Strange Tales #116

(January 1964)

The Human Torch in the Clutches of the Puppet Master! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Dick Ayers (credited)

Inks

George Roussos (credited as Geo. Bell)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Ray Holloway (credited)

Job Number

X-515

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Puppet Master [Philip Masters]; Alicia Masters

Synopsis

The Puppet Master manipulates the Thing into fighting the Human Torch, hoping to pick off the Fantastic Four one at a time.

Reprints

• in Spellbound (L. Miller & Son, 1960 ? series) #50 (1964) [Page 1, panel 1 used as cover], #50 (1964)
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #19 (March 1969)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #14 (5 Ottobre 1971)
• in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([October] 2003) [black & white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 ([September] 2006)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 (2014)
• in The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) (2018)

Indexer Notes

Puppet Master last appears in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #14 (May 1963), he next appears in Fantastic Four #28 (July 1964). The story was "Based upon an idea by Tommy and Jimmy Goodkind, Hewlett Harbor, New York".

The Radio (Table of Contents: 2)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

[F-946]

Genre

fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Bill Barton; Mr. Sparks

Synopsis

A ham radio enthusiast picks up a genie on one frequency but wastes his three wishes before he knows what's happening.

Reprints

• from Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1949 series) #133 (April 1955)

Indexer Notes

Text story with illustration.

Return to the Nightmare World! (Table of Contents: 3)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Steve Ditko (credited) (co-plot)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Job Number

X-517

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Nightmare; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Ancient One [Yao] (cameo); Wong (unnamed); Dr. Warren

Synopsis

Nightmare has discovered the ability to capture humans and bring them to his world for study while they sleep. The police ask Strange's help, as a "last resort," to discover the cause behind a rash of people unable to awaken. Strange tracks the cause down to the Nightmare World, and has a rematch with his old foe.

Reprints

• in Doktor Strange der Magier (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #8
• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #6 (December 1966)
• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #5 (13 May 1967)
• in The Avengers (Marvel UK, 1973 series) #5 (October 20, 1973) [black and white.]
which is reprinted
• in Les Vengeurs (Editions Héritage, 1974 series) #5
• in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #78/79 ([Mars 1978])
• in Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #[1] (June 1978)
• in Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
• in Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
• 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 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 Doctor Strange Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
• in Doctor Strange: Lords of Fear (Marvel, 2017 series) (2017)
• 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) #1 - The World Beyond (2021)

Indexer Notes

Nightmare last appears in issue #110 (July 1963).

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