Strange Tales #139 [British]

(December 1965)

The Brave Die Hard! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited) (layouts); Joe Sinnott (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

While a deadly betatron bomb orbits over earth, threatening our civilization as we know it...

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

S.H.I.E.L.D.: Dum Dum Dugan; Colonel Nick Fury; Gabe Jones; Tony Stark
Arnold Brown; Leslie Farrington; Vincent Vandergill; HYDRA [Imperial Hydra; Agent G [Laura Brown] (unnamed)]; Wilson

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Hydra fails to learn the location of the Braino-Saur despite their Image-Inducer. Stark tells SHIELD's directors it was designed to disarm Hydra's Betratron Bomb orbiting above Earth. Agent G helps Fury escape but he refuses to promise not to harm her father, the Supreme Hydra. Dum Dum, Gabe and a SHIELD squad use the captured Hydra saucer to locate their HQ. In the Imperial Industries boardroom tremors shake the building forcing everyone to flee. Below, Supreme Hydra learns of his daughters treachery. SHIELD attacks and he sends his Tiger Squad aware that it may mean his own daughter's death.

Reprints

• in Pow! (IPC, 1967 series) #9 (18 March 1967)
• 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 5 of 7. Name of HYDRA's leader changed from "Imperial Hydra" to "Supreme Hydra" in this episode.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Beware...! Dormammu Is Watching! (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

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Having finally found Eternity, Dr. Strange returns to his own world...

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Ancient One; Baron Mordo; Clea (unnamed); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Dormammu

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

The Ancient One is revealed to be Dormammu's captive. Dr. Strange's mentor tells Strange he must fight on but can only expect token aid. Dormammu forces Clea to watch Strange's defeat. Strange and Mordo square off and battle. After a time, Dormammu grows frustrated at how Mordo has been out-fought and prepares to strike personally.

Reprints

• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #27 (14 October 1967)
• in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #28 (August 1970)
which is reprinted
• in L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #98/99 ([octobre 1979]) [N&B [B&W]]
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #38 (février 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #187 (September 1976) [Title 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 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 10 of 17.

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

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Steve Ditko (illustration)

Inks

Steve Ditko (illustration)

Colors

?

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: John Edelkamp, Terry Levin, Ralph Sizer, Henry Bergman.