Atlas Comics · Strange Tales #89 · October 1961 · $0.10 · 36 pages · Monthly
Grade: VG- 3.5
Edited by Stan Lee. Indicia publisher: Atlas Magazines Inc.
Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
The lead story introduces Fin Fang Foom, the massive dragon creature emerging from centuries of slumber to terrorize the modern world. Jack Kirby's pencils capture the sheer scale and menace of the beast while Dick Ayers' inks give weight to every destructive rampage. The remaining stories deliver Atlas's signature brand of supernatural horror and science fiction twists, each crafted with the monster-movie sensibility that defined the publisher's final year.
This issue marks Atlas Comics' transition period just before becoming Marvel Comics, with Fin Fang Foom later becoming a recurring fixture in the Marvel Universe.
Condition VG- 3.5 — A classic reader. Some handling wear and stress, but the colors still pop and the structure is solid.. Noting: spine stress marks along the left edge with light corner wear throughout, subtle color fading to the yellow title lettering, grease pencil marking, and minor creasing with color breaks. <
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Atlas Comics · Strange Tales #89 · October 1961 · $0.10 · 36 pages · Monthly
Grade: VG- 3.5
Edited by Stan Lee. Indicia publisher: Atlas Magazines Inc.
Cover by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers.
The lead story introduces Fin Fang Foom, the massive dragon creature emerging from centuries of slumber to terrorize the modern world. Jack Kirby's pencils capture the sheer scale and menace of the beast while Dick Ayers' inks give weight to every destructive rampage. The remaining stories deliver Atlas's signature brand of supernatural horror and science fiction twists, each crafted with the monster-movie sensibility that defined the publisher's final year.
This issue marks Atlas Comics' transition period just before becoming Marvel Comics, with Fin Fang Foom later becoming a recurring fixture in the Marvel Universe.
Condition VG- 3.5 — A classic reader. Some handling wear and stress, but the colors still pop and the structure is solid.. Noting: spine stress marks along the left edge with light corner wear throughout, subtle color fading to the yellow title lettering, grease pencil marking, and minor creasing with color breaks. <
We use what the scientists are calling artificial intelligence to research and write our descriptions — it gives us more time to add books to our website and provide you with a wider array of inventory. We think Klaatu would approve. Details are verified but the robot does slip up. We're not infallible. Every book is graded by a human collector who has actually held it. If anything ever looks off, reach on out at robopictocomics@gmail.com.
