Strange Tales #9 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1952

About Strange Tales #9

Carl Burgos cover. Bob Fujitani and Mike Sekowsky art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Drink Deep, Vampire!

Pencils: Sol Brodsky ?; Carl Burgos ?

Inks: Carl Burgos

Colors: Stan Goldberg

Notes: Possible Burgos pencils and inks per Michael J. Vassallo's blog: http://timely-atlas-comics.blogspot.com/2016/04/happy-100th-birthday-to-carl-burgos.html Previous indexer credited Sol Brodsky on inks. Colors: Goldberg credited by himself.

STORY DETAILS

(6 Stories)

Title: Blind Date

Characters: Mac Farrand

Synopsis: A man walks out of a bar and sees a beautiful redhead sitting in a convertible waiting for someone. He walks over and starts to talk to her. She tells him that she is waiting for an older wealthy man and asks him to leave but he refuses and gets in the car. She says 'Very well' and careens off. He becomes frightened and tells her to slow down and she does not. When he glances over at her, he screams, for he sees a skeleton that tells him he has stolen a blind date with Death as the car heads straight for the side of a mountain.

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: Mike Sekowsky

Inks: Vic Carrabotta ?

Reprints: Beware (Marvel, 1973 series) #2 (May 1973)

Title: The Strange Game

Characters: Lou Beltram

Synopsis: A man stumbles over a card game where four strange characters are playing for body parts.

Pages: 4.000

Pencils: Marty Elkin [as M. Elkin] (signed)

Inks: Marty Elkin [as M. Elkin] (signed)

Reprints: Crypt of Shadows (Marvel, 1973 series) #3 (May 1973)

Title: The Man from Mars

Characters: Freddie

Synopsis: A deadbeat wants to see a movie called 'The Man from Mars' but since he doesn't bother to get a job, he's broke and has no money. When he sees a rocket ship with a sign outside that reads "Be the First to see Mars" he thinks it's a promotion for the picture and enters, hoping to get to see the movie for free. Suddenly, the rocket blasts off and he passes out from the acceleration. When he revives, he finds himself a captive in a Martian zoo.

Pages: 3.000

Script: Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils: Bob Fujitani

Inks: Bob Fujitani

Reprints: Beware (Marvel, 1973 series) #2 (May 1973)

Title: Drink Deep, Vampire

Characters: Karl Croya; Gorlac

Synopsis: A business man attempts to swindle a coven of vampires by draining their blood every day and selling it back to them every evening.

Pages: 6.000

Pencils: Joe Sinnott (signed)

Inks: Joe Sinnott (signed)

Reprints: Dracula Lives (Marvel, 1973 series) #2 (1973)

Title: The Voice of Doom!

Characters: Hendrix

Synopsis: A publisher has communication devices installed in every cubicle so he can fire his employees when they badmouth him. One day, he hears a voice that threatens him with eternal torments in Hell. He demands to know who is speaking and a grinning skull emanates from the device to claim him.

Pages: 5.000

Pencils: Bill Benulis

Inks: Bill Benulis

Reprints: Beware (Marvel, 1973 series) #2 (May 1973)

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	4	1	2	2	6	4	3	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	34
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Total	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	2	4	1	2	2	6	4	3	2	0	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	35

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