Strange Tales , #89 British

Published: October 1961

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Fin Fang Foom!
Fin Fang Foom!
Storyline

A young historian from Taiwan crosses to the mainland to awake the dragon Fin Fang Foom and foil a communist invasion. He lures the dragon to the coast to wreck the invasion fleet, and then lures it back to its lair before restoring its mystical slumber.

Story Notes

Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two parts: part one (6 pp) and part two (7 pp). Story is pages 3-7, 10-14, 16-18 of comic (pages numbered 1 to 13). While colored green on the cover, Fin Fang Foom is colored orange in the interior art. Fin Fang Foom next appears in Astonishing Tales (Marvel, 1970 series) #23 (April 1974).

The Future
Storyline

A quiz show host finds himself mysteriously transported to the far future for a brief time.

Story Notes

Text story with illustration. Text story is pages 8, 26 of comic (pages of story not numbered).

The Green Things!
Storyline

A wealthy retiree keeps a magnificent greenhouse, where he talks to the plants. When a burglar tries to kill him, his plants come to life and stop the intruder, saving their friend's life.

Credits
Story Notes

Story is pages 20-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).

The Touch of Midas!

"Gold! Gold! Everything I touch turns to gold! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha!"

Storyline

A greedy man locates the source of Midas’s power, planning to stop the undesirable effects with gloves. He gains the power but finds that his gloves turn to gold, dooming him to the same fate as Midas.

Story Notes

Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).