(November 1965)

Marvel, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1965-08-10
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 (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:

Sometimes the Good Guys Lose! (Table of Contents)

Nick Fury / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
John Severin
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen
Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Colonel Nick Fury; HYDRA
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
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Cover Thumbnail for Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #138 Cover Thumbnail for Strange Tales (1951 series) #138 [British]
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Sometimes the Good Guys Lose! (Table of Contents: 1)

Nick Fury / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited); Jack Kirby (co-plot, uncredited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited) (layouts); John Severin (credited as Johnny Severin)
Inks
John Severin (credited as Johnny Severin)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Televiewer tube positioned and ready!
Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
S.H.I.E.L.D.: Dum Dum Dugan; Colonel Nick Fury; Gabe Jones; Tony Stark
Arnold Brown; Leslie Farrington; Vincent Vandergill; HYDRA [Imperial Chief; Fox Divisional Chief; Agent "G"]; Hodges; Wilson
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Aboard SHIELD's Intercontinental Ballistic Plane Fury uses the Televiewer Tube to locate the Betraton Bomb launch site. It is destroyed but the bomb was already launched. Agent G unsucsessfully implores her father, Imperial Hydra to come to his senses. He sends HYDRA's Fox Division to deliver his terms to every nation on Earth. Tony Stark prepares to show Fury the Braino-Saur,a new weapon when HYDRA agents capture him. At Imperial Industries board members vie for position, hoping to stage a corporate coup. Imperial Hydra gloats over Fury, while in Washington, HYDRA delivers their ultimatum.
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Indexer Notes

Part 4 of 7. The tank which crashes thru a wall and then launches a section of itself as a missile is remarkably similar to the one used by Mr. Freeze in the film BATMAN AND ROBIN (1997). The board room scene is reminiscent of the film EXECUTIVE SUITE (1954).

If Eternity Should Fail! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Steve Ditko (credited) (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (dialogue)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Last issue, we saw Dr. Strange wrest the secret of Eternity from the mind of the Ancient One!
Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ancient One; Baron Mordo; Clea (unnamed); Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Dormammu; Eternity (introduction); Hamir
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
In another dimension that defies description, Dr. Strange comes face-to-face with Eternity, who learns that Strange is indeed worthy of The Ancient One's trust. He knows that if Mordo & Dormammu are not stopped, all mankind will be in jeopardy. But after all Strange has been thru, Eternity tells him he already has the power he needs. Feeling dejected, Strange returns to the cave to find his master gone. Mordo's spirits lead him to Mordo, who tells Strange "The game is lost!"
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Indexer Notes

Part 9 of 17.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Strange Mails / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee ?
Letters
typeset
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Indexer Notes

Letters from: Dick Wolz, Marcus Smith, David Simon, Ted Wentworth, Daryl Leace.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!
    Nick Fury
  2. 1. Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!
    Nick Fury
  3. 2. If Eternity Should Fail!
    Doctor Strange
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Strange Mails
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  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore
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