✦ Strange Tales #89 – CGC 2.5 – 1st Appearance of Fin Fang Foom! ✦
PLUS - Custom One of a Kind Shadow Box!!!
Iconic 1961 pre-superhero Marvel monster issue featuring the first appearance of Fin Fang Foom,
the legendary alien dragon who's become a cult-favorite villain in Iron Man, Avengers, and beyond
complete with his unforgettable purple shorts and Kirby menace!
Key Details:
• Published: October 1961 (Marvel/Atlas)
• Cover & Story Art: Jack Kirby (cover with Dick Ayers) + Steve Ditko interiors
• Key Issue: 1st Fin Fang Foom (origin & appearance)
• Lead Story: "Fin Fang Foom!" A 13-page epic where a historian awakens the mighty dragon to thwart an invasion
• Additional Tales: Classic Atlas sci-fi/monster shorts with Ditko art
• Format: Silver Age staple (10¢ cover price)
• Iconic Jack Kirby cover: Dramatic green monster emerging with "Fin Fang Foom!" splash
Condition: CGC 2.5 (Good+)
• Universal Blue Label – No restoration
• Off-White pages (excellent for age and grade)
• Classic Kirby cover presents boldly: Vibrant colors, strong eye appeal with the monster front-and-center
• Slab is clean and intact – honest low-grade presentation with tremendous shelf presence
• Perfect affordable entry into this key pre-hero monster issue!
Shadow Box:
I had a professional shadow box maker design the box from the comic
and make it by hand. ONE OF A KIND. Hard to tell by photo, has 4 layers from back to glass. VERY COOL!
Size: 9" wide x 11" tall x 1 ¼" deep
Hangs great on the wall next to the comic!!!
Comic and Shadow Box ships securely in protective packaging (boxed for slab safety).
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