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ISSUE SUMMARY

Publisher: Marvel
Title: Strange Tales
Page Count: 36
Genre: Crime, Fantasy, Horror-suspense, Science Fiction
Era: Silver
Cover Price: 0.10 USD
Cover Date: December 1957
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Country: United States
A criminal discovers a magic pen, which makes anything that he writes come true. It runs dry when he is trying to steal jewels, leaving him trapped in a vault to die.; An embezzler dreams he will be caught, and kills the man he dreams responsible. The murder is another dream, as he is jailed pending sentence for embezzlement. He wakes to find himself being sentenced for murder, instead of embezzlement.; A convict released from prison attempts to get revenge on those responsible for placing him there. He shoots them with a chemical compound that makes them susceptible to suggestion in order to force them to commit crimes. His plan fails when he misses the detective who arrested him and the man just plays along to find out what his scheme is.; A rich man gets forces a scientist to give him a robot as a toy for his son despite his warnings. It tries to burn the house down, and the man apologizes to the scientist for not listening.; Political refugees seeking to flee tyranny are assisted by supernatural beings, and realize once they reach freedom that they crossed over Mt. Olympus.; An amnesiac confesses to a murder he doesn't remember, but applause reminds him that he is only an actor lost in his role.