Strange Tales, #38
Published: September 1955
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Credits
- Pencils: Carl Burgos
- Inks: Sol Brodsky (uncertain)
- Inks: Carl Burgos
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
Story Notes
Cover credits obtained from an article in From The Tomb #10 (June, 2003)by Dr. Michael J. Vassallo and Frank Motler via the GCD Comics Database List. Colors: Goldberg credited by himself.
The Man in the Sky
Storyline
A "Jack and the Beanstalk" story with a moral against being too greedy.
Credits
- Pencils: Al Hartley
- Inks: Al Hartley
- Letters: Artie Simek
From Outer Space
Storyline
When hostile aliens come to Earth of the future they are persuaded not to enslave humanity because of Earth's music.
The Shaggy Creature!
Storyline
People wonder why a wealthy man carries around a teddy bear with him wherever he goes not realizing that the bear is his financial adviser.
Credits
- Pencils: Bob Forgione
- Inks: Jack Abel
No Escape!
Storyline
A married couple going through some rocky times are watching television with each other when they see a show called 'Supposing' featuring actors who look like them. Through various scenarios the two realize fate brought them together and resolve to stop sniping at each other. They are shocked when they glance behind the set and realize that the TV is not plugged in.
Credits
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte
Time Crime
Storyline
A man invents a time machine in order to commit crimes but he runs afoul of the 'Time Adjusters' who correct flaws in the time stream.
Credits
- Script: Paul S. Newman
- Pencils: Art Peddy
- Inks: Art Peddy
The Boy Who Saw!
Storyline
Three men receive warnings from an angelic boy who charges a penny to read their futures. When the dire predictions come true, the men return to boy for more advice only to learn that the boy's mother has made him give up his business and he walks off into the sky to return home.
Credits
- Pencils: Dick Ayers
- Inks: Dick Ayers
- Letters: Dick Ayers