Strange Tales Vol 1 8

Strange Tales Vol 1 #8 Published July, 1952 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Bill Everett Stan Goldberg "The Old Mill" Penciler Gene Colan Inker Gene Colan Letterer Sam Rosen Editor Stan Lee "Escape" Letterer Typeset Editor Stan Lee "Fame!" Penciler Manny Stallman Inker Manny Stallman Editor Stan Lee "The Storm" Penciler Vic Carrabotta Inker Vic Carrabotta Editor Stan Lee "Something in the Fog!" Penciler Ed Goldfarb Inker Bob Baer Editor Stan Lee "If the Shoe Fits" Penciler Joe Maneely Inker Joe Maneely Editor Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Strange Tales #7 Strange Tales #9

For the dead man there is peace...rest...and all his fears are at an end! But for the other--the murderer--it is only the beginning of the strangest tale of all...

-- From the splash page of "The Storm"

Appearing in "The Old Mill"

Featured Characters:

• Man (Unnamed)

Antagonists:

• Kurt Braun (Death)

Races and Species:

• Bats
• Rats
• Humans
• Pigs (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth
  • Germany
    • Kurt Braun's Old Mill
      
      

Synopsis for "The Old Mill"

A mill hand disposes of his tyrannical boss by grinding him up.

Appearing in "Escape"

• Appearances not yet listed
  
  

Synopsis for "Escape"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Fame!"

Featured Characters:

• Vance Roamer (Apparent death)

Supporting Characters:

• H.T. Whitney

Other Characters:

• Vance Roamer's Landlady

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Earth
  • United States of America
    • New York
      • New York City
        
        

Synopsis for "Fame!"

Universal rejection makes a would-be actor's mind snap and so he rents a tuxedo with his last few dollars and does a presentation on a building ledge before a gathered crowd until he makes the leap that will ensure his fame.

Appearing in "The Storm"

Featured Characters:

• Miko Arley

Antagonists:

• Darden
• John Matlack
• Cavelli
• Broderick
• Lopez
• Winton
• Pilot (Devil)

Other Characters:

• Police

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Ghosts
• Demons

Locations:

• Earthspace
  • Earth
    • Paris (Mentioned)
    • New York City (Mentioned)
• Heaven (Referenced)
• Hell
  
  

Synopsis for "The Storm"

A killer hijacks a plane to escape the police. The pilot turns out to be Satan and he lands the plane in Hell.

Appearing in "Something in the Fog!"

Featured Characters:

• Nick Laska

Supporting Characters:

• Nick Laska's Associate (Unnamed)

Antagonists:

• Crew of the Flying Dutchman

Other Characters:

• F.B.I.
  • Tennant (Killed)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Ghosts
• Bats (Mentioned)

Locations:

• Earth
  • South America (Mentioned)
  • Africa (Mentioned)

Vehicles:

• Nick Laska's Boat
• The Flying Dutchman
  
  

Synopsis for "Something in the Fog!"

A group of smugglers run into the Flying Dutchman.

Appearing in "If the Shoe Fits"

Featured Characters:

• Shoemaker (Unnamed) (Killed)

Supporting Characters:

• Murphy

Antagonists:

• Murderer (Unnamed)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Cats (Referenced)

Locations:

• Earth
  
  

Synopsis for "If the Shoe Fits"

A man who murders a shoe maker becomes trapped in wet cement.

Notes

• "The Old Mill" is reprinted in Vault of Evil #4.
• "Fame" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery (Vol. 2) #10.
• "The Storm" is reprinted in Uncanny Tales (Vol. 2) #3.
• "Something in the Fog" is reprinted in Journey Into Mystery (Vol. 2) #10.
• "If the Shoe Fits" is reprinted in Tomb of Darkness #12.

See Also

• 1 Image(s) from Strange Tales Vol 1 8
• 2 Reprints of Strange Tales Vol 1 8

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