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Strange Tales #71
Cover AMarket Value
- Graded copies for sale
- $42.00 - $3,996
- 18 graded copies listed, as of Oct 6, 2026
CGC Census
195
Total Graded
15
9.8 NM/MT
12
8.0 VF
Reprinted 21x
An American businessman scoffs at a shopowner's claim that one of his books was Merlin's diary, until a terrifying vision of Merlin turns his hair white. As he runs from the shop, the shopkeeper thinks that he must remember not to leave his diary out.
Cover Date
October 1, 1959
On Sale Date
June 5, 1959
Pages
36
Cover Price
$0.10
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Editor
S.L
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Colorist
Letterer
Characters
Merlin
fantasy
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