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Strange Tales , #87

Published: August 1961

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The Return of Grogg!
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The Return of...Grogg!
Storyline

Koslov is sent back to Russia as a spy, and discovers that the dragon Grogg is still on the loose. He lures Grogg into a Soviet rocket and launches it on its mission to Mars, knowing that if the Soviets ever travel to Mars they will find an enraged dragon.

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Narrated in the first person. This story is divided into two parts: an untitled part one (6 pp) and part two—"Grogg" (7 pp). Story is pages 3-7, 10-14, 16-18 of comic (pages numbered 1 to 13). Grogg last appeared in issue #83 (April 1961); his next published appearance is in Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (January 2005), while his next chronological appearance is in Marvel Monsters: Monsters on the Prowl (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005).

Peril on Paper
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An artist alters a matter transmitter to create images out of the human imagination, but more than just the image of the imagined monster is created.

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

The Lighthouse from Nowhere!
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A lighthouse appears by a village, but their teacher feels they shouldn’t use it unearned and destroys it. They build a new one, never knowing that the first was a beacon for an alien invasion, now aborted.

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

The Macabre Mirror!
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A greedy duke taxes his people into poverty. When he ignores a gypsy's warnings and tries to seize her ancient mirror he finds himself imprisoned within it forever, freeing his subjects.

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