Strange Tales #140 [British]

(January 1966)

The End of Hydra! (Table of Contents: 1)

Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Jack Kirby (credited) (co-plot)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited) (layouts); Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We hate to say it, but Nick Fury is still a prisoner of Hydra!

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Agent G [Laura Brown] (unnamed); Nick Fury; HYDRA; Dum Dum Dugan; Gabe Jones; Imperial Hydra [Arnold Brown]; Tony Stark

Synopsis

Fury defeats the Hunter robot. Surrounded by HYDRA's Tiger squad, Dum Dum, Gabe and fellow agents use a Flying Wedge formation and an Electro-Jab weapon to push thru. HYDRA retaliates with Skate Board Units. Joined by Fury SHIELD overpowers HYDRA while Supreme Hydra realizes he must use Operation Last Resort. In space, Stark disarms the Betraton Bomb. SHIELD orders the arrest of HYDRA agents worldwide. SHIELD blasts into HYDRA's Nerve Center while their leader walks up the stairs leading to Imperial Industries boardroom. As he prepares to hit the destruct button, we learn his real identity.

Reprints

• in Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1968 series) #17 (January 1971)
• in Vengeur (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #10 (3ème trimestre 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
• in S.H.I.E.L.D. by Lee & Kirby: The Complete Collection. (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015)
• in S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015)

Indexer Notes

Part 6 of 7. Arnold Brown revealed as Imperial Hydra in this episode. In this episode, Nick Fury is a dead ringer for Ralph Meeker, who played Mike Hammer in the film KISS ME DEADLY (1955), while Arnold Brown bears a resemblance to Warren editor Archie Goodwin!

More Nutty News and Notes from One Marvel Madman to Another! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Pincers of Power! (Table of Contents: 3)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Ditko (plot, uncredited); Stan Lee (credited) (dialogue)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Even though villainous Baron Mordo received unlimited help from the dread Dormammu...

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo; Dormammu; The Ancient One; Clea (unnamed); rulers of neighboring dimensions

Synopsis

Dormammu sends Strange, Mordo & The Ancient One to a neutral dimension. He then uses a sleeping potion on the Mindless Ones, so his domain will be temporarily safe and summons rulers of nearby dimensions. Dormammu arrives to challenge Strange in person to battle for total mastery of Earth! Strange accepts, then Dormammu declares they shall fight using only the "Pincers Of Power", and no other spells or incantations. This way, it will be a battle of skill, not power. The battle is fierce-- but when it appears Strange is about to overcome his adversary, Mordo strikes Strange from behind...

Reprints

• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #28 (21 October 1967)
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #28 (October 1970)
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #39 (mars 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in The Avengers (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #28 (March 30, 1974)
• in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #188 (November 1976) [with one page omitted]
• in Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles (Simon and Schuster, 1978 series) (1978)
• in Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #2 (July 1979)
• in Le Fils de Satan (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #18 (4ème trimestre 1980) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
• in Spindelmannen (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #4/1980 (1980)
• in Edderkoppen (Atlantic Forlag, 1978 series) #4/1980 ([april] 1980)
• in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #166 (5 octobre 1983)
• in Doctor Strange Classics Starring Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1984 series) #4 (June 1984)
• in Marvel Fanfare hors-série (Arédit-Artima, 1985 series) (1985)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #23 ([December] 1992)
• in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([September] 2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([December] 2010)
• in The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (Hachette Partworks, 2014 series) #3 - Doctor Strange: A Nameless Land, A Timeless Time (July 2014)
which is reprinted
• in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #3 - Doctor Strange: Ein namenloses Land, eine zeitlose Zeit (September 2015)
• in Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (Marvel, 2014 series) #5 - Doctor Strange
• in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Third Edition] (2015)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #73 - Доктор Стрэндж: Земля Без Имени, Время Без Времени
• in Doctor Strange Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
• in Doctor Strange Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 - Master of the Mystic Arts (2018)
• in Ditko Is... Strange King-Size (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)
• in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2021 series) #2 - The Eternity War (2022)

Indexer Notes

Part 11 of 17.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Strange Mails / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee ?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Doctor Strange Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 (2016)

Indexer Notes

Letters from: David Faggioli, Micky Schwaberow, Mike Arden, Leon Fisher, Charles Graves, Bruce Hallenbeck, Alan & Steven Mann.