Atlas Comics · Strange Tales #92 · January 1962 · $0.10 · 36 pages
Grade: F- 5.5
Indicia publisher: Atlas Comics.
Cover artist not credited on indicia.
Atlas horror anthology centered on jungle suspense. The cover announces “The Thing Waits For Me!”—a chase sequence in dense brush with predator and prey locked in the kind of setup Atlas loved: ordinary person, extraordinary threat, no escape route. Interior stories follow suit: standalone tales of creatures, curses, and the small moments where reality bends and something ancient or vengeful shows up.
This issue sits squarely in Atlas's post-Code horror output—the stories have bite but work within the Comics Code Authority guidelines that killed the pre-1954 EC flood. The tension here comes from atmosphere and the unknown rather than gore or graphic violence. Typical mid-run anthology fare: solid art, solid plotting, exactly what newsstand readers expected from the horror line in early 1962.
Standard inventory title for Atlas horror collectors building runs. No key status or creator milestone—this is the working copy, the book you buy to fill the gap and actually read.
Condition F- 5.5 — Nearly sharp. A few tiny spine ticks and slight corner wear, but otherwise a very attractive specimen.. Noting: Edge wear consistent with reading copy, Color breaking along spine, Minor foxing visible on cream-colored areas.
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Atlas Comics · Strange Tales #92 · January 1962 · $0.10 · 36 pages
Grade: F- 5.5
Indicia publisher: Atlas Comics.
Cover artist not credited on indicia.
Atlas horror anthology centered on jungle suspense. The cover announces “The Thing Waits For Me!”—a chase sequence in dense brush with predator and prey locked in the kind of setup Atlas loved: ordinary person, extraordinary threat, no escape route. Interior stories follow suit: standalone tales of creatures, curses, and the small moments where reality bends and something ancient or vengeful shows up.
This issue sits squarely in Atlas's post-Code horror output—the stories have bite but work within the Comics Code Authority guidelines that killed the pre-1954 EC flood. The tension here comes from atmosphere and the unknown rather than gore or graphic violence. Typical mid-run anthology fare: solid art, solid plotting, exactly what newsstand readers expected from the horror line in early 1962.
Standard inventory title for Atlas horror collectors building runs. No key status or creator milestone—this is the working copy, the book you buy to fill the gap and actually read.
Condition F- 5.5 — Nearly sharp. A few tiny spine ticks and slight corner wear, but otherwise a very attractive specimen.. Noting: Edge wear consistent with reading copy, Color breaking along spine, Minor foxing visible on cream-colored areas.
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!
