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Strange Tales #78
Cover AMarket Value
- Graded copies for sale
- $68.69 - $720
- 20 graded copies listed, as of Oct 6, 2026
CGC Census
1,987
Total Graded
47
9.8 NM/MT
220
8.0 VF
Reprinted 14x
A man spots upon a Martian in human form scouting for an invasion. The police won’t believe him, so he finds and kills the spy himself, revealing that he is a Venusian in disguise working to protect Earth.
Cover Date
November 1, 1960
On Sale Date
June 27, 1960
Pages
36
Cover Price
$0.10
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Editor
S.L
Credits
Writer
Penciller
Colorist
Letterer
science fiction
Collected in
- Strange Tales Annual #1
- Where Monsters Dwell #3
- Tower of Shadows #6
- Secrets of the Unknown #159
- Secrets of the Unknown #171
- Secrets of the Unknown #192
- Secrets of the Unknown #208
- Monster Masterworks #[nn]
- Monsters: The Marvel Monsterbus by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber & Jack Kirby #1
- Marvel Masters of Suspense: Stan Lee & Steve Ditko Omnibus #1
- Creepy Worlds #87
- Secrets of the Unknown #29
- Secrets of the Unknown #32
- Sinister Tales #67