Strange Tales #120

(May 1964)

The Torch Meets the Iceman! (Table of Contents: 1)

Human Torch / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot, script); Jack Kirby (plot, un-credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

Job Number

[unknown, not X-649]

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Boy! The X-Men sure are getting a lot of publicity lately!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four: Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]
Captain Barracuda (first appearance); Doris Evans; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Johnny's riled because a newspaper compares Iceman (of The X-Men) to him. On a cruise liner, Bobby tries to pick up Doris, until Johnny arrives. Before the potential rivalry goes too far, The Barracuda (a modern-day pirate) and his men arrive and take over the ship. Johnny & Bobby team up to stop them.

Reprints

• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #62
• in Fantastic Summer Special (IPC, 1968 series) #1 (Summer 1968)
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #22 (September 1969)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #21 (11 Gennaio 1972)
• in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #205 (janvier 1987)
• in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([October] 2003) [black & white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([March] 2009)
• in The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) (2018)
• in X-Men: Children of the Atom (Marvel, 2019 series) #[1] - X-Men: Silver Age Vol. 1 - Gifted Youngsters (2019)

Indexer Notes

Barracuda next appears in Sub-Mariner (Marvel, 1968 series) #10 (February 1969).

The House of Shadows! (Table of Contents: 2)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

Job Number

X-650

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Not often does Dr. Strange walk the city streets!

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; House of Shadows (first appearance); Bill Brinkly (TV reporter); Allan Stevens (TV reporter)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Strange is on the scene to observe a TV crew as they prepare to enter & broadcast about a "Haunted House". Strange discovers something is amiss, as he is unable to enter via his spirit form. When the signal goes dead, Strange enters the house physically, and uncovers a surprising secret... the house is alive!

Reprints

• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #62
• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #9 (10 June 1967) [Black and white.]
• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #11 (October 1967)
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #20 (juillet 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Giant-Size Defenders (Marvel, 1974 series) #3 (January 1975)
which is reprinted
• in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #86/87 ([Novembre 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 Le Fils de Satan (Arédit-Artima, 1975 series) #13 (3ème trimestre 1979) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
• 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 Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 - Master of the Mystic Arts (2018)
• in Giant-Size Defenders #3 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2020 series) (February 2020)
• 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

The phrase, "The house is alive" is reportedly one of the things Roger Corman said in order to convince his bosses at AIP to allow him to film Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher"(1961). The origin of the house is strikingly similar to the one in "The Outer Limits" episode, "The Guests".

Two More Triumphs for Marvel..! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Salesman (Table of Contents: 4)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Job Number

[K-141]

Genre

humor

Characters

Mr. Frankel; Mr. Karl; Red Mop

Synopsis

A dull salesman gets some zing from a famous clown's laughing powder, but learns that confidence is its own magic.

Reprints

• from Mystic (Marvel, 1951 series) #51 (September 1956) [page 1]

Indexer Notes

Continues in next issue.