(February 1966)

Marvel, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1965-11-11
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

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

Operation: Brain Blast! (Table of Contents)

Nick Fury / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen; Artie Simek

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Colonel Nick Fury; SHIELD's E.S.P. Division
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

Operation: "Brain Blast!" (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)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (credited as Frank Ray)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Keep those hands behind your head or you've just hailed your last "hail Hydra"!
Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
S.H.I.E.L.D.: Dum Dum Dugan; Colonel Nick Fury; Gabe Jones
Imperial Hydra (death); Mentallo [Marvin Flumm]; HYDRA; Agent G [Laura Brown] (unnamed); E.S.P. Division; The Fixer
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Supreme Hydra Arnold Brown cannot press the destruct button knowing his daughter would also perish. Unconvinced he is Supreme Hydra his guards execute him. Fury lets Agent G escape when she demonstrate Hydra's Vacuum-sole shoes. SHIELD's E.S.P. Division uses the Brainwave Stimulator to send Fury a mental warning of a mock attack. Mentallo, a renegade SHIELD agent, has the power to project thoughts into images as SHIELD works to copy his power. Seeing images of The Fixer, who escapes a jail cell with equipment built from common objects Mentallo intends to join forces with him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 7 of 7 / Part 1 of 3. 1st appearance of SHIELD's E.S.P. Division, Mentallo, The Fixer. In this episode, Arnold Brown bears a resemblance to actor Arthur O'Connell. The new story starts on page 8; when Stan Lee wrote "at that very moment", he should really have said "a week later", as reading the page literally makes it appear Fury (who was heading for dinner & a long sleep) was in 2 places at the same time!

Another Mighty Marvel Hot-Line Report Featuring Earth-Shaking Items of Monumental Inconsequence! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Let There Be Victory! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Steve Ditko (credited) (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (script)
Pencils
Steve Ditko (credited)
Inks
Steve Ditko (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Ancient One; Baron Mordo; Dormammu; Clea (unnamed); Dr. Strange; rulers of neighboring dimensions; Hamir The Hermit; Mordo's Demon
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Dormammu consigns Mordo to the Dimension of Demons. Strange declares he is able to continue the fight and manages to best him in combat! Dormammu swears not to attack Earth. Back in The Ancient One's home, Hamir prepares a banquet for Strange & his master. Dormammu banishes Clea to a place where Strange can never find her. The Ancient One assures Strange that there are many who may now be able to help in his search for the girl. The Mystic Globe shows traces of leftover evil spreading. Mordo's Demon & 2 disciples leave a trap for Strange: a bomb! Strange returns unaware of the danger.
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Indexer Notes

Part 12 of 17. Hamir (The Ancient One's servant) named for 1st time in this episode. Mordo's Demon last seen in Strange Tales #132 (May 1965). Although 4 different reprintings end here, this is obviously NOT the end of the story, as it continues on until Strange Tales #146 (July 1966).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Stan Lee ?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters form Mike McKeegan, Rick Wrigley, Brian Daley, Michael Harrisson, Francis Clough, and Justin Arthur.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Operation: Brain Blast!
    Nick Fury
  2. 1. Operation: "Brain Blast!"
    Nick Fury
  3. 2. Another Mighty Marvel Hot-Line Report Featuring Earth-Shaking Items of Monumental Inconsequence!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. Let There Be Victory!
    Doctor Strange
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Strange Mails
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Thomas Johnson
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • James Ludwig
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore