Strange Tales Vol 1 90

Strange Tales Vol 1 #90 Published November, 1961 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jack Kirby George Klein Stan Goldberg Artie Simek "Orrgo the Unconquerable!" Writer Stan Lee Larry Lieber Penciler Jack Kirby Inker Dick Ayers Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Ray Holloway Editor Stan Lee "Special Sale" "A Thousand Years Later" Writer Stan Lee Penciler Steve Ditko Inker Steve Ditko Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Ray Holloway Editor Stan Lee "The Inhuman!" Writer Stan Lee Larry Lieber Penciler Don Heck Inker Don Heck Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Artie Simek Editor Stan Lee "Germ Warfare" Writer Stan Lee Larry Lieber Penciler Paul Reinman Inker Paul Reinman Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Ray Holloway Editor Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Strange Tales #89 Strange Tales #91

Appearing in "Orrgo the Unconquerable!"

Featured Characters:

• Orrgo (First appearance)
  

Supporting Characters:

• Jo-Jo

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Mentelleronites
• Gorillas
  
  

Synopsis for "Orrgo the Unconquerable!"

An alien with powers similar to X-Men's Proteus lands at a circus and hypnotizes the humans of the surrounding area while he rests. A ravenous gorilla breaks from his cage, and "sensing" that Orrgo is the cause of his discomfort, kills the alien in his sleep thus ending the threat.

Appearing in "Special Sale"

Synopsis for "Special Sale"

Appearing in "A Thousand Years Later"

Featured Characters:

• Adam
• Eve

Races and Species:

• Humans

Locations:

• Unnamed future reality
  
  

Synopsis for "A Thousand Years Later"

A scientist named Adam invents and drinks a serum that will allow him to resist normal aging for 1000 years before its effects wear off. In the intervening time a planet is discovered that the entire population decides to relocate to. By the time all the rocket ships are constructed, his 1000 years are nearly up and he decides to stay behind with one other lovely young woman who refuses to leave Earth named Eve.

Appearing in "The Inhuman!"

Featured Characters:

• X-35

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Robots
  
  

Synopsis for "The Inhuman!"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Germ Warfare"

Featured Characters:

• John Marshall

Antagonists:

• Molitis germ

Races and Species:

• Humans
  
  

Synopsis for "Germ Warfare"

A medical researcher on a boat enlarges a germ to human size, causing it to attack him and hijack the boat. The germ lands on an island in order to make an army of enlarged germs, but an atomic test destroys it.

Notes

• "Orrgo the Unconquerable!" reprinted in Fear #2 & Monster Menace #4
• "The Inhuman" reprinted in Fear #2
• "Germ Warfare" reprinted in Fantasy Masterpieces #6

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