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Strange Worlds #2

Avon · Series began 1950 · April 1951

Dates

Cover date
April 1951
On sale
December 21, 1950
Pages
36

Editions and covers

Creators

pencils: Gene Fawcette, Richard Case, John Giunta, Wally Woodinks: Gene Fawcette, Wally Woodscript: Gardner Fox, Malcolm White

Stories

  • The Leopard Men · 1 pages

    Description of an African cult whose witch doctors promise great power to those who dress as leopards and kill white men.

  • The Giant from Beyond! · 10 pages

    A giant named Balthar raids Ophir's caravans. Crom takes an army to find and defeat him.

  • The Weapon Out of Time · 10 pages
  • Octopus-Kings of the Lost Planet · The Story Behind the Cover · 3 pages
  • Dara of the Vikings · 8 pages

    Ford and Gene discover a land where Vikings still live and meet Dara, who they rescue from the evil Cyngar.

Characters

Crom the BarbarianQueen Tanit

Reprinted in

Eerie (1952), Lurid Little Nightmare Makers (2014), Thrilling Science Tales (1989), Barbarians and Beauties (1990), Good Girl Comics (1994), Men of Mystery Comics (1999), Crypt of Horror (2005), Wally Wood: Strange Worlds of Science Fiction (2012), Dangerous Dames (2023)

Run and key data from the Grand Comics Database (comics.org), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Identifiers and aliases from Wikidata (CC0).