Strange Tales #119

(April 1964)

The Torch Goes Wild! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited) (plot, script); Dick Ayers (credited) (plot, un-credited)

Pencils

Dick Ayers (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

Job Number

X-605

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Rabble Rouser [Vitold Niyazov, later called Weinberg]; Prince Nagamo; Doris Evans (cameo); The Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Spider-Man [Peter Parker] (cameo)

Synopsis

A demagogue drums up public opinion against the Torch, as part of a communist plot against an American ally. The Torch regains the public trust by stopping him and using his own mind control devices to turn him to the American side.

Reprints

• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #53 ([circa 1966-1967])
• in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #21 (July 1969)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #19 (14 Dicembre 1971)
• in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([October] 2003) [black & white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([March] 2009)
• in The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) (2018)

Indexer Notes

The Rabble Rouser next appears, still rehabilitated, in Wolverine (Marvel, 2003 series) #26 (May 2005). It has been suggested in The Jack Kirby Collector that this story began as a sequel. The identical piece of equipment, a "Thru-The-Ground Tank," was used by The Hate Monger in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #21 (December 1963), by The Rabble Rouser in this story, and by The Fixer in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #142 (March 1966), suggesting HYDRA supplied all 3 of them with equipment!

Another Marvel Masterpiece (Table of Contents: 2)

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Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Indexer Notes

promo for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #25 (April 1964)includes cover repro. Printed between the pages of the Human Torch story.

Another Marvel Masterpiece (Table of Contents: 3)

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Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Indexer Notes

promo for Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #11 (April 1964)includes cover repro. Printed between the Human Torch and Doctor Strange stories.

Beyond the Purple Veil! (Table of Contents: 4)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Steve Ditko (credited) (co-plot)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Job Number

[X-606 ?]

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Wong; Aggamon (introduction)

Synopsis

Doctor Strange must rescue two thieves who unwittingly steal a magic gem from him and are trapped in a mystical dimension as a result.

Reprints

• in Doktor Strange der Magier (BSV - Williams, 1975 series) #11
• in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #53 ([circa 1966-1967])
• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #9 (June 1967)
• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #8 (3 June 1967)
• in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #25 (mai 1972) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• in Giant-Size Defenders (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (October 1974)
which is reprinted
• in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #84/85 ([Septembre 1978])
• in Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #[1] (June 1978)
• in Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
• in Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (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 Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (Marvel, 2014 series) #5 - Doctor Strange
• in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Third Edition] (2015)
• in Doctor Strange Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
• in Doctor Strange Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 - Master of the Mystic Arts (2018)
• in Ditko Is... Strange King-Size (Marvel, 2020 series) (2020)
• in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The World Beyond (2021)

Indexer Notes

Aggamon next appears in Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme Annual (Marvel, 1992 series) #2 (1992).

Another Marvel Masterpiece (Table of Contents: 5)

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Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

Indexer Notes

promo for Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964)includes cover repro. Printed between the pages of the Doctor Strange story.

Two More Triumphs for Marvel! (Table of Contents: 6)

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Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

George Roussos

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek; ?

Indexer Notes

promos for Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (March 1964) and X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964)include cover repros. Printed after the Doctor Strange story.