(September 1966)

Marvel, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1966-06-09
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

On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1966 Periodicals, page 336.
This issue has variants:

Enter... Kaluu! (Table of Contents)

Doctor Strange / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Everett (signed as Bill Everett)
Inks
Bill Everett (signed as Bill Everett)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek ?

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Kaluu; Ancient One; Dr. Strange
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Second full DR. STRANGE cover; alternates with SHIELD until end of run in STRANGE TALES #168 (May 1968).

Death Before Dishonor! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Kirby (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited) (layouts); Don Heck (credited)
Inks
Don Heck (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre
spy; superhero
Characters
Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Jasper Sitwell; Count Bornag Royale (A.I.M.); A.I.M. (division of "THEM")
Synopsis
Dugan is shattered when he thinks Fury is killed in a fire-bombing attack by A.I.M., only to discover it was actually a Life Model Decoy. Fury realizes their movements are under video-surveillance by the enemy. Count Royale and his A.I.M. cohorts are amazed at how sophisticated the L.M.D.s are and plan to steal one. While Fury submits to a trial a squad of A.I.M. men break into SHIELD's underground base. Fury shatters a viewport on the Heli-Carrier and leaps out to apparent death - but Sitwell equipped him with a parachute. Fury is met by Dugan as they prepare to take on A.I.M.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 4 of 5. The pen-radio Fury uses is similar to the one regularly used by agents on THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. tv series.

Capricious Commentaries, Carefully Cooked-Up to Confuse and Confound You! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

The Origin of the Ancient One! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Denny O'Neil (credited); Bill Everett (co-plot, uncredited)
Pencils
Bill Everett (credited)
Inks
Bill Everett (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Dr. Strange; The Ancient One; Kaluu
Synopsis
The Ancient One tells Strange of his early life in Kamar-Taj, a hidden land in the Himalayas. He & Kaluu were born there, but while Strange's mentor sought to use magic for good, Kaluu dreamed of power. Kaluu mentally gained control of the people, imprisoned his once-friend, and enslaved neighboring lands. The Ancient One eventually used a spell to strike, inadvertently causing the people to suffer, no longer immune to diseases. Kaluu fled to another dimension while The Ancient One left Kamar-Taj, swearing to use his magic to help others. In the present Kaluu prepares to seek his revenge.
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Indexer Notes

Part 2 of 22. Before its corruption, Kamar-Taj was remarkably similar to Shangri-La in the film LOST HORIZON (1937). This is fitting, considering Dr. Strange's resemblance to the film's star, Ronald Colman.

[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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan, You know we Marvel fans aren't ones to complain...
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from John Stewart; William Marshall; Arthur Hayner; and James Hockenhull. Also includes Merry Marvel Marching Society info and coupon, as well as a panel reproduction from a previous issue.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Enter... Kaluu!
    Doctor Strange
  2. 1. Death Before Dishonor!
    Nick Fury
  3. 2. Capricious Commentaries, Carefully Cooked-Up to Confuse and Confound You!
    Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist
  4. 3. The Origin of the Ancient One!
    Doctor Strange
  5. 4. ["Dear Stan, You know we Marvel fans aren't ones to complain..."]
    Strange Mails
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Pat Conolly
  • Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Henry R. Kujawa
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Richard Thomson
  • Jim Van Dore