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2 dated observations. Last recorded 2026-11-01. Source record #2388907
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| Grade | Amount | Evidence | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.0 | $1,200.00 | PANEL_PROFITS · grade_6_0_valueguide | 1954-02-01 |
| RAW | $164.50 | PANEL_PROFITS · ungraded_valueguide | 1954-02-01 |
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Graded population
CGC records 38 graded copies for Strange Tales #25 (1954). Population is the number recorded by this grading source, not the total print run or all surviving copies.
The Final Hour
Earthmen build a space armada to attack the outer galaxy, but they invoke the wrath of a powerful creature that returns to the planet and ravages it to where only the robot slaves remain.
| StoryTitle2 = In Disguise! | Writer2_1 = N/A | Penciler2_1 = Myron Fass | Inker2_1 = Myron Fass | Colorist2_1 = N/A | Letterer2_1 = N/A | Editor2_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing2 = **Featured Characters:** * Unnamed Spy a Martian and a robot **Supporting Characters:** * Unnamed Captain * Three unnamed crewmen **Antagonists:** * Martians ** Unnamed Emperor ** Numa ** Numerous unnamed Martians
**Races and Species:** * Humans) * Martians * Robots **Realities:** * Earth-Unknown **Locations:** * Solar System ** Mars) ** Earth
| Synopsis2 = A human spy wearing two disguises penetrates the Martian emperor's palace to acquire Earth invasion plans. The Martians see through the first disguise, that of being a Martian, but under that she is disguised as a robot and they are fooled by that.
| ReprintOf3 = Spellbound Vol 1 1 | ReprintOfStory3 = 4 | StoryTitle3 = The Purple Shoes
| StoryTitle4 = The Last Man On Earth | Writer4_1 = N/A | Penciler4_1 = Arthur Peddy | Inker4_1 = Jack Abel | Colorist4_1 = N/A | Letterer4_1 = N/A | Editor4_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing4 = **Featured Characters:** * Carter **Supporting Characters:** * "Last Woman on Earth" **Antagonists:** * Unidentified Alien Invaders ** Numerous unnamed aliens **Other Characters:** * Jules Verne **Races and Species:** * Humans) (flashback) * Unidentified alien species **Realities:** * Earth-Unknown **Locations:** * Earth ** North America *** United States of America **** New York) ***** New York City ****** Empire State Building **** Washington, D.C. ** Europe ** Asia ** Africa ** Brazil ** Antarctica
| Synopsis4 = A man in a shelter after an alien attack opens the vault door for a female survivor.
| StoryTitle5 = The Long Sleep! | Writer5_1 = N/A | Penciler5_1 = C.A. Winter | Inker5_1 = C.A. Winter | Colorist5_1 = N/A | Letterer5_1 = N/A | Editor5_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing5 = **Featured Characters:** * Silas
**Antagonists:** * Little Men ** Numerous unnamed little men **Other Characters:** * Arnold Bros. Exchange) ** Mr. Arnold ** Numerous unnamed employees * Hilda * Silas' Son * Rip Van Winkle **Races and Species:** * Humans) * Bats) * Rabbits **Realities:** * Earth-616 **Locations:** * Earth ** North America *** United States of America **** New York) ***** Catskill Mountains ** South America
| Synopsis5 = A man looks to duplicate Rip van Winkle's sleep, but when he finds the little men in the story, they turn him into a tenpin for their bowling game.
| StoryTitle6 = No Place to Go | Writer6_1 = N/A | Penciler6_1 = Mac Pakula | Inker6_1 = Mac Pakula | Colorist6_1 = N/A | Letterer6_1 = N/A | Editor6_1 = Stan Lee
| Appearing6 = **Featured Characters:** * Captain Rox **Supporting Characters:** * Venusians * Mercurians) * Martians * Jovians) * Saturnians * Uranians * Neptunians * Plutonians
**Races and Species:** * Humans) * Venusians * Martians * Jovians) * Saturnians * Uranians * Neptunians * Plutonians * Mercurians) **Realities:** * Earth-Unknown **Locations:** * Solar System ** Earth *** United States of America ** Venus) ** Mercury) ** Mars) ** Jupiter) ** Saturn) ** Uranus) ** Neptune) ** Pluto)
**Events:** * Korean War
| Synopsis6 = In the year 2003 it is agreed that war is the best solution to overpopulation.
| Solicit = In these spooky tales? Behold a space armada, a Martian spy, the last man on Earth, and more!
| Notes = | Trivia = | Recommended = | Links =
Creative credits
Writers: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A
Interior art: John Forte, Myron Fass, Arthur Peddy, C.A. Winter, Mac Pakula
Color: N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A, N/A
Source records & attribution
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GCD: 11116
PANEL PROFITS: 2388907