Strange Tales
#130
(March 1965)
Marvel,
1951 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1964-12-10
- 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 (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
The Defeat of Dr. Strange! Meet.. the Beatles!
Doctor Strange; Human Torch; The Thing / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]
- Reprints
-
in Los 4 Fantásticos (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1962 series) #60 -
in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #183 [Regular Edition] (January 1976) [modified] which is reprinted - in Doctor Strange Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
- in Doctor Strange Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #4 - Alone Against Eternity (2020)
- in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001) [black & white]
- in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 ([October] 2003) [black & white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 ([September] 2005)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([March] 2009)
- in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2010 series) #1 ([December] 2010)
-
in The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (Hachette Partworks, 2014 series) #3 - Doctor Strange: A Nameless Land, A Timeless Time (July 2014) which is reprinted -
in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #3 - Doctor Strange: Ein namenloses Land, eine zeitlose Zeit (September 2015) - in Doctor Strange Omnibus (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 (2016)
- in The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection (Marvel, 2018 series) (2018)
- in Doctor Strange Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 - Master of the Mystic Arts (2018)
- in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2021 series) #2 - The Eternity War (2022)
-
Indexer Notes
First cover to co-feature Dr. Strange.
Meet the Beatles!
Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited) (co-plot, dialogue); Bob Powell (credited) (co-plot)
- Pencils
- Bob Powell (credited)
- Inks
- Chic Stone (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); Alicia Masters; Doris Evans ("Dorrie"); John Lennon; George Harrison; Paul McCartney; Ringo Starr
- Synopsis
- Ben and Johnny have another one of their "fights," then have to clean up Reed's lab as a result. They take Alicia and Doris on a double-date to see The Beatles, the girls getting to meet the rock stars in person and get autographs; but Ben and Johnny wind up having to go after some crooks who robbed the box-office. A wild free-for-all at Coney Island ensues, but by the time our heroes get back to the theatre, the show's over! Doris says, "Maybe someday I'll understand why anyone would want to be a super-hero!"
- Reprints
- in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #33 (December 1971)
-
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #31 (30 Maggio 1972) - 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
Story takes it title from The Beatles 1st US Capitol LP (1964). Bob Powell takes over from Dick Ayers for the remaining 5 episodes of the series.
The Defeat of Dr. Strange
Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Steve Ditko (plot, uncredited); Stan Lee (credited) (script)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- Genre
- superhero; fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Dormammu; Baron Mordo; Dr. Strange; The Ancient One; Hamir (unnamed); Sen-Yu (The Ancient One's accountant, Hong Kong)
- Synopsis
- Dormammu agrees to give Mordo limitless power so that he may destroy Dr. Strange. In Tibet, Mordo and two followers attack. Strange manages to whisk his aging mentor to safety. As Strange leaves his mentor with a loyal hermit, Dormammu sends spirits to search for him. Strange attempts to lure the spirits away from his weakened mentor. In Hong Kong, Strange contacts The Ancient One's accountant, who gets him a passport while he rests. Before long, Strange is surrounded by Mordo's minions, and after a short battle, is on the run again.
- Reprints
- in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #18 (12 August 1967) [Black and white.], #18 (12 August 1967)
- in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #21 (June 1969)
-
in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #29 (avril 1973) [N&B [B&W]] - in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #183 (January 1976)
-
in Capitaine America (Editions Héritage, 1970 series) #67 ([Mars 1977]) - in L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #80/81 ([avril 1978]) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #2 (July 1979)
- in Doctor Strange Classics Starring Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1984 series) #1 (March 1984)
- in Docteur Strange Classic (Arédit-Artima, 1984 series) #1 (July 1984)
- 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 The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (Hachette Partworks, 2014 series) #3 - Doctor Strange: A Nameless Land, A Timeless Time (July 2014) which is reprinted
- in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #3 - Doctor Strange: Ein namenloses Land, eine zeitlose Zeit (September 2015)
-
in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #73 - Доктор Стрэндж: Земля Без Имени, Время Без Времени - 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) #2 - The Eternity War (2022)
-
Indexer Notes
Part 1 of 17. Baron Mordo resembles actor Torin Thatcher from THE 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD (1957) and JACK THE GIANT KILLER (1962).
[no title indexed]
Strange Mails / letters page / 1 page
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Letters from Maurice Judge, Stuart M. Joseph, Mrs. L. J. Greene, Thomas Jolly, Chris Young; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Defeat of Dr. Strange! Meet.. the Beatles!
Doctor Strange; Human Torch; The Thing -
1.
Meet the Beatles!
Human Torch; The Thing -
2.
The Defeat of Dr. Strange
Doctor Strange -
3.
[no title indexed]
Strange Mails
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Peter Croome
- Robert K. S. Croy, Sr.
- Mark Gordon
- Katy Hayhurst
- Henry R. Kujawa
- Darrel McCann
- Mark Q
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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