Strange Tales, #50
Published: September 1956
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The End of the Line
Credits
- Pencils: Bill Everett
- Inks: Bill Everett
- Colors: Stan Goldberg
Story Notes
Colors: Goldberg credited by himself.
The End of the Line
Storyline
Peter creates a formula which disintegrates matter. He considers using it but after seeing spectral figures from the future who wish to stop him from unleashing its power, he realizes he must hold back his discovery.
Credits
- Pencils: Paul Reinman
- Inks: Paul Reinman
Both of Me!
Storyline
Eliot creates a robot double so he has a perfect alibi for crimes, but repents the decision and tells the robot to destroy itself. Eliot settles into a law-abiding career but the robot resurfaces, committing crimes. Eliot destroys it and clears his name.
Credits
- Pencils: Harry Lazarus
- Inks: Harry Lazarus
- Letters: Morrie Kuramoto
The Fog That Couldn't Lift!
Storyline
Earth surrounds itself with a fog to wards off invaders from Xanu. Karall stops them by opening a portion of the fog, causing them to crash into the North Atlantic Ocean.
Credits
- Pencils: Steve Ditko
- Inks: Steve Ditko
- Letters: Joe Letterese
The World Outside!
Storyline
A criminal finds himself alone in New York, the city deserted. He goes home to find himself asleep and soon wakes up. He awakens to find himself alone in New York City.
Credits
- Pencils: Bill Benulis
- Inks: Bill Benulis
The Newshound
Storyline
A reporter with an uncanny nose and a woman with keen hearing and become the blueprints for a new breed of journalists.
The Needle Swings!
Storyline
Muller is captured by the East German police and interrogated, but he passes their lie detector test because the machine had been built in West Germany.
Credits
- Pencils: Robert Q. Sale
- Inks: Robert Q. Sale
Sleep, You Fool!
Storyline
Annoyed at the attention Bud gets from Joyce, Perry tries to trick Bud into thinking they've both been asleep for 20 years like Rip Van Winkle. However, it actually transpires that Perry sleeps for 20 years and awakens to find Bud and Joyce got married.
Credits
- Pencils: John Forte
- Inks: John Forte