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Strange Tales , #88

Published: September 1961

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Zzutak!
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Zzutak the Thing That Shouldn't Exist!!
Storyline

An American comic book artist is forced by an Aztec priest to make a monster with magic paints. The artist creates another monster to fight the first, causing the temple to collapse on both monsters, giving the priest amnesia and ending the threat.

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Story Notes

Narrated in the first person. Frank Johnson, Yucoya-Tzin and all next appear in Fantastic Four Unlimited (Marvel, 1993 series) #7 (September 1994). This story is divided into two parts: an untitled part one (6 pp) and part two—"Zzutak" (7 pp). Story is pages 3-7, 10-14, 16-18 of comic (pages numbered 1 to 13). Steve Ditko writer credit removed based on information from the Atlas/Timely list.

Snowstorm
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A hiker lost in the snow meets a scientist who discovered how to transform other metals into gold but lives in isolation so his discovery will not cause turmoil.

Story Notes

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

The Lifeless Man!
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A young boy prefers an old wooden toy soldier to more modern toys. His friends make fun of the toy, but when they are threatened by a bear the soldier seems to drive it off with its rifle.

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Story Notes

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

Punishment!

"In a far distant galaxy there spins a small planet known as Phato III!"

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An advanced civilization sends a mugger to a prison planet. Only a few moments on this world full of war, crime and disease make him go straight in order to avoid ever again coming back to Earth.

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