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Strange Tales #80

Marvel · Series began 1951 · January 1961

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Dates

Cover date: January 1961
On sale: August 29, 1960
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #80 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition10¢ cover
Source ↗
UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Creators

script: Stan Leepencils: Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Paul Reinman, Steve Ditkoinks: Steve Ditko, Don Heck, Paul Reinmancolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Artie Simek, Joe Rosen, Ray Holloway

Stories

What? What? What Was Gargantus! · 7 pages
A deep sea explorer encounters a giant reptile that follows him back to the surface. The creature explores the surface, causing panic until it faints due to its inability to breathe air and is dumped back into the sea.
Time Machine · 2 pages
A man's fascination with history leads him to build a time machine and travel to the past, but when he sees the dangers of time travel he destroys the machine and blueprints.
The Things from Dimension X! · 6 pages
A scientist successfully creates a link to the dimension Electra only to find the inhabitants bent on conquest. They pour through the portal but are stopped when the carved presidents on Mt. Rushmore come to life and drive them back.
The Door They Dare Not Open! · 5 pages
A prison warden treats inmates with kindness, and relies on an honor system to prevent them from opening the one closed door. A new prisoner defies the code and opens the door, but is taken to the warden's alien world to do hard labor.
Trapped in the Room of Shadows · 5 pages
A millionaire looks for magical wishing stones with which he hopes to help all humanity. His greedy guide tries to steal the first stone, but only succeeds in using up its power and trapping himself.

Publisher’s description

A deep sea explorer encounters a giant reptile that follows him back to the surface.

Reprinted in

Sinister Tales (1964), Creatures on the Loose (1971), The Empire Strikes Back Weekly (1980), Mystic (1960), Secrets of the Unknown (1962), Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963), Fantasy Masterpieces (1966), Astounding Stories (1966), Monsters on the Prowl (1971), Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby (2017), Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus (2019)