Strange Tales #125

(October 1964)

The Sub-Mariner Must Be Stopped! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Dick Ayers

Inks:

Paul Reinman

Colors:

?

Letters:

Sam Rosen

Job Number:

X-772

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo)

Synopsis:

The latest fight between Ben and Johnny is interrupted by the arrival of a pair of reporters from LIFE Magazine, but it turns ugly when they find out it's Reed and Sue the reporters want to interview! When the news reports Sub-Mariner is heading for NYC, Ben and Johnny figure they can make an impression by tackling him on their own. Taking out the "U-Car," they soon find Namor, who seems to be expecting them. A big fight breaks out, ending when the Sub-Mariner leaves, feeling he's been "lied to." Reed and Sue arrive, with Reed chastising Ben and Johnny for ruining the peace talk he'd spent weeks trying to set up. Feeling betrayed, Namor promises himself that their next fight will be to the finish.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #27 (July 1970)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #26 (21 Marzo 1972) [as "Bisogna fermare Sub Mariner", Italian translation]
• in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (October 2003) [black & white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #2

Indexer Notes

Sub-Mariner last appears in X-Men #6 (July 1964) and next appears in Fantastic Four #33 (December 1964). Namor's "electric eel" power crops up again, for the last time. The reporters from LIFE suspiciously resemble Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber. Colors credit for Stan Goldberg removed due to lack of attribution (31/03/2010).

More Triumphs for Marvel..! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

? (promo copy)

Letters:

?

Indexer Notes

Advertises Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964), Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964) and Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #2 (1964). Printed between the pages of the Human Torch and Thing story.

Mordo Must Not Catch Me! (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Steve Ditko

Inks:

George Roussos [as Geo. Bell]

Colors:

?

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

X-773

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero; Occult

Characters:

Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo]; Ancient One [Yao]

Synopsis:

Three followers of Mordo attack Strange in his sanctum. After dispatching them, he uses the Eye of Agamotto and his amulet to contact his mentor, but to no avail! Mordo appears saying he's captured The Ancient One. In their ectoplasmic forms, a running battle begins that takes them halfway around the world, until Strange locates his mentor in a half-hidden jungle somewhere in Tibet. The battle continues, until the light of Strange's amulet forces Mordo to give in and free The Ancient One. With Mordo apparently beaten "for a long time," Strange heads back to NYC.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #16 (August 1968)
• in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #90/91 ([Mars 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 Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #128 ([no date])
• in Amazing Stories of Suspense (Alan Class, 1963 series) #64 ([no date])
• in Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #nn [1]

Indexer Notes

Sixth appearance of Baron Mordo; Mordo last appears in issue #121 (June 1964) and next appears in issue #130 (March 1965). Doctor Strange guest-stars in Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #108 (September 1964), and has a cameo in Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964) shortly before this story. This episode leads directly into Strange's first encounter with Dormammu in the next issue. Stan Goldberg colors credit removed due to lack of attribution. (31/03/2010).

The Message (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

[H-729]

Content Information

Genre:

adventure

Characters:

Bill Benson

Synopsis:

An unhappy foundry worker finds a message from a prisoner and rushes to help, finding that the message was merely a test of courage, and that his actions have gained him his dream job.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• from Astonishing (Marvel, 1951 series) #47 (March 1956) [page 1]

Indexer Notes

"Continued next issue..." is written at the bottom of the page, but the second page was not reprinted in subsequent issues. Printed between the pages of the Dr. Strange story. This is the last text story page in Strange Tales. The synopsis describes the whole story, but only those characters that appear on this page are listed here.