Strange Tales #155 [British]

(April 1967)

Death Trap! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jim Steranko (credited)

Pencils

Jim Steranko (credited)

Inks

Jim Steranko (credited)

Colors

Jim Steranko ?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Nick Fury; President Lyndon B. Johnson (cameo); Jasper Sitwell; Professor Anton Trojak (creator of Q-Ray machine; Anihil-Agent 47); HYDRA; Gabe Jones; Dum Dum Dugan; Supreme Hydra ["Agent Bronson" (alias)]; Laura Brown

Synopsis

The Heli-Carrier takes on a number of VIP's, as well as Prof. Trojak and his "Q-Ray" for a demonstration. But Trojak is really a HYDRA agent, and his oversized machine has been used to smuggle several HYDRA thugs aboard! In addition to these dangers, Fury must also cope with his 3 best friends, who've been hypnotized to kill him. Fury manages to save the day, and an injured, unconscious Laura is found hidden in the computer room, wearing a HYDRA outfit. "LBJ" appears to blame Fury for the security screw-up, and orders him confined to quarters...

Reprints

• in Marvel Série I (Levoir, 2012 series) #15 - Nick Fury - Agente da SHIELD
• in SHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD] (Marvel, 1973 series) #5 (October 1973) [minus 2 pages]
• in Vengeur (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #14 (3ème trimestre 1975) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
• in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel, 2000 series) (May 2000)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2009)
• in S.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko: The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2013 series) ([October] 2013)
• in The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (Hachette Partworks, 2014 series) #8 - Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Part One (November 2014)
• in S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015)
• in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #8 - Nick Fury: Agent von SHIELD, Teil 1 (August 2016)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #124 - Ник Фьюри: Агент "Защиты"
• in Steranko Is... Revolutionary (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)

Indexer Notes

In the introduction to Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury Agent of Shield Volume 2 Steranko says he took over the color chores with Strange Tales # 165. Part 6 of 9. Fury comments that no amount of attempted brainwashing could ever force Sitwell to turn bad as "it's against his principles". Last episode of this storyline reprinted in the 1970's; fans would have to wait until 2000 to read a reprint of the rest of the story!

The Fearful Finish--! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Stan Lee; Marie Severin (credited) (co-plot)

Pencils

Marie Severin (credited)

Inks

Marie Severin (credited)

Colors

Marie Severin ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Dr. Strange; Clea; Umar; Ancient One

Synopsis

Stranges races the bolt of death and barely manages to save Clea's life. Together they race thru one dimension after another, until The Ancient One answers Strange's call for help and guides them to Earth. Feeling there is no other way to protect her, Strange's mentor uses the "Spell of Vanishment" to sent Clea to a unknown place of safety. But then, he also sends Strange to another dimension, as he declares "Umar walks the Earth!"

Reprints

• in Fantastic! (IPC, 1967 series) #59 (30 March 1968), #60 (6 April 1968)
• in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) (1974)
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #47 (décembre 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #139 (5 juillet 1981)
• in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 ([September] 2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2010 series) #2 ([January] 2013)
• in Doctor Strange Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #2 (2021)
• in Doctor Strange Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #2 - I, Dormammu (2023)

Indexer Notes

Part 9 of 22; part 5 of Umar sequence. Clea's 1st appearance on Earth (if only briefly).

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

Strange Mails / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Gary Friedrich ?

Pencils

Marie Severin (illustration)

Inks

Marie Severin (illustration)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Reprints

• in S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) (2015)

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters

typeset