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Strange Tales 70
Atlas Tales
Title Profile
Curated Atlas tales, timelines, and cover art notes.
Issue Overview
Strange Tales #70 was published by Zenith Publishing Corp. in August 1959. It is part of the Strange Tales series, which ran from June 1951 to September 1962.
Cover credits include Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
Atlas Tales indexes 6 stories for this issue, including "A Giant Walks the Earth!." Indexed story credits include Jack Kirby and Christopher Rule, among others.
Looking for the full run? Browse the Strange Tales checklist to see every indexed issue in one place.
Issue Information
- Cover Date
- August 1959
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher
- Zenith Publishing Corp.
- Cover Titles
- When Wakes the Sphinx!
- Cover Credits
-
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Dick Ayers inks attributed
- Contributions
-
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Cover Creator Credit
Stories
A Giant Walks the Earth!
Credits
Jack Kirby pencils unsigned
Christopher Rule inks unsigned
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Title character shows certain similarities to later Giant-Man character; cf. Tales to Astonish 49 (Dec 1963).
The Comic
Credits
Credits not yet documented
Earth in Chains!
Credits
Paul Reinman pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Notes: Plot resolution identical to that in H. G. Wells' War of the Worlds (1898): invading aliens defeated by ordinary
environmental microbes.
Ghost Ship!
Credits
Carl Burgos pencils and inks attributed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Tom Lammers: Story Information
Escape to Tomorrow!
When Wakes the Sphinx!
Credits
Steve Ditko pencils and inks signed
Contributors:
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Dennis Giansante: Story Scans (5)
Jim Vadeboncoeur Jr.: Creator Credit
Dennis Giansante: Story Scans (5)