. In May 2014 a 6.0 was sold publicly for $430, and was one of only two copies to be certified at a 6.0. A 4.5 had a value of $400 in May 2018, but that fell to $325 in October 2018.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #17 was edited by Stan Lee and published by Atlas Comics in April 1953. This five-story comic features a $.10 cover price and a skeleton on the cover. Stories include 'Danny Had a Dream,' as well as the cover story of 'Death Feud!' The second storyline, 'Feud!,' is the continuation of the cover.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $175 | $350 | $650 | $1,300 | $5,200 | $430 |
Issue #18
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What's Strange Tales #18 worth in 2024?
A perfect, 10.0 mint condition copy of Strange Tales #18 could prove to be quite valuable if it were ever to sell publicly at auction. The highest CGC rated copy to date is only a Very Fine 8.0, (a Northford pedigree copy,) for $3,999 in June 2015. Before 2015 there had only been books rated a CGC 7.0 and below. The 7.0 sold for $311 in October 2007, which is down from its October 2006 value of $418. One 5.5 sold for the price of $430 in September 2015, which is the average CGC rating for #18.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A witch is being hunted on the cover of Strange Tales #18, edited by Stan Lee and published by Atlas Comics in May 1953. Inside the comic are five stories of horror and suspense, from the 'Witch-Hunt!' featuring the Devil to 'John Doe!,' a criminal who tries to steal an inventor's robot but is foiled by the robot itself.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $140 | $275 | $550 | $1,100 | $4,400 | $3,999 |
Issue #19
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What's Strange Tales #19 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #19 could be over $5,000 if one were ever to sell at auction. The mint condition value is currently unknown, as the highest CGC rated copy to sell publicly has a value of $4,560 as of August 2018. That 8.5 copy, part of the White Mountain pedigree, sold for the price of $657 in December 2006 before selling for $4,560 12 years later. There have been two copies rated a CGC 8.0 sold: one for $1,650 in March 2015 and the second for $1,483 in December 2018.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Carl Wessler and Stan Lee teamed up for this edition of Strange Tales, published by Atlas (now Marvel) comics in June 1953. With the six stories of horror and suspense, a farmer takes a life, a rag doll brings a new horror to the world, and an extra coffin proves for a mystery.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $115 | $225 | $450 | $900 | $3,600 | $4,560 |
Issue #20
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What's Strange Tales #20 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #20. The highest CGC rated copy to sell publicly is an F/VF 7.0, as part of the White Mountain pedigree, and has a value of $335 as of September 2007. A 6.5 F+ sold for $785 in January 2013, and a 5.0 sold for $350 in June 2018, up from its 2015 value of $220. There have been 21 copies of #20 evaluated by the CGC, with the majority falling in the 4.5 to 6.0 rating range.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Science fiction meets horror and suspense in Strange Tales #20, published by Atlas Comics in July 1953. The cover features a creature breaking through the window of a car, as well as a $.10 cover price. Within, follow six stories that range from a man able to swallow amazing things whole, to the man who could not be punished! The cover story of 'The World I Lost!' ends on a cliffhanger, so find #21 if you wish to read the conclusion.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | $785 |
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Issue #21
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What's Strange Tales #21 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #21 is unknown. Of the 23 Universal unretouched and two restored copies, the highest CGC rated copy to sell publicly to date is an 8.0 from the Davis Crippen pedigree. That copy has a value of $2,700 as of June 2015. In August 2004 a 7.0 from the Bethlehem Pedigree sold for the price of $173. Two copies rated a CGC 6.5 have sold publicly: an unretouched copy for $103 in June 2004 and a second, retouched copy for $300 in July 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The story continues of 'The World I Lost!]' in Strange Tales #21, which was edited by Stan Lee and published by Atlas Comics in August 1953. Large hands break through a wood door on the cover of #21, which features three of the stories within and a $.10 cover price. Within, a rancher tries to get rid of his wife by claiming there are vampires amongst the cattle, but he doesn't know she is secretly herding vampire cows!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $125 | $250 | $500 | $1,000 | $4,000 | $2,700 |
Issue #22
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What's Strange Tales #22 worth in 2024?
Only 20 copies have been rated as Universal by the CGC, with a majority falling between a 3.0 and 5.5, and the highest being a Fine+ 6.5. The mint condition value of Strange Tales #22 is unknown. The highest-rated copy, a 6.5, sold for the price of $325 in November 2011. There have been three copies of #22 to sell with a CGC 5.5 rating: the first for $168 in April 2009, the second for $343 in March 2015, and the third for $420 in October 2018. A 3.0 sold for the price of $120 in November 2018, and a 2.5 sold for the price of $54 in September 2019. In January 2020 a CGC certified 5.0 was available at auction for $450.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A woman cowers against a tree with footsteps coming towards her on the cover of Strange Tales #22, which was published by Atlas Comics in September 1953. Within, a starving man from the Highborn caste falls to that of the untouchables when he takes food from one, and a gambler makes a deal with the Devil to win his bets.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | $420 |
Issue #23
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What's Strange Tales #23 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #23. The highest CGC rated copy to sell to date is an 8.0 that has a value of $1,439 as of April 2015. In December 2018 a 7.5 from the River City pedigree sold for $691, down considerably from its September 2014 value of $1,500. Multiple copies of #23 were available for auction in January 2020, ranging from a CGC 4.5 for $340 to a CGC 5.5 for $505 to a certified 7.0 for $715.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The cover of Strange Tales #23 boasts the 'Strangest Tales in the World!' Published by Atlas (now Marvel) Comics in October 1953, the cover features a skeleton man creeping up behind an unsuspecting man. The fourth story, 'White on Black!' is unique in that almost the entire story is shown in negative - only five panels on the second page and six on the third are in color.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $115 | $225 | $450 | $900 | $3,600 | $1,500 |
Issue #24
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What's Strange Tales #24 worth in 2024?
The highest CGC rated copy of Strange Tales #24 to date is an 8.5, making the mint condition value of #24 unknown. That 8.5 has a value of $4,600 as of June 2013, which is up from its $508 sell price in August 2009. In May 2017 an unretouched 7.5 VF- sold for the price of $1,500, and in December 2018 a 6.5 sold for $851. A CGC 4.5 sold at a live auction on January 3, 2020, for $690, and a certified CGC 5.0 had a list price of $650.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Unlike many of the other editions of Strange Tales, the story depicted on the cover of #24 has nothing to do with the story of the same name within. Strange Tales #24 was published by Atlas Comics in December 1953, and features the appearance of Rasputin in a suspense-filled story titled 'Russia!' The comic features six stories of horror and suspense, such as a Martian mission and the quest for survival.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $200 | $400 | $800 | $1,600 | $6,400 | $4,600 |
Issue #25
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What's Strange Tales #25 worth in 2024?
There have been only 18 copies of Strange Tales #25 rated by the CGC, with the highest being a Very Fine- 7.5. That copy has a value of $189 as of May 2008. In January 2016 an unretouched 6.0 sold for the price of $454, and in May 2018 an unretouched 5.5 sold for $345, up from its January 2016 value of $252. Two CGC 5.0 copies went up for live auction in January 2020, with an eBay listing of $440.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #25 was published by Atlas Comics (now Marvel) in February 1954 and features a $.10 cover price. The cover features 'The Long Sleep,' which is continued inside and follows the story of a man who wishes to duplicate Rip van Winkle's sleep. In 'No Place To Go,' the future is imagined - it's 2003, and war is decided as the best solution to world overpopulation.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $125 | $250 | $500 | $1,000 | $4,000 | $525 |
Issue #26
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What's Strange Tales #26 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #26 is unknown. There have been only four copies of #26 to sell publicly at auction. A CGC 4.0 sold for the price of $111 in November 2012, and the 5.0 sold for $264 in July 2018. An unretouched 6.0 sold for $325 in September 2017, and an 8.5, part of the Northford Pedigree, sold for the price of $2,650 in June 2015. To date, there have only been 16 copies of #26 evaluated by the CGC.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Published by Atlas Comics (now Marvel) in March 1954, Strange Tales #26 features a $.10 cover price. A gangster pays a high price for his crimes in 'The Last Stop' when his wife and children are caught in the crossfire of a mob hit. In 'The Busybody,' a cruel landlady learns a deadly lesson when she steals her tenant's mail and consumes poisoned chocolates.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $80 | $160 | $325 | $625 | $2,500 | $2,650 |
Issue #27
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What's Strange Tales #27 worth in 2024?
The CGC has only rated one copy of Strange Tales #27 a 9.0, and nothing higher. That copy, part of the Big Apple pedigree, sold for the price of $489 back in October 2002. There have been six copies of #27 rated a 6.5 to sell publicly, ranging in value from $155 (August 2009) to $284 in June 2014 to $288 as of September 2017. A certified unretouched CGC 2.5 was available at live auction for a starting bid of $150 in January 2020.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #27 was published by Atlas Comics in April 1954 and features a unique Atomic bomb storyline. In 'The Garden of Death!' the Earth is a garden to Death, and Death decides that an atomic bomb mushroom cloud is the perfect addition to his garden. In 'Progress!' a hermit refuses to leave his home, and the state builds the highway beneath his property via a tunnel.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $90 | $175 | $350 | $700 | $2,800 | $489 |
Issue #28
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What's Strange Tales #28 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #28. The highest CGC rated copy is an 8.0, part of the River City pedigree, and has a value of $17,001 as of June 2019. Before that, the highest-rated copy to date was a 6.5 that has a value of $2,430 as of March 2015. A 6.0 sold for $2,629 in April 2017. In November 2019 a CGC 5.0 sold for $2,100, down from its September 2018 value of $2,383 but up from its August 2014 value of $896.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #28 features what is considered to be a classic skull cover, depicting the story of a prison officer who finds out that prisoners are escaping by sneaking into the coffins of the dead and getting dug up later. An informant is buried with others, and after waiting to be dug up, discovers that hes sharing the coffin with the officer. This comic was published by Atlas Comics in May 1954.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $750 | $1,525 | $3,000 | $5,500 | $22,000 | $17,001 |
Issue #29
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What's Strange Tales #29 worth in 2024?
There is no mint condition value of Strange Tales #29 on record, as the highest CGC rated copy to date is only an 8.5 VF+. That 8.5 and an 8.0 have both sold privately, and the sell-for price is unknown. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is a 7.5 VF-, which as a value of $1,512 as of May 2016. An unretouched 6.5 has a value of $1,495 as of September 2019, which has held its value since its October 2018 sale for the same price.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A witch brews up trouble on the cover of Strange Tales #29, published by Atlas Comics in June 1954. The story continues in the first comic called 'Witchcraft!,' in which an executioner tries to increase business by accusing a hermit of being a witch. She does not confess under torture, so he disguises himself as the devil and tries to get her to confess in her cell. A guard catches him, and before he can remove his costume, the old hermit escapes - using witchcraft!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $250 | $475 | $950 | $1,900 | $7,600 | $1,512 |
Issue #30
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What's Strange Tales #30 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #30 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy is a Big Apple pedigree 9.0, and has a value of $561 as if February 2003. An 8.5 has a value of $299 as of April 2005, and an unretouched 8.0 sold for $809 in October 2016. In January 2020 two copies were available to purchase at live auction - an off-white 4.5 for $309, and a certified 4.5 for $355.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #30 features a Carl Burgos original art piece and a $.10 cover price. Published by Atlas Comics in July 1954, #30 features 'The Thing in the Box!' on the cover, before moving into six comics steeped in horror and suspense. Follow along with the deadly smile of Mrs. Orko, slimy things, and even a vampire!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $65 | $125 | $250 | $500 | $2,000 | $809 |
Issue #31
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What's Strange Tales #31 worth in 2024?
Of the 26 Universal and one restored copies of Strange Tales #31 rated by the CGC, the highest is a Very Fine+ 8.5, making the mint condition value of #31 unknown. That 8.5 sold privately for an unknown price, but there has been one 8.0 that sold for the price of $1,560 in November 2018. An unretouched 7.5 from the Big Apple pedigree sold for $158 back in September 2002, and an unretouched 7.0 sold for $475 in August 2013. ?
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #31 features a Harry Anderson cover and was published by Atlas Comics in August 1954. The cover features 'The Man Who Played With Blocks!' which tells the tale of a toymaker who makes toy blocks from leftover wood from a coffin construction. However, the blocks act like voodoo figurines, when whatever is built from the blocks is destroyed once the blocks are scattered!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $65 | $125 | $250 | $500 | $2,000 | $1,560 |
Issue #32
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What's Strange Tales #32 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #32. There have only been four copies sold publicly to date of the 21 copies evaluated by the CGC. A VG 4.0 has a value of $51 as of August 2005, and an unretouched 5.0 sold for the price of $272 in July 2018. In December 2013 a 6.0 had a sale value of $266, and the highest CGC rated copy to sell to date is an unretouched 7.5 with a value of $999 as of April 2015.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Don't let the cover story of 'The Dreadful Disguise!' fool you, as the cover art has nothing to do with the plot of the comic with the same name within. Strange Tales #32 was published by Atlas Comics in October 1954 with a $.10 cover price, and features a man coming out from a tree stump. This Stan Lee-edited comic features art from Paul Reinman and Joe Maneely.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $80 | $160 | $325 | $650 | $2,600 | $999 |
Issue #33
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What's Strange Tales #33 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #33 is unknown. The CGC has rated five copies at a VF 8.0, but nothing higher, with the average rating being in the 6.5 - 7.5 range. One 8.0, part of the Big Apple pedigree, sold for $293 in May 2003, and is the only 8.0 to sell publicly to date. One CGC 7.5 has sold publicly at auction, with a value of $575 as of July 2016. A 7.0 has a value of $567 as of May 2014, an unretouched 6.0 has a value of $183 as of November 2012, and more recently an unretouched 5.5 sold for the price of $196 in March 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #33 was published by Atlas Comics in December 1954 with a $.10 cover price and a Joe Maneely cover. The cover depicts the story of Step Lively, Please! in which a ghostly man is charging straight at the window of a couple talking. Within the horror-suspense comic there are also the stories of a giant, a haunted man, and even a spy!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $60 | $115 | $225 | $450 | $1,800 | $575 |
Issue #34
What's Strange Tales #34 worth in 2024?
The highest CGC rated copy of Strange Tales #34 to sell publicly at auction is an 8.5, which has a value of $777 as of June 2008. An unretouched 6.5 sold for $910 in October 2019, up from its June 2018 value of $800. A CGC certified 4.0 was available for auction in January 2020 for the price of $400.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #34 is the very last pre-code issue, and features a unique Carl Burgos robot cover. Published by Atlas Comics in February 1955, the story of 'Flesh and Blood' centers on a scientist and his larger-than-life red killer robot. Five other comics follow, ranging from 'Boomerang!' to the horror-filled 'Family Tree!'
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $200 | $400 | $750 | $1,400 | $5,600 | $910 |
Issue #35
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What's Strange Tales #35 worth in 2024?
The highest CGC rated copy of Strange Tales #35 is a VF/NM 9.0, which sold privately for an unknown value. There have been four copies of #35 to sell at public auction. A 6.0 sold for the price of $66 in December 2007, and a 5.0 sold for $220 in September 2017, up from its $129 value as of August 2016. A 4.5 has a value of $300 as of February 2019, and an unretouched 4.0 has a value of $109 as of March 2014.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A boy playing with a train set magically saves his father's life when a signalman suffers a heart attack in Strange Comics #35. Published by Atlas Comics in April 1955, 'Danger Signal' tells the suspenseful story of a train engineer who narrowly avoids death when a warning light suddenly turns on - one that his son accidentally turns on with his toy train set. In 'The Character' Merlin takes a tour of modern-day London and is disappointed with the natives, and in 'Freddie's Face' an ugly man begins to be granted beauty by his good deeds.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $300 |
Issue #36
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What's Strange Tales #36 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #36 was first released in 1955. Since then, there have been very few registered sales of the issue. In 2018, a 6.5 copy sold for $260. That was the highest price ever recorded. In 2017, the lowest price came in at $190 for a 4.0 copy. Today, the real value is difficult to assess, but a 6.0 copy is probably worth around $225.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The value of issue #36 revolves entirely around scarcity. While 22 copies are known to exist, the best condition of those is VF+. Even so, it is a much better quality than any copy ever sold, and it’s value is very difficult to predict.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $65 | $125 | $250 | $500 | $2,000 | $260 |
Issue #37
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What's Strange Tales #37 worth in 2024?
Since its release in 1955, Strange Tales #37 has only seen a handful of CGC-recorded sales. The most expensive of those occurred in 2005, when an 8.5 copy sold for $375. The lowest price on record is $109 for a 4.5 copy. Averaging those values, a 6.0 copy is worth around $200 today.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #37 is hard to find. There are no known copies anywhere near NM condition. The best on record in VF+, and neither of those copies have any recorded sales data.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $65 | $125 | $250 | $500 | $2,000 | $375 |
Issue #38
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What's Strange Tales #38 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #38 was the September issue of 1955. It has a higher recorded value than the issues directly preceding it. The highest value for #38 was $2280 in 2018 for an 8.5-rated copy. The lowest known value was $86 for a 3.0 copy that same year. Today, you could expect a 6.0 copy to be worth around $600.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #38 is another in the series that is very difficult to find. If you did get your hands on the one 9.0 copy, it would be worth thousands.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $2,280 |
Issue #39
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What's Strange Tales #39 worth in 2024?
Since it first hit stands in 1955, Strange Tales #39 has only recorded four sales on the CGC Census. Those range from $195 to $1695. The former was paid for a 3.0 copy in 2019. The latter was the price of an 8.0 copy in 2014. Using these values, you could estimate a 6.0 copy to sell for roughly $500 today.
Why is this comic book valuable?
With only 12 known copies in the world, issue #39 is something of an enigma. There are no known copies graded above a quality of 8.0.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | $1,695 |
Issue #40
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What's Strange Tales #40 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #40 was released in November of 1955. It’s one of the few issues that year with a surviving near mint copy. That 9.4 copy sold for $5000 in 2018. Conversely, a 4.0 copy sold for $137 that same year. Compiling all of these factors, we can estimate that a 6.0 copy is currently worth around $420.
Why is this comic book valuable?
In this issue, the tales involve a mistaken case of atomic war, aliens and mermaids.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $115 | $225 | $450 | $900 | $3,600 | $5,000 |
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Issue #41
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What's Strange Tales #41 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #41 is worth collecting. The most valuable copy ever traded was a 7.5-grade that was worth $1474 in 2014. The lowest value was $37 for a 1.5 in 2018. On average, a 6.0 is probably worth around $600 today.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Then again, there are only 5 copies in the world graded at 6.0 or better. Acquiring any copies of the 1955 issue is no easy feat, regardless of their expected monetary value.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $75 | $150 | $275 | $550 | $2,200 | $1,474 |
Issue #42
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What's Strange Tales #42 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #42 was the first issue of 1956. Since that time, it has only recorded two trading values on the CGC Census. The higher of those was $646 for an 8.0 copy in 2019. The other was $344 for a 7.0 copy that same year. With so little data, it’s impossible to put a hard price on a 6.0 copy today. A fair estimate would place the value around $200.
Why is this comic book valuable?
There are 15 known copies of issue #42 floating around. The unreliable pricing comes from how rarely these copies have been traded.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $80 | $160 | $325 | $650 | $2,600 | $646 |
Issue #43
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What's Strange Tales #43 worth in 2024?
Atlas Comics released Strange Tales #43 in 1956. Since that time, the comic has seen varied pricing, the peak of which hit $600 in 2004. That price was paid for a 9.2 copy. The lowest price on record is $43 for a 3.5 copy in 2014. Overall, the expected value of a 6.0 copy today is around $140.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #43 is another in the series that is hard to find. Only 17 copies remain.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $50 | $100 | $200 | $400 | $1,600 | $600 |
Issue #44
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What's Strange Tales #44 worth in 2024?
Only three sales of Strange Tales #44 have been recorded on the CGC Census. Considering it was released in 1956, that’s a very low number. Those sales ranged in value from $288 for a 7.0-grade to $99 for a 5.0-grade. Estimating that a 6.0-grade is currently worth $250 is rough at best. There is not enough data to set any number with a high degree of confidence.
Why is this comic book valuable?
For the curious collector, issue #44 includes stories titled The Man Who Ran Away! And One World at a Time!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $45 | $90 | $175 | $350 | $1,400 | $691 |
Issue #45
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What's Strange Tales #45 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #45 is like many other issues in the series in that it has been sold very few times. It was issued in 1956 and has only recorded 5 trades since. The peak of those was $288 for an 8.5 copy in 2004. The minimum was $36 for a 2.5 in 2012. On average, you could expect a 6.0 copy to be worth around $100 today.
Why is this comic book valuable?
With only 17 registered copies, it isn’t surprising that sales data is so scarce for issue #45.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $65 | $125 | $250 | $500 | $2,000 | $288 |
Issue #46
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What's Strange Tales #46 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #46 has 3 recorded sales. They range from $89 to $600. The higher of those was for an 8.0-graded copy. Only a rough estimate can be given for the current value of a 6.0 copy. That estimate is around $300.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #46 is certainly scarce. Only 18 copies are registered, and none of them are graded above 8.5.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $637 |
Issue #47
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What's Strange Tales #47 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #47 is another part of the whole collection. This particular issue has seen some varied pricing. The most valuable sale on record was $1099 for an 8.0 in 2013. The least valuable was $58 for a 3.5 in 2014. Today, a 6.0 copy is worth around $400.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #47 continues the sci-fi anthology with tales of aliens from Neptune and sorcerers, among others. There are only 19 original copies of these tales left in the world.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $90 | $175 | $350 | $700 | $2,800 | $1,099 |
Issue #48
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What's Strange Tales #48 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #48 has a current value as mysterious as the stories within. There are only four recorded sales of the issue. Those sales peaked in 2013 when a 7.0 copy sold for $787. The lowest recorded value is $62 for a 3.5 copy that sold in 2018. The modern value of a 6.0 copy is extremely difficult to estimate, but those estimates average around $100.
Why is this comic book valuable?
There are only 12 known copies of issue #48, which was released in 1956. Finding one could prove as difficult as pricing it.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $50 | $100 | $200 | $400 | $1,600 | $787 |
Issue #49
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What's Strange Tales #49 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #49 hit stores for the first time in 1956. The most money ever paid for a copy was $720, which was the price of a 7.0 copy in 2019. The lowest price was $45 for a 1.0 copy in 2016. Altogether, the average value of a 6.0 copy is around $400.
Why is this comic book valuable?
While 21 surviving copies of issue #49 are on record, none of them are graded above a 7.5. Finding a high-quality copy of this issue is likely impossible.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $90 | $175 | $350 | $700 | $2,800 | $720 |
Issue #50
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What's Strange Tales #50 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #50 only has 2 recorded sales. Those included a $495 sale of a 6.0 copy in 2019, and a $35 sale of a 4.5 copy in 2005. That’s simply not enough data to give precise estimates on the current value of the issue. A best guess would put a 6.0 copy around $500 today.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The CGC Census lists 2 copies graded higher than the 6.0 on record. They could be worth considerably more than $500.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $50 | $100 | $200 | $400 | $1,600 | $35 |
Issue #51
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What's Strange Tales #51 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #51 is unknown. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is a 4.5 that has been retouched by a restoration artist. That copy sold for $67 in December 2013.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A movie director gets help from actual aliens in Strange Tales #51, published in October 1956 by Atlas Comics. A movie director is filming a new science fiction flick, and gets help from a real alien and its flying saucer. However, the movie does terribly, as the viewers say the saucer is phony-looking. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $40 | $80 | $160 | $320 | $1,300 | $0 |
Issue #52
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What's Strange Tales #52 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #52 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 7.0 that sold for the price of $478 in August 2014. An unretouched 5.0 has a value of $280 as of June 2017.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A space crew goes berserk in Strange Tales #52, published by Atlas Comics in November 1956. Patrol ship XBY docks and the crew goes mad, smashing everything within the ship. Guards later find a diary belonging to a crewmember and discover the crew was brainwashed by aliens. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $478 |
Issue #53
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What's Strange Tales #53 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #53 is unknown. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is a 9.0 from the Circle 8 pedigree that sold for the price of $4,600 in June 2013. A 8.5 from the Northford pedigree has a September 2014 value of $1,850, and an unretouched 6.0 has a value of $161 as of May 2014.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A tale from Mystic #40 is reprinted in Strange Tales #53, published in December 1956 by Atlas Comics. A story that was run in Mystic #40, Marvel Masterworks #6, and Sinister Tales #14 is republished in this issue. 'The Thirtieth Century' follows the adventures of a young boy who celebrates the turn of the millennium by traveling to the moon. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $4,600 |
Issue #54
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What's Strange Tales #54 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #54 is $2,271. That value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.4 NM that sold in August 2011. A 9.4 from the San Francisco pedigree has a July 2002 value of $588, and an unretouched 8.5 has a value of $1,800 as of March 2020.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A criminal goes into suspended animation to evade suspicion in Strange Tales #54, published by Atlas Comics in January 1957. A criminal thinks he shot and killed a night watchman, and goes forty years into the future to evade the police. However, once he emerges from his suspended animation, he discovers in an old newspaper article that his partner was the one who wounded the guard and paid for the crime. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $70 | $140 | $275 | $550 | $2,250 | $2,271 |
Issue #55
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What's Strange Tales #55 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #55 is unknown. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an 8.5 from the White Mountain pedigree that sold for the price of $359 in December 2006. An unretouched 8.0 has a February 2004 value of $237, and an unretouched 7.5 sold for the price of $333 in December 2019.
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A young boy meets a very old ghost in Strange Tales #55, published in February 1957 by Atlas Comics. Young Bobby Davis is cleaning out the attic of his family's new home when he comes across a ghost. The man is from the Revolutionary War era, and tells him tales of '76. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $1,800 |
Issue #56
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What's Strange Tales #56 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #56 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 7.0 that sold for the price of $475 in August 2017. An unretouched 6.0 has a January 2018 value of $350, and an unretouched 4.5 has a value of $129 as of March 2014.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A strange being has control over all metal in Strange Tales #56, published by Atlas Comics in March 1957. Humanity is faced with an unstoppable force in 'The Metal Master.' Other stories featured in this comic include 'More Than a Mortal' and 'The Fountain of Youth.'
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $90 | $175 | $350 | $700 | $2,800 | $475 |
Issue #57
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What's Strange Tales #57 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #57 is unknown. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 7.5 that sold for the price of $272 in July 2019. An unretouched 6.0 has a March 2011 value of $50, and an unretouched 4.0 has a value of $68 as of March 2014.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange secrets lie behind a door that can't be opened in Strange Tales #57, published in April 1957 by Atlas Comics. The cover features the haunting story of 'The Door That Wouldn't Open,' where a man discovers that an unopenable door is hiding terrible secrets. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50 | $100 | $200 | $400 | $1,600 | $272 |
Issue #58
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What's Strange Tales #58 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #58 is $2,855. That value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.4 NM from the Circle 8 pedigree that sold in June 2019. An unretouched 6.0 has an October 2019 value of $175, and an unretouched 5.0 sold for the price of $168 in December 2019, which is an increase from its December 2015 value of $103.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A story originally printed in other comics is reprinted in Strange Tales #58, published by Atlas Comics in May 1957. In Sdrawkcab, a young child excels at sports and school, but he does everything backward. This comic was also printed in Mystic #50 and Journey Into Mystery #49.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50 | $100 | $200 | $400 | $1,600 | $2,855 |
Issue #59
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What's Strange Tales #59 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #59 is unknown. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 7.5 that sold for the price of $1,000 in August 2015. An unretouched 7.0 has an August 2009 value of $156, and an unretouched 5.0 has an April 2020 value of $490, which is an increase from its April 2017 price of $275.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A man discovers a new cleaner that makes everything better in Strange Tales #59, published in July 1957 by Atlas Comics. Marvin Kale goes shopping and finds a new cleaning foam. When he brings it home, he discovers it makes anything it touches even better than new - even him!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | $1,000 |
Issue #60
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What's Strange Tales #60 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #60 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 5.5 that sold for the price of $274 in May 2019. An unretouched 5.0 has a December 2019 value of $186, which is a decrease from its peak October 2019 price of $340.
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A magic pen brings anything it writes to life in Strange Tales #60, published by Atlas Comics in December 1957. A criminal discovers a magical pen that can make anything it writes come true. One day it runs dry in the middle of a heist, and he is trapped in the vault without his secret power. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $340 |
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Issue #61
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What's Strange Tales #61 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #61 is unknown. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 7.5 that sold for the price of $1,320 in November 2019. An unretouched 6.0 has a May 2011 value of $146, and an unretouched 5.0 has a value of $410 as of April 2015.
Why is this comic book valuable?
An evil landlord learns a hard lesson in Strange Tales #61, published in February 1958 by Atlas Comics. A poor Haitian laundress is harassed by her greedy landlord for more and more rent. He suddenly becomes ill due to voodoo magic, which angers him and he has her deported. The box that holds the cure to his illness is in a special box, but when he opens it, it just leads to more boxes.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $200 | $400 | $750 | $3,000 | $410 |
Issue #62
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What's Strange Tales #62 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #62. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 7.0 that sold for the price of $837 in November 2015. An unretouched 6.5 has a December 2019 value of $480, and an unretouched 4.5 has a value of $235 as of December 2014.
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A miner caves in a shaft for a beautiful woman who can talk through the stone in Strange Tales #62, published in April 1958 by Atlas Comics. Dirk Rollery meets a beautiful girl from an underground kingdom, and causes a cave-in to help her. No one believes his story and he is jailed for his actions, but she returns in a digging machine to save him.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $115 | $225 | $450 | $900 | $3,600 | $837 |
Issue #63
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What's Strange Tales #63 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #63. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 5.0 that sold for the price of $250 in February 2019. An unretouched 5.4 has a May 2016 value of $75, and an unretouched 3.0 sold for the price of $220 in July 2019, which is an increase from its March 2011 value of $54.
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A wax museum owner warns that his statues are criminals who have been frozen by Medusa in Strange Tales #63, published by Atlas Comics in June 1958. The wax museum owner claims that all of his statues are actually petrified criminals, and when a thief ignores the warning and tries to rob the owner, the museum gets a new statue!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | $250 |
Issue #64
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What's Strange Tales #64 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #64 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 7.5 that sold for the price of $1,225 in September 2013. An unretouched 5.5 has a May 2016 value of $59, and an unretouched 5.0 sold for the price of $251 in July 2019.
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A fake magician hires young and elderly women to con old women in Strange Tales #64, published in August 1958 by Atlas Comics. The conman hires the women so that when an elderly woman enters the front of a cabinet, a young girl that looks vaguely similar to her exits. The old women in the audience give large sums of money to the man to restore their youth, but when a sorceress appears who wants the treatment, the man is met with a quickly aging fate.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $1,225 |
Issue #65
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What's Strange Tales #65 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #65. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.5 that sold for the price of $1,560. That November 2019 price is an increase from its March 2013 value of $1,255. An unretouched 8.0 has a March 2017 value of $925, and an unretouched 7.5 has a value of $552 as of April 2019.
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A scientist has a room with two strange doors in Strange Tales #65, published by Atlas Comics in October 1958. One door is a normal door, but the other leads to a strange shadow world filled with dangerous creatures. A thief tries to rob the reclusive scientist, but when he enters the room, the scientist wont tell him which door opens back to the regular world.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $80 | $160 | $325 | $625 | $2,500 | $1,255 |
Issue #66
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What's Strange Tales #66 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #66. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is a 9.0 from the River City pedigree that sold for the price of $3,750 in April 2018. An unretouched 8.0 has a March 2003 value of $170, and an unretouched 7.5 sold for the price of $504 in October 2019, which is a decrease from its peak October 2018 value of $880.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A man attempts to scheme the dead from their money in Strange Tales #66, published in December 1958 by Atlas Comics. A conman discovers that if he sends an invoice to a recently deceased man, their widow will pay it to take care of financial matters quickly. The conman sends many of these invoices out, and it works until one of the dead he invoiced comes into his shop and reveals he's actually a Martian - who wants to silence the conman!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $3,750 |
Issue #67
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What's Strange Tales #67 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #67. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.5 that sold for the price of $600 in March 2009. An unretouched 8.0 has a September 2017 value of $1,350, an unretouched 7.5 sold for the price of $636 in March 2014, and an unretouched 6.5 has a value of $312 as of February 2020.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A man finds himself trapped between two worlds in Strange Tales #67, published by Atlas Comics in February 1959. A scientist creates a device that can transport matter, and accidentally transport himself while testing it! On a distant planet, aliens try to read his mind to conquer Earth, but he steals the record of his thoughts and transports back to Earth, where he destroys the machine so no one can use it ever again.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $60 | $115 | $225 | $450 | $1,800 | $1,350 |
Issue #68
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What's Strange Tales #68 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #68. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is a 9.2 from the Big Apple pedigree that sold for the price of $5,200 in December 2013. An unretouched 8.5 has an April 2013 value of $942, and an unretouched 7.0 has a value of $536 as of February 2019.
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An alien arrives on Earth with a warning of invasion in Strange Tales #68, published in April 1959 by Atlas Comics. An alien made of a type of gas comes to Earth to warn people before its race invades the planet. The alien uses telepathy to communicate with the humans, but they disregard his message as a trick, and the alien returns to his people to call off the invasion because he thinks that their lack of care or fear is due to an impenetrable defense he cant see.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $80 | $160 | $325 | $650 | $2,600 | $5,200 |
Issue #69
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What's Strange Tales #69 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #69. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.0 that sold for the price of $1,156 in November 2019. An unretouched 7.0 has an October 2006 value of $225, and an unretouched 6.5 sold for the price of $300 in May 2018, which is an increase from its April 2004 value of $91.
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A scientist sends himself into a cryogenic slumber in Strange Tales #69, published by Timely Comics in June 1959. Brilliant scientist Phineas Stokes believes the planet is doomed to engage in a nuclear war, so he puts himself into a million year-long cryogenic sleep, hoping to awake in a more enlighted time. When he awakes, he learns most of the humans have left Earth, and those that remain are being rounded up for an alien war!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $300 |
Issue #70
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What's Strange Tales #70 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #70. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 8.5 that sold for the price of $1,525 in July 2010. An unretouched 7.5 has an April 2015 value of $800, and an unretouched 7.0 sold for the price of $421 in June 2018, which is a decrease from its peak February 2016 value of $421.
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A tourist and a local watch a Sphinx come to life in Egypt and chase off alien invaders in Strange Tales #70, published in August 1959 by Timely Comics. A height-lacking lab assistant creates a growth serum in order to grow to a normal height, but the serum is too effective and he grows to gigantic proportions.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $120 | $225 | $425 | $800 | $3,200 | $1,525 |
Issue #71
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What's Strange Tales #71 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #71. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is a 7.5 from the Big Apple pedigree that sold for the price of $153 in September 2002. An unretouched 6.5 has a March 2015 value of $343, an unretouched 6.0 sold for the price of $139 in April 2015, and an unretouched 4.5 has a value of $100 as of March 2020.
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A businessman learns the hard way that Merlins magic is not to be ignored in Strange tales #71, published by Timely Comics in October 1959. A shopkeeper claims that one of his books on display was Merlins diary, and an American businessman scoffs at these claims until a vision of Merlin turns his hair white.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $65 | $125 | $250 | $500 | $2,000 | $343 |
Issue #72
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What's Strange Tales #72 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #72. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 8.0 that sold for the price of $499 in October 2012. An unretouched 7.5 has an October 2018 value of $365, and an unretouched 6.5 sold for the price of $290 in July 2019, which is an increase from its May 2008 value of $113.
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A giant supercomputer comes to Earth to make it a utopia in Strange Tales #72, published in December 1959 by Atlas Comics. Suspicions about the supercomputers intentions remain, and when humans discover it is building a giant robot, they turn on it and destroy the robot. Only after its demise do they learn that the supercomputer was building the humans a replacement for it, and when it dies, leaves Earth without its intelligence.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $623 |
Issue #73
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What's Strange Tales #73 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #73. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.0 that sold for the price of $1,188. That October 2012 value is an increase from its September 2010 value of $825. An 8.0 from the White Mountain pedigree has a November 2007 value of $508, and an unretouched 6.5 has a value of $191 as of March 2020.
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An archeologist discovers a super-intelligent ant in Strange Tales #73, published by Atlas Comics in February 1960. The archeologist and a journalist travel to Africa and find a giant ant that has developed superintelligence. The giant ant tries to lead insects to form an army and conquer the world, but the humans use sugar to foil him and turn his ant army against him.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $115 | $225 | $450 | $900 | $3,600 | $1,188 |
Issue #74
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What's Strange Tales #74 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #74. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 8.0 that sold for the price of $1,259 in July 2018. An unretouched 7.5 has a January 2007 value of $325, an unretouched 7.0 sold for the price of $311 in December 2015, and an unretouched 6.5 has a value of $432 as of December 2019.
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A gargoyle comes to life in Strange Tales #74, published in April 1960 by Atlas Comics. A student discovers that gargoyles arent really statues - theyre actually an alien race that is observing the human race! When their leader summons them to return, the gargoyles turn on him, as they have developed an appreciation of humanity.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $60 | $115 | $225 | $450 | $1,800 | $1,259 |
Issue #75
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What's Strange Tales #75 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #75. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.0 that sold for the price of $1,800 in November 2019. This is an increase from its March 2005 value of $250. An unretouched 7.5 has a December 2015 value of $837.
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The introduction of the mud creature Taboo occurs in Strange Tales #75, published by Atlas Comics in June 1960. Lewis Conrad is a popular writer of adventure stories, who finds a giant creature stranded in a Brazilian swamp. The alien tricks him into bringing all of the scientific records on Earth to him, but doesn't know an H-bomb is hidden amongst the papers.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $65 | $125 | $250 | $475 | $1,900 | $837 |
Issue #76
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What's Strange Tales #76 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #76 is unknown. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 7.5 that sold for the price of $675 in June 2019. An unretouched 6.0 has a September 2017 value of $270, and an unretouched 5.0 sold for the price of $178 in October 2018, which is an increase from its August 2003 value of $55.
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Jack Kirby experiments with a Human Torch prototype in Strange Tales #76, published in August 1960 by Atlas Comics. A monster that can suddenly burst into flames comes to Earth and terrorizes people. A movie director comes up with a way to stop him: they use special effects to fake that the Vulcan police have arrived to capture the monster, and he is frightened away!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $200 | $400 | $800 | $3,200 | $675 |
Issue #77
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What's Strange Tales #77 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #77. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.0 that sold for the price of $821 in April 2012. An unretouched 7.5 has a December 2019 value of $479, and a 7.5 of the UK Edition has a value of $607 as of February 2018.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Taboo the monster returns in Strange Tales #77, published in Atlas Comics in October 1960. Taboo reconstitutes himself and returns after his apparent destruction, and he is stopped by aliens of his own kind who reveal a shocking truth: hes not an advance scout for an invasion, but actually a deranged criminal.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50 | $100 | $200 | $400 | $1,600 | $821 |
Issue #78
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What's Strange Tales #78 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #78 is $1,500. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.4 NM that sold in March 2009. An unretouched 9.2 has a November 2019 value of $2,400, and an unretouched 9.0 sold for the price of $2,500 in August 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The introduction of a type of Ant-Man is introduced in Strange Tales #78, published in November 1960 by Atlas Comics. A spy uses a shrinking pill to shrink to a tiny size and discover military secrets. On an important mission, he is attacked by a large rat, and during the struggle loses his growth pills, trapping him in his tiny form forever.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50 | $50 | $150 | $525 | $1,500 | $2,500 |
Issue #79
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What's Strange Tales #79 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #79. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.5 that sold for the price of $1,265 in November 2009. An 8.5 from the Big Apple pedigree has a December 2003 value of $325, and an unretouched 8.0 sold for the price of $720 in November 2019, which is a decrease from its peak February 2018 value of $800.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A prototype of a Doctor Strange-type character occurs in Strange Tales #79, published by Atlas Comics in December 1960. A writer stumbles upon the scene of the landing of two-dimensional aliens. These warriors disguise themselves as shadows, so the writer escapes and warns the authorities of an impending invasion, who are uncovered and driven away.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $150 | $375 | $750 | $3,000 | $1,265 |
Issue #80
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What's Strange Tales #80 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #80 is $4,800. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is an unretouched 9.4 NM that sold in November 2019. An unretouched 9.0 has an October 2003 value of $300, an unretouched 8.5 sold for the price of $1,125 in June 2018, and an unretouched 8.0 has a value of $1,076 as of October 2014.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A giant sea creature rises from the depths in Strange Tales #80, published in January 1961 by Atlas Comics. A man who likes to deep-sea explorer discovers a giant reptile. When the explorer returns to the surface, the creature curiously follows after and begins to explore the surface, which causes panic. The sea monster cant breathe air, however, so they dump him back into the sea to save him and send him back home.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $80 | $160 | $325 | $650 | $2,600 | $1,125 |
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Issue #81
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What's Strange Tales #81 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #81. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 9.0 that sold for the price of $2,280 in November 2019. An unretouched 8.0 sold for the price of $325 in January 2007, and an unretouched 7.5 has a March 2020 value of $450, which is an increase from its March 2017 value of $360.
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A scarecrow begins to walk around, alive in Strange Tales #81, published by Atlas Comics in February 1961. Poor farmers are being cheated out of their land by a crooked landlord who wants to sell the land for nuclear tests. Radiation from the tests animat the abandoned scarecrows from the farmers, which track down the crooked landlord and force him to give his money to the poor farmers.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $75 | $150 | $300 | $600 | $2,400 | $538 |
Issue #82
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What's Strange Tales #82 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #82 is $3,775. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.4 NM from the White Mountain pedigree that sold in March 2014. An unretouched 8.0 has a July 2019 value of $417, and an unretouched 7.0 sold for the price of $299 in January 2020, which is a decrease from its peak November 2019 value of $540.
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A scientists creature turns against him in Strange Tales #82, published in March 1961 by Atlas Comics. Scientist Heinrich Munch builds a creature called It to kill his rival, but it will not obey him. Munch is angered and turns the local townspeople against it, and while trying to kill the creature, Munch is killed in the frenzy. In a twist of fate, the creatures mind is transferred to the scientists body, which frees it to live as a free man.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $65 | $130 | $260 | $525 | $2,100 | $3,775 |
Issue #83
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What's Strange Tales #83 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #83. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.0 that sold for the price of $1,126 in October 2016. An unretouched 7.5 has an April 2012 value of $657, and an unretouched 7.0 sold for the price of $331 in July 2019, which is an increase from its January 2012 value of $165.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A Soviet scientist wakes an ancient dragon in Strange Tales #83, published by Atlas Comics in April 1961. A Soviet scientist is made to conduct atomic tests, which wakes the ancient dragon Grogg. He had known the dragon slumbered there, and during the chaos of freeing the dragon, he uses the confusion to defect to the U.S. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40 | $80 | $160 | $320 | $1,250 | $3,100 |
Issue #84
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What's Strange Tales #84 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #84. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 9.2 that sold for the price of $911 in July 2005. An unretouched 9.0 has an April 2019 value of $1,981, and an unretouched 8.0 has a November 2019 value of $900, which is a decrease from its peak August 2018 value of $1,306.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A man with Magneto-type powers appears in Strange Tales #84, published in May 1961 by Atlas Comics. Hunk Larken is very strong but is exploited for his strength and then abandoned, leaving him unable to get a job except for at the freak show. Scientists discover him there and realize his large stature makes him the perfect pilot for a new, untested experimental space flight, which give shim magnetic powers.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $65 | $125 | $250 | $500 | $2,000 | $1,981 |
Issue #85
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What's Strange Tales #85 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #85. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.5 that sold for the price of $900. This November 2019 value is a decrease from its peak January 2016 value of $1,214. An unretouched 8.0 has an April 2012 value of $896.
Why is this comic book valuable?
This issue is the last to be published under the 'Atlas' brand before switching to Marvel and was published by Atlas Comics in June 1961. Although he had peacefully returned to his deep-sea home, another group of scientists decides to disturb Gargantus. The giant sea creature has learned how to breathe air and now vows to conquer the surface world. The son of the man who first discovered Gargantus uses his father's tools to lure it back to the ocean and destroy it.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $40 | $80 | $160 | $320 | $1,250 | $1,214 |
Issue #86
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What's Strange Tales #86 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #86. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 8.5 that sold for the price of $971 in February 2011. An unretouched 7.5 has a March 2020 value of $350, which is an increase from its March 2017 value of $265. An unretouched 7.0 has an October 2019 value of $204.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #86 is the first issue to switch from the Atlas Comics brand to the Marvel Comics brand and was published in July 1961. A giant robot deviates from its orders and attacks people, and its creators scramble to prevent people from destroying it. Alien invaders suddenly arrive and the robot attacks them, driving the aliens away, but the police arrive moments later and blast the giant robot to pieces.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $65 | $125 | $250 | $500 | $2,000 | $971 |
Issue #87
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What's Strange Tales #87 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #87. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.5 that sold for the price of $837 in February 2010. An unretouched 8.0 sold for the price of $330 in July 2003, and an unretouched 7.5 has a March 2020 value of $900, which is an increase from its April 2012 value of $657.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The ancient dragon Grogg returns in Strange Tales #87, published by Marvel Comics in August 1961. The scientist who discovered the dragon Grogg is sent back to Russia, but his time as a spy. He hears that Grogg has not been captured, and lures the dragon into a Soviet rocket headed to Mars. He knows that if the Soviets ever try to travel to Mars, they will feet an enraged ancient dragon.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $90 | $175 | $350 | $750 | $3,000 | $1,195 |
Issue #88
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What's Strange Tales #88 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #88. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 9.0, which sold for the price of $489 in August 2005. An unretouched 8.5 has a March 2020 value of $660, which is a decrease from its peak November 2019 value of $810.
Why is this comic book valuable?
An artist creates a magic monster in Strange Tales #88, published in September 1961 by Marvel Comics. An Aztec priest forces an American comic artist to use magic paint to create a monster. The artist secretly creates a second monster to fight the first, causing the temple they are in to collapse on both creatures and knocking out the priest. The priest gets amnesia and the threat is over.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $90 | $175 | $300 | $750 | $3,000 | $1,444 |
Issue #89
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What's Strange Tales #89 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #89. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.5 that sold for the price of $5,520. That March 2020 value is a decrease from its peak August 2017 value of $9,495. An unretouched 8.0 has an August 2017 value of $7,495, and an unretouched 7.0 has a value of $3,000 in September 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Fin Fang Foom makes his first appearance in Strange Tales #89, published by Marvel Comics in October 1961. Fin Fang Foom is a dragon that has been asleep for many years, but a young historian from Taiwan decides to cross into the mainland to awake the dragon as the country faces a communist invasion. He lures the enraged dragon to the coast to attack the fleet, and once its stopped the invasion, he lures it back to its lair to return to its sleep.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $600 | $1,200 | $2,750 | $5,500 | $22,000 | $18,600 |
Issue #90
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What's Strange Tales #90 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #90. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 9.0 that sold for the price of $896 in November 2015. An unretouched 8.0 sold for the price of $312 in November 2019, which is a decrease from its peak February 2010 value of $418. An unretouched 7.5 has a July 2019 value of $260.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Telepathic aliens come to Earth to conquer humanity in Strange Tales #90, published in November 1961 by Marvel Comics. The alien race has telekinetic and telepathic powers and sends an advance agent to conquer Earth. Orrgo the alien defeats the army and police, then freezes Washington DC in a block of ice but is conquered by a gorilla because he did not prepare to be attacked by anything other than humans.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $45 | $90 | $175 | $350 | $1,400 | $896 |
Issue #91
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What's Strange Tales #91 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #91. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 9.0 that sold for the price of $1,800 in November 2019. An unretouched 8.5 has a February 2011 value of $575, and an unretouched 7.5 sold for the price of $432 in December 2019, which is an increase from its July 2003 value of $144.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A scientist encounters a telepathic plant on Mars in Strange Tales #91, published by Marvel Comics in December 1961. Chuck Dawson is an astronaut that has been sent to Mars, where he encounters a species that have telepathic powers. The plants have destroyed all life on Mars, and it forces Dawson to take the plant to Earth, but Dawson blows up the spaceship mid-trip in order to strand the plant and protect Earth.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $50 | $100 | $200 | $400 | $1,600 | $1,800 |
Issue #92
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What's Strange Tales #92 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #92. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 8.0 that has a March 2020 value of $800. That value is an increase from its June 2016 price of $600. An unretouched 7.5 has a July 2013 value of $204, and an unretouched 5.5 has a value of $150 as of December 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A man believes hes being hunted by an alien in Strange Tales #92, published in January 1962 by Marvel Comics. An old man that lives in a boarding house tells a fellow boarder that he believes he is being hunted by an alien that can shape-shift. He dies of a heart attack suddenly, and the woman is relieved - she is the alien and now doesnt have to kill him.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $40 | $75 | $150 | $300 | $1,200 | $749 |
Issue #93
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What's Strange Tales #93 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #93. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 8.5 that sold for the price of $335 in February 20011. An unretouched 8.0 has a July 2018 value of $525, which is an increase from its February 2007 value of $169.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Department store mannequins come to life in Strange Tales #93, published by Marvel Comics in February 1962. The mannequins in a normal store come to life when it closes in a creepy atmosphere. However, on this alien world, all of the people are made of wax, and some even work as mannequins!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $65 | $125 | $250 | $500 | $2,000 | $657 |
Issue #94
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What's Strange Tales #94 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #94. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 9.0 that sold for the price of $848 in November 2011. An unretouched 8.5 has a November 2015 value of $657, and an unretouched 8.0 sold for the price of $293 in July 2019, which is a decrease from its peak February 2017 value of $463.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A pilot is sent to be a decoy for space pirates in Strange Tales #94, published in March 1962 by Marvel Comics. Earth sends a pilot with important cargo to try to get past space pirates, but he is caught by them and thrown into space. The pirates take his cargo, but hidden amongst it is a bomb that destroys the pirates. The pilot turns out to be a robot and survives.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50 | $95 | $175 | $350 | $1,400 | $2,150 |
Issue #95
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What's Strange Tales #95 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #95 is $3,585. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is an unretouched 9.4 NM that sold in February 2016. An unretouched 9.2 has an August 2005 value of $978, an unretouched 9.0 sold for the price of $670 in January 2011, and an unretouched 8.5 has a value of $475 in February 2010.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A convict escapes from prison in Strange Tales #95, published by Marvel Comics in April 1962. Eddie Kane creates a hold that has been smashed into the prison wall and escapes in a storm, and when authorities catch up with him, he keeps telling a story of a shape-shifting monster. The guards scoff at him, and the escapee reveals that HE is the monster!
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $45 | $90 | $175 | $350 | $1,400 | $3,585 |
Issue #96
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What's Strange Tales #96 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #96. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 8.5 that sold for the price of $837 in February 2010. An unretouched 8.0 has an October 2019 value of $395, which is a decrease from its peak January 2016 value of $684.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A man has a recurring nightmare of monsters chasing him in Strange Tales #96, published in May 1962 by Marvel Comics. Frank Atwell cant sleep, because in his dreams a monster is trying to catch him. His doctor sedates him so that he can sleep, but he drops so deeply into the dream world he cant wake before the monster catches him. He discovers this dream world is real, and he is the king - but which world is the real world? ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50 | $100 | $200 | $400 | $1,600 | $6,000 |
Issue #97
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What's Strange Tales #97 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #97 is unknown. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is a 9.2 that was signed by Stan Lee, and sold for the price of $19,550 in July 2018. An unretouched 9.0 has a November 2019 value of $3,120, which is a decrease from its peak May 2015 value of $7,200. An unretouched 8.5 has an April 2019 value of $1,632.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The characters of Aunt May and Uncle Ben first appeared in Strange Tales #97, published by Marvel Comics in June 1962. Humans must go underground when the Sun dies, and when a new planet heads towards Earth's orbit, humanity is alarmed. Earths leaders vote not to destroy it, which ends up saving the Earth - the new planet is a sun-like planet and thaws the frozen surface.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $225 | $450 | $800 | $1,600 | $6,400 | $19,550 |
Issue #98
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What's Strange Tales #98 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #98 is $1,635. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is an unretouched 9.4 NM that sold in November 2006. An unretouched 9.0 has a November 2017 value of $1,554, which is an increase from its February 2010 value of $896. An unretouched 8.5 has a November 2019 value of $950.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A strange alien that is ultra-powerful arrives on Earth in Strange Tales #98, published in July 1962 by Marvel Comics. The alien issues a challenge: any man that can beat him at a contest will save Earth, or else the planet will be invaded. All of the challengers have failed, but when one man bets he can sleep for longer than the alien, the alien vows to best him by sleeping for two million years - saving Earth.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50 | $100 | $200 | $400 | $1,600 | $1,635 |
Issue #99
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What's Strange Tales #99 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #99. The highest-rated copy to sell publicly is an unretouched 9.0 that sold for the price of $2,001 in September 2013. An unretouched 8.5 has an August 2019 value of $400, which is a decrease from its peak September 2018 value of $675.
Why is this comic book valuable?
An inventor has a hidden humanoid robot in Strange Tales #99, published by Marvel Comics in August 1962. Robots that are too close to humans have been banned, but scientist Philip Morgan keeps one in secret. Aliens come and attempt to turn the robot against humanity, but it resists them and forces the aliens to flee.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $55 | $105 | $210 | $425 | $1,700 | $2,001 |
Issue #100
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What's Strange Tales #100 worth in 2024?
There is no known mint condition value of Strange Tales #100. The highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction is an unretouched 9.2 that sold for the price of $2,032 in February 2010. An unretouched 8.5 has a March 2020 value of $415, which is a decrease from its peak September 2014 value of $650.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A carnival owner creates an impossible maze in Strange Tales #100, published in September 1962 by Marvel Comics. A crooked carnival owner has created an impossible maze, and when a reporter figures it out and threatens to expose him, he kills the reporter. However, he gets trapped in another maze with a singular exit: the entry to Hell. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $50 | $125 | $150 | $225 | $2,025 | $2,032 |
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Issue #101
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What's Strange Tales #101 worth in 2024?
One copy with a CGC NM+ 9.6 grade (with a married cover) exists, which was sold for a whopping $2,400 dollars in 2011. If that is out of your budget, there's plenty of copies hovering around the 6.0 mark that won't break the bank as severely that float around the $200-$400 dollar range. The price of a 6.0 is climbing, as one went for $120 in 2010 and another 6.0 went for $153 in 2018.
Why is this comic book valuable?
This issue of Strange Tales features the first solo Human Torch story since the year 1954. The Torch takes on The Destroyer, who is also known as Charles Stanton, editor of a local newspaper.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $125 | $200 | $425 | $1,175 | $7,675 | $10,500 |
Issue #102
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What's Strange Tales #102 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #102 is $5,951. This value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is an unretouched 9.4 NM that sold in February 2010. A 9.4 from the Don/Maggie Thompson Collection has an October 2015 value of $2,250, and a 9.4 from the Pacific Coast pedigree has a July 2012 value of $3,346. An unretouched 9.2 has a value of $1,750 as of January 2013.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Bentley Whittman makes his first appearance as the Wizard in Strange Tales #103, published by Marvel Comics in November 1962. The Human Torch becomes a prisoner of Wizard, a genius who wants to impersonate Torch and frame him for a series of crimes. Torch manages to escape, and with the help of his sister Invisible Girl, captures Wizard and clears his name. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $25 | $50 | $150 | $350 | $5,950 | $7,500 |
Issue #103
What's Strange Tales #103 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #103 is $4,250. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is an unretouched 9.4 NM. That March 2018 value is an increase from its December 2012 value of $2,366. An unretouched 9.2 has an April 2010 value of $1,300, and an unretouched 9.0 sold for the price of $770 in September 2018.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Valeria, Phineas, and Zemu make their first appearance in Strange Tales #103, published in December 1962 by Marvel Comics. The Human Torch hears of a planned invasion from the 5th Dimension, but before he can stop it he is captured by the 5th's tyrannical ruler. Torch is freed by an opponent, freeing the tyrant's subjects, which saves Earth from invasion.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $50 | $50 | $100 | $300 | $4,250 | $4,551 |
Issue #104
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What's Strange Tales #104 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #104 is $5,676. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is an unretouched 9.6 NM+ that sold in February 2012. A 9.6 from the Bethlehem pedigree has an October 2014 value of $5,050, and an unretouched 9.4 NM has a value of $1,374 as of November 2012.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Peter Petrusku appears for the first time as Paste-Pot Pete (later the Trapster) in Strange Tales #104, published by Marvel Comics in January 1963. Human Torch stops Paste-Pot Pete from stealing top-secret plans from the U.S. Military. The military has been creating experimental missiles, and Pete wants to sell the plans.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $50 | $50 | $125 | $325 | $1,375 | $6,200 |
Issue #105
What's Strange Tales #105 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #105 is $4,733. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is an unretouched 9.6 NM+ that sold in October 2014. An unretouched 9.4 NM sold for the price of $1,440 in November 2019, which is a decrease from its peak August 2005 value of $3,738.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The Fantastic Four make their first appearance in Strange Tales #105, published in February 1963 by Marvel Comics. The Wizard breaks from jail and challenges Torch to a contest, and when Torch accepts the challenge, Invisible Girl is upset her brother put himself in danger. When Invisible Girl helps him, Torch is caught and the siblings are almost killed by a bomb, but Mr. Fantastic and Thing help them and the siblings get rid of the bomb. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $25 | $75 | $75 | $300 | $1,350 | $9,977 |
Issue #106
What's Strange Tales #106 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #106 is $5,975. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Pacific Coast pedigree that sold in July 2012. An unretouched 9.6 NM+ has a May 2012 value of $4,700, and an unretouched 9.2 sold for the price of $638 in March 2020, which is a decrease from its peak November 2009 value of $1,470.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The Acrobat (Carl Zante) makes his first appearance in Strange Tales #106, published by Marvel Comics in March 1963. The Acrobat tricks Torch into robbing a bank 'for the greater good,' but double-crosses him. Torch joins up with the rest of the Fantastic Four and they capture the thief. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $50 | $100 | $200 | $400 | $1,600 | $5,975 |
Issue #107
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What's Strange Tales #107 worth in 2024?
A CGC NM+ 9.6 grade original issue of this significant comic sold for $5497 in 2016, which once went for $4,057 in 2011. Issues with an 8.0 grade are more common, which hover around $800 dollars for 2019.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #107 is another issue featuring Human Torch, yet this time he battles the likes of the Sub-Mariner. That's right, after being left out of the Fantastic Four's next adventure, Human Torch aims to prove himself by fighting such a foe.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $100 | $125 | $200 | $800 | $6,100 | $6,995 |
Issue #108
What's Strange Tales #108 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #108 is $4,033. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is an unretouched 9.6 NM+ that sold in October 2014. An unretouched 9.4 sold for the price of $3,100 in February 2018, which is a decrease from its peak September 2010 value of $3,951.
Why is this comic book valuable?
A criminal Torch put in prison breaks out in Strange Tales #108, published in May 1963 by Marvel Comics. The counterfeiter finds magic paints and uses them to escape and strike back at Torch. Torch figures out what's going on and uses the magic paints against the Painter to defeat him. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $25 | $25 | $100 | $175 | $3,100 | $4,033 |
Issue #109
What's Strange Tales #109 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #109 is $4,780. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Pacific Coast pedigree that sold in July 2012. An unretouched 9.6 NM+ has a March 2015 value of $2,900, and a 9.6 from the Twin Cities pedigree has a November 2011 value of $2,559. An unretouched 9.4 NM has a value of $1,500 as of February 2018.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Circe makes his first appearance in Strange Tales #109, published by Marvel Comics in June 1963. The Human Torch fights Circe the Sorcerer, who unleashes all of the evils imprisoned in Pandoras Box so he can profit.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $80 | $160 | $325 | $625 | $2,250 | $4,780 |
Issue #110
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What's Strange Tales #110 worth in 2024?
Strange Tales #110 was Marvel's first true entry into magic and as such is viewed as a seminal work of the era. Fans waited nearly 40 years from the 1978 attempt to bring Doctor Strange to light in the TV movie that famously missed the mark. They would finally get a treatment worth watching in 2016 with the portrayal given by actor, Benedict Cumberbatch. This caused the value of this issue to soar to record highs and has since settled down...some. With his popularity still at an all-time high and a second film in the works there's probably not going to be a chance to get any bargains anytime soon. Looking at what has happened with these values from 2013 when the film was announced till now will shed a lot more light on the subject. Prior to the film you could pick up a GD 2.0 for as little as $100. That same book has settled to around $800 now from nearly $1,000 in 2016. Likewise with a FN 6.0, now it will bring $2,800 down from nearly $4,000 in 2018 and just $1,000 in 2012. The premium grade of NM+ 9.6 enjoyed a tremendous increase as the highest recorded grade. It sold for nearly $45,000 in 2013 and the last recorded sale was 2016 when it brought $60,000. That was down $6,000 from the previously recorded sale of $66,000 in 2014. With the success of the Avengers Infinity and Endgame storylines and the fact another movie is on the horizon this is most likely just a lull in the increase. In fact this is probably the last chance one might get to pick up one of these books in this price range at all.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Strange Tales #110 brought the "Master of Black Magic", according to the splash page, to us for the first time, you know him as Doctor Strange. Another facet of the Marvel renaissance of characters that Stan Lee would usher in. Legendary artist known for his work on the Amazing Spider-man, Steve Ditko came up with the idea to take a completely new character in a direction that had not yet been explored. Sorcery and the mystical unknown that was magic! The issue would also introduce the world to the Ancient One, Nightmare and last but not least, Wong, Strange's long time friend and valet, also a Master of the Mystic Arts. The concept was an instant hit with young people, especially the college crowd, who were experimenting with new things and looking at the world in a new way. Ditko's visuals were surreal compared to everything else in the genre at the time and Lee's mystical vocabulary conjured up questions about history and mythology alike. It wasn't long before the team realized that they had built something that was going to last.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $800 | $1,425 | $2,650 | $7,375 | $55,200 | $72,000 |
Issue #111
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What's Strange Tales #111 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #111 is $20,315. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Pacific Coast pedigree. That November 2016 value is an increase from its July 2012 value of $9,859. A 9.6 NM+ from the Twin Cities pedigree has a February 2013 value of $5,676, and an unretouched 9.4 NM has a value of $3,000 as of April 2013.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Baron Mordo makes his first appearance and the origin of Asbestos Man occurs in Strange Tales #111, published in August 1963 by Marvel Comics. A scientist becomes frustrated and creates a fireproof suit, impressing the underworld and becoming a partner in crime to a gang. The Torch cannot defeat him, but his sister Invisible Girl gets him to calm down and he outsmarts Asbestos Man. ?
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $100 | $225 | $350 | $625 | $3,000 | $20,315 |
Issue #112
What's Strange Tales #112 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #112 is $2,555. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is an unretouched 9.6 NM+ that sold in September 2011. A 9.6 from the Pacific Coast pedigree has a July 2012 value of $2,271, and an unretouched 9.2 sold for the price of $666 in February 2019, which is a decrease from its peak June 2010 value of $1,205.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The Eel makes his first appearance in Strange Tales #112, published by Marvel Comics in September 1963. Ted Braddock is a popular TB commentator who starts a public favor campaign against the Torch. Torch tries to gain back his popularity, but his efforts keep failing - until he stops high-tech thief Eel from detonating a powerful bomb.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $25 | $75 | $100 | $200 | $1,200 | $2,555 |
Issue #113
What's Strange Tales #113 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #113 is $5,201. This value is based on the highest CGC rated copy to sell at auction, which is an unretouched 9.8 NM/M that sold in July 2013. A 9.8 from the Pacific Coast pedigree has a July 2012 value of $4,481, and an unretouched 9.6 NM+ has a value of $2,538 as of May 2013.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The origin of Plantman occurs in Strange tales #113, published in October 1963 by Marvel Comics. The Human Torch starts dating Doris Evans and must save her father from killer plants. A disgruntled gardener gains the ability to control the action of plants, and goes on the rampage, putting Mr. Evans in the line of danger.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $50 | $90 | $175 | $375 | $1,550 | $5,201 |
Issue #114
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What's Strange Tales #114 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #114 is $13,000. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, which is a 9.8 NM/M from the Twin Cities pedigree that sold in March 2015. A 9.8 from the Pacific Coast pedigree has a July 2012 value of $10,755, and an unretouched 9.8 has a value of $10,001 as of October 2014. An unretouched 9.6 NM+ sold for the price of $4,500 in August 2019, which is a decrease from its peak August 2011 value of $9,500.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The first appearance of Captain America since 1954 occurs in Strange Tales #114, published by Marvel Comics in November 1963. The Human Torch is upstaged from public favor when Captain America returns. However, Torch discovers that it is actually Acrobat dressed up as the Captain, and defeats the villain.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $25 | $175 | $250 | $400 | $2,275 | $14,340 |
Issue #115
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What's Strange Tales #115 worth in 2024?
A CGC NM+ 9.6 grade of this issue went for $16,730 in 2017, which only went for $7,278 in 2011. However, many up for auction float around the 6.0 mark, which roughly costs around $277 bucks for a decent looking issue.
Why is this comic book valuable?
In Strange Tales #115, the Human Torch tales on Spider-Man villain Sandman, who puts his abilities to the test in this excellent match up. So regardless if you're a Spider-Man fan or Fantastic Four fan, you'll enjoy the ride.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $75 | $150 | $225 | $650 | $4,050 | $16,730 |
Issue #116
What's Strange Tales #116 worth in 2024?
The mint condition value of Strange Tales #116 is $5,800. That value is based on the highest-rated copy to sell publicly, a 9.8 NM/M from the Pacific Coast pedigree sold in December 2015. An unretouched 9.6 NM+ sold for the price of $2,390 in May 2018, which is a decrease from its peak June 2009 value of $3,557.
Why is this comic book valuable?
The Thing makes his first crossover appearance in Strange Tales #116, published by Marvel Comics in January 1964. The Puppet Master is back to strike fear into the hearts of mortals. The villainous Nightmare returns.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $25 | $50 | $50 | $175 | $725 | $5,800 |
Issue #126
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What's Strange Tales #126 worth in 2024?
A CGC NM/MT 9.8 grade original of this issue (that's just over half a century old) had a value of $2,629 in 2012. However, it's worth mentioning that an issue that has value with both Lee's and Ayers' signature that went for $5,000 in 2014.
Why is this comic book valuable?
This issue features Human Torch, The Thing, and Dr. Strange in this co-feature that belongs in your collectibles. The Torch and The Thing take on The Madman Thinker and Puppetmaster.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $25 | $125 | $150 | $325 | $1,425 | $8,400 |
Issue #135
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What's Strange Tales #135 worth in 2024?
A CGC NM/MT 9.8 grade issue was sold at value of $13,200 in 2019, but Pacific Coast got one to sell to the tune of $17,328 in 2012. However, there's oftentimes many that rest in the 8.0 category with a price hovering around $500 - some even bearing Stan Lee's signature.
Why is this comic book valuable?
In this Strange Tales issue, Nick Fury visits the Pentagon to discover that he has been cloned. It's also worth mentioning that Tony Stark makes an appearance in this issue.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $25 | $100 | $150 | $300 | $2,525 | $25,200 |
Issue #158
What's Strange Tales #158 worth in 2024?
A CGC NM/MT 9.8 grade original of this issue had a value of $1,673 in 2018, with many auctioneers looking to sell a 7.5 grade issue for $290 in 2019. A 7.5 once went for $125 in 2016, showing its increase in value.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Doctor Strange and Nick Fury both appear in this riveting Strange Tales issue.
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| GD 2.0 | VG 4.0 | FN 6.0 | VF 8.0 | NM 9.4 | RECORD SALE! |
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| $50 | $200 | $225 | $325 | $1,750 | $4,080 |
Issue #180
What's Strange Tales #180 worth in 2024?
The highest recorded sale for Strange Tales Vol #180 is $3,600 for a 9.8 book, sold in September 2021. That same book was valued at just $1,500 the previous year. A 5.5 book has a May 2021 price of $84, increasing its 2020 price of $52. And a 2.0 sold for $21 in October 2020, being the only recorded price.
Why is this comic book valuable?
Issue #180 of Strange Tales Vol. 1 is called “The Judgement!”. It was published in March 1975 with a cover date of June 1975. It was written, penciled, inked and coloured by Jim Starlin, with ink by Alan Weiss, and lettering by Tom Orzechowski. It was edited by Len Wein.
Key Facts About the Comic
This is the first appearance of Gamora, daughter of the Mad Titan, Thanos.
Warlock uses a new attire in this issue.
Story Synopsis
Warlock discovers he needs to destroy the Soul Gem, but realizes he can’t do it because he can no longer exist without it. The Matriarch invites him to the Sacred Palace, and reveals that the Magus is a future version of him, not a conjuring of the gem.
Warlock falls through a trap-door and stands trial before Kray-Tor. He is sentenced to death.
Meanwhile, Gamora finds Pip and tells him that if Magus is not defeated by Warlock, she will kill him.
Warlock uses the Soul Gem to kill Kray-Tor, and realizes he’s the villain now.
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| 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 | $5,040 |