(September 1964)

Marvel, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964-06-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Is the third issue without text pages. On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Paste-Pot Pete!; The Lady from Nowhere! (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange; Human Torch; The Thing / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Dick Ayers (signed)(upper section); Steve Ditko (lower section)
Inks
Dick Ayers (signed)(upper section); George Roussos (lower section)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Cleopatra VII; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
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Indexer Notes

The Doctor Strange portion of the cover consists of two images taken from the interior story by Ditko and Roussos, per Rob Allen, via the GCD Errors list, August 2009.

Cover Thumbnail for Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #124 Cover Thumbnail for Strange Tales (1951 series) #124 [British]
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Paste-Pot Pete (Table of Contents: 1)

Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (co-plot, script); Dick Ayers (credited) (co-plot, un-credited)
Pencils
Dick Ayers (credited)
Inks
Paul Reinman (credited as P. Reinman)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
Job Number
X-752
Genre
superhero
Characters
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Doris Evans
Synopsis
Trying to tell Johnny that Paste-Pot Pete was paroled (for helping The Avengers), Ben & Johnny get into a brawl. Tired of being thought of as a clown, Pete completely redesigns his costume, then takes on The Thing while he's flying his part of the Fantasti-Car. As he's about to go help Ben, Johnny's told by Doris that if he leaves in the middle of their date, he needn't bother returning. After a fierce battle, Ben & Johnny triumph, and after an "explanation," Doris forgives Johnny.
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Indexer Notes

This is the third appearance of Paste-Pot Pete; he last appears in the Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (July 1964)—where he was incorrectly drawn as The Wizard—he next appears in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #36 (March 1965). Stan announces that due to popular demand, Johnny and Ben will co-star in every issue from now on.

The Lady from Nowhere! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited); Steve Ditko (co-plot, uncredited)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited as Geo. Bell)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
Job Number
X-758
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Zota; Cleopatra VII; Ancient One [Yao]; Mark Antony (cameo)
Synopsis
Sensing sorcery, Strange finds a woman wandering the streets under a spell. After guiding her to his house, he consults his mentor. Strange travels into the past, though he's warned that if the candle employed in the spell expires he will be trapped there forever. In Ancient Egypt, he battles a wizard, Zota, and removes his power. Returning to the present the candle flickers out, but Strange uses the light from his amulet to guide him, barely making it back. Strange reveals the woman is Cleopatra, sent to the future when she scorned Zota. He sends her back to her waiting Mark Antony.
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Indexer Notes

Zota's "impulse transmitter" (magic mirror), through which Strange arrives and leaves in Ancient Egypt, is strikingly similar to one used in the Doctor Who story, "The Pyramids Of Mars" (1975).

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

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

Pencils
Steve Ditko; Jack Kirby
Inks
Steve Ditko; Sol Brodsky
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek; Sam Rosen
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Sinister Six [Sandman [Flint Marko]; Kraven [Sergei Kravinoff]; Dr. Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Mysterio [Quentin Beck]; Vulture [Adrian Toomes]; Electro [Max Dillon]]; Hulk; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet van Dyne]; Thor; Sgt. Fury; Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Indexer Notes

promos for Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964) and Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964) include cover repros. Printed between the pages of the Dr. Strange story.

Two More Triumphs for Marvel..! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Vince Colletta; Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek
Characters
Daredevil; The Owl; Karen Page; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; the Thing]; Diablo

Indexer Notes

promos for Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #3 (August 1964) and Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #30 (September 1964)include cover repros. Printed after the Dr. Strange story.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Paste-Pot Pete!; The Lady from Nowhere!
    Doctor Strange; Human Torch; The Thing
  2. 1. Paste-Pot Pete
    Human Torch; The Thing
  3. 2. The Lady from Nowhere!
    Doctor Strange
  4. 3. Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!
  5. 4. Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!
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