Strange Tales #111

(August 1963)

Fighting to the Death with the Asbestos Man! (Table of Contents)

The Human Torch / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Ernie Hart [as H. Huntley] (script)

Pencils:

Dick Ayers

Inks:

Dick Ayers

Colors:

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters:

Sam Rosen [as Sam Harold]

Job Number:

[X-309 ?]

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Asbestos Man [Orson Kasloff] (introduction, origin); Blackie Barker; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo)

Synopsis:

A frustrated scientist invents a fireproof suit in order to impress underworld hoods and become their partner in crime. The Torch is at first unable to defeat him, but with the advice of his sister he calms down and outsmarts the Asbestos Man.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #14 (May 1968)
which is reprinted
• in L' Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #33 ([Avril 1974])
• in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (October 2003) [black & white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (September 2006)

Indexer Notes

Letterer identified as Sam Rosen under a pseudonym by Jerry Bails.

Masquerade (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

G-750

Content Information

Genre:

occult

Characters:

Tommy; Kitty Blake; Old King Cole

Synopsis:

A man with no imagination is invited to a costume party by his girlfriend, but stumbles across real fairy-tale folk instead.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Journey Into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1951 series) #38 (October 1955)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Beware--the Machine!!! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils:

Larry Lieber

Inks:

Matt Fox

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-310

Content Information

Genre:

science fiction

Characters:

X-200; Jocko

Synopsis:

A super-intelligent computer is built by American scientists, and attempts to conquer the world. It defends itself against humans, but an organ-grinder's monkey goes un-noticed and unplugs the machine.

Face-to-Face with the Magic of Baron Mordo! (Table of Contents)

Dr. Strange Master of---Black Magic / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (script)

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

Steve Ditko

Colors:

?

Letters:

Terry Szenics

Job Number:

[X-311 ?]

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero; Occult

Characters:

Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo] (introduction) ; Hamir (introduction, unnamed); Ancient One [Yao] (called "the Master")

Synopsis:

In his castle in Europe, Baron Mordo plots to steal the secrets of his former master, The Ancient One. Sending his spirit form to Tibet, he causes Hamir to poison The Ancient One's food. From his NYC sanctum, Strange senses his master's plight, and challenges Mordo to a battle in their spirit forms. After, The Ancient One warns Strange that Mordo will be a danger to them both, as long as he lives.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #4 (August 1966)
• in Terrific! (IPC Magazines Ltd, 1967 series) #3 (29 April 1967)
• in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #6 (1975)
• in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #76/77 ([Janvier 1978])
• in Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #[nn] (1979)
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #135 (January 1982)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #23 ([December] 1992)
• in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001) [black & white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([September] 2003)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([December] 2010)
• in Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #nn [1]

Indexer Notes

Doctor Strange next appears in issue #114 (August 1963).