Strange Tales Vol 1 82

Strange Tales Vol 1 #82 Published March, 1961 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jack Kirby "The Thing Called It!" Writer Stan Lee Penciler Jack Kirby Inker Dick Ayers "The World Beyond" Penciler Steve Ditko Inker Steve Ditko "Fangs of the Monster!" Penciler Don Heck Previous Issue Next Issue Strange Tales #81 Strange Tales #83

Appearing in "The Thing Called It!"

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Synopsis for "The Thing Called It!"

A European mad scientist in a castle creates a monster to destroy a rival, but fails to animate the creature, and so disposes of it in the quicksand bog below the window. The quicksand supplies the missing ingredient and the creature returns to its creator, but it has been given a sense of morality with its life, and so refuses the evil request to kill. The scientist attempts to blow it up but instead falls to his death from the ramparts. The creature vows it would live a just life if it could have a human body and a bolt from the heavens transfers its life essence into the body of its creator.

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Synopsis for "The World Beyond"

Same story as the Ditko story in Journey Into Mystery #56

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Synopsis for "Fangs of the Monster!"

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Notes

• "The Thing Called It!" reprinted in Monsters on the Prowl #15 & Fantasy Masterpieces #4
• "The World Beyond" reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #17
• "Fangs of the Monster" reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #37

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