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Strange Tales , #77

Published: October 1960

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Issue Contents:
Taboo Returns!!
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cover taken from interior splash, with alterations.

The Return of Taboo!
Storyline

After his apparent destruction, Taboo reconstitutes himself and runs amok. He is eventually stopped by the arrival of others from his world, who reveal that he is not an advance scout for invasion, but merely a deranged criminal.

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Taboo last appeared in issue #75 (June 1960). A replica of Taboo appears in Incredible Hulk Annual (Marvel, 1976 series) #5 (October 1976), but the real Taboo does not appear again until Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005). Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 3-7, 10-11 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 7).

Mystery Pupil
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A dull teacher earns accolades by accidentally helping capture a Martian criminal.

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

I Am the Beast-Man!
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A criminal transforms himself into a dog in order to escape from burglaries unnoticed. He must return home quickly or be stuck as a dog, but is picked up by a dog catcher and trapped in the pound.

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Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 12-14, 16-18 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 6).

The Strange Magic of Master Khan!
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A pirate steals the ship of an Asian sorcerer. The ship's owner curses the thieves, shrinking the ship and imprisoning them in a glass bottle.

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Possible Lee script per Nick Caputo's examination at his blog: http://nick-caputo.blogspot.com/2011/11/who-authored-ditko.html Master Khan next appears in an Iron Fist story in Marvel Premiere (Marvel, 1972 series) #24 (September 1975). Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 20-24 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).

Am I the...Unhuman?
Storyline

A scientist in builds a robot identical to himself, and programs it with his own memories. When robots are banned, the robot believes that it is the real person, and its creator the duplicate.

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Narrated by the robot. Job number from Dr. Michael J. Vassallo via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Story is pages 28-32 of comic (pages of story numbered 1 to 5).