Strange Tales (1951 series) (Marvel) #153
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Indicia Publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Vista Publications Inc.
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Printed
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Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
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February 1967
February 1967
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1967-02-00
1967-02-00
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0.12 USD
0.12 USD
Page Count
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 24)
36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 24)
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Stan Lee
Stan Lee
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| 0. no title (Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.) cover, 1p | [S P I C L E] |
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| Unofficial Title? | No | No |
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| Type | cover | cover |
| Feature | Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. |
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| Genre | Spy | Spy |
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| Page Count | 1 | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No | No |
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| No Script | X | X |
| Pencils | Jim Steranko (signed) | Jim Steranko (signed) |
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| Inks | Jim Steranko (signed); Wally Wood ? (Laura Brown figure) | Jim Steranko (signed) |
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| Colors | Jim Steranko ? | Jim Steranko ? |
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| No Letters | X | X |
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| Characters | Dum Dum Dugan; Laura Brown; Nick Fury; HYDRA | Dum Dum Dugan; Laura Brown; Nick Fury; HYDRA |
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| Notes | Original ink credit listed Frank Giacoia. Cover signed Jim Steranko, listed in THE MARVEL COMICS INDEX #6 (George Olshevsky, December 1977), confirmed by Nick Caputo, Barry Pearl, Henry Kujawa & Nick Simon. Wood inks suggested by Henry Kujawa, agreed by Nick Simon (August 2007). Nick Caputo question the Wood inks. | Original ink credit listed Frank Giacoia. Cover signed Jim Steranko, listed in THE MARVEL COMICS INDEX #6 (George Olshevsky, December 1977), confirmed by Nick Caputo, Barry Pearl, Henry Kujawa & Nick Simon. Henry Kujawa suggested that the Laura Brown figure was inked by Wally Wood, agreed by Nick Simon (August 2007). Nick Caputo believes the cover is inked entirely by Steranko. |
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| 1. The Hiding Place! (Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.) comic story, 12p | [S P I C L E] |
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| Title | The Hiding Place! | The Hiding Place! |
| Unofficial Title? | No | No |
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| Type | comic story | comic story |
| Feature | Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. | Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. |
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| Genre | Spy | Spy |
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| Page Count | 12 | 12 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No | No |
| Script | Jack Kirby (plot); Roy Thomas (dialogue) | Jack Kirby (plot); Roy Thomas (dialogue) |
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| Pencils | Jack Kirby (layouts); Jim Steranko | Jack Kirby (layouts); Jim Steranko |
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| Inks | Jim Steranko | Jim Steranko |
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| Colors | ? | ? |
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| Letters | Artie Simek | Artie Simek |
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| Characters | Clipper Charlie (SHIELD barber); Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Laura Brown; HYDRA; Gabe Jones; Supreme Hydra ["Emir Ali-Bey" (alias); "Agent Bronson" (alias)]; Dum Dum Dugan | Clipper Charlie (SHIELD barber); Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Laura Brown; HYDRA; Gabe Jones; Supreme Hydra ["Emir Ali-Bey" (alias); "Agent Bronson" (alias)]; Dum Dum Dugan |
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| Synopsis | While enjoying a shave, Fury thinks back on SHIELD's 1st battle with HYDRA, when Laura Brown-- who had joined only to convince her father to give up his mad dream of world conquest-- saved his life and helped defeat them. As the President pushes thru a pardon for her, she's being transported by Gabe & Jasper-- whose car is attacked by HYDRA. Fury & Dugan, in a captured HYDRA saucer, go to rescue the trio. The Supreme Hydra dons a new disguise, that of "Agent Bronson", a SHIELD man currently their prisoner. "Bronson" arrives at the Heli-Carrier just in time to join the team racing to help Fury. After helping capture several HYDRA thugs, "Bronson" gains Fury's confidence. Noting he's no "babe-in-arms", "Bronson" confides he, too, was in a "Commando Squadron" in WW2. | While enjoying a shave, Fury thinks back on SHIELD's 1st battle with HYDRA, when Laura Brown-- who had joined only to convince her father to give up his mad dream of world conquest-- saved his life and helped defeat them. As the President pushes thru a pardon for her, she's being transported by Gabe & Jasper-- whose car is attacked by HYDRA. Fury & Dugan, in a captured HYDRA saucer, go to rescue the trio. The Supreme Hydra dons a new disguise, that of "Agent Bronson", a SHIELD man currently their prisoner. "Bronson" arrives at the Heli-Carrier just in time to join the team racing to help Fury. After helping capture several HYDRA thugs, "Bronson" gains Fury's confidence. Noting he's no "babe-in-arms", "Bronson" confides he, too, was in a "Commando Squadron" in WW2. |
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| Notes | Part 4 of 9. After 2 episodes where Fury's appearance remained the same, he appears to lose a lot of weight in this one as Steranko begins to modify his appearance. | Part 4 of 9. After 2 episodes where Fury's appearance remained the same, he appears to lose a lot of weight in this one as Steranko begins to modify his appearance. |
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| 2. Alone, Against the Mindless Ones! (Dr. Strange) comic story, 10p | [S P I C L E] |
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| Title | Alone, Against the Mindless Ones! | Alone, Against the Mindless Ones! |
| Unofficial Title? | No | No |
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| Type | comic story | comic story |
| Feature | Dr. Strange | Dr. Strange |
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| Genre | Occult | Occult |
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| Page Count | 10 | 10 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No | No |
| Script | Marie Severin (co-plot); Stan Lee (co-plot, dialogue) | Marie Severin (co-plot); Stan Lee (co-plot, dialogue) |
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| Pencils | Marie Severin | Marie Severin |
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| Inks | Marie Severin | Marie Severin |
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| Colors | Marie Severin ? | Marie Severin ? |
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| Letters | Sam Rosen | Sam Rosen |
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| Characters | The Mindless Ones; Dr. Strange; Umar; Clea (spell-image), Ancient One (cameo) | The Mindless Ones; Dr. Strange; Umar; Clea (spell-image), Ancient One (cameo) |
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| Synopsis | While Umar watches, Strange battles The Mindless Ones. He finally reaches Clea and frees her from a mystic prison, only to learn it was merely an illusion-- and now, severely weakened, he faces doom at the hands of a Mindless One! | While Umar watches, Strange battles The Mindless Ones. He finally reaches Clea and frees her from a mystic prison, only to learn it was merely an illusion-- and now, severely weakened, he faces doom at the hands of a Mindless One! |
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| Notes | Part 7 of 22; part 3 of Umar sequence. Marie Severin's 1st 1960's Marvel work. Much cruder than subsequent episodes; the roughness of the linework suggests she may have replaced Bill Everett very close to deadline! | Part 7 of 22; part 3 of Umar sequence. Marie Severin's 1st 1960's Marvel work. Much cruder than subsequent episodes; the roughness of the linework suggests she may have replaced Bill Everett very close to deadline! |
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| 3. ["Dear Stan, Shield's still playing around with Hydra..."] (Strange Mails) letters page, 1p | [S P I C L E] |
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| Title | "Dear Stan, Shield's still playing around with Hydra..." | "Dear Stan, Shield's still playing around with Hydra..." |
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| Type | letters page | letters page |
| Feature | Strange Mails | Strange Mails |
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| Genre | spy; superhero | spy; superhero |
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| Page Count | 1 | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No | No |
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| Notes | Letters of comment from Bill Mooney; Cole Gagne; Mike Brown; and William McQueeneny. | Letters of comment from Bill Mooney; Cole Gagne; Mike Brown; and William McQueeneny. |
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Comments
| Commenter | Comment | Revision | Timestamp | Old State | New State |
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| Nick Caputo | Editing | 2012-09-25 17:34:39 | Available | Editing | |
| Nick Caputo | 2012-09-25 17:35:32 | Editing | Pending Review | ||
| Tony R. Rose | 2012-09-27 21:25:05 | Pending Review | Under Review | ||
| Tony R. Rose | 2012-09-27 21:26:23 | Under Review | Approved |
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