Strange Tales #150

(November 1966)

Hydra Lives! (Table of Contents: 1)

Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Jack Kirby (co-plot, uncredited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited) (layouts); John Buscema (credited)

Inks

Frank Giacoia (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre

spy; superhero

Characters

Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Dum Dum Dugan; Senator Dudley (member of Plans & Operations Section); Supreme Hydra ["Don Cabellero"]; HYDRA

Synopsis

Fury subjects himself to a dangerous test in order to prove that an atomic missile can be detonated long-distance by a sonic weapon which SHIELD believes HYDRA has. While both he & Dugan are recovering from injuries, Don Cabellero, at the urging of an undercover SHIELD man, invites Fury to a party in ancient Karnopolis in the Sahara Desert. Caballero is a disguise for the new Supreme Hydra, who is aware a SHIELD agent has invaded his ranks. Fury tells Sitwell he will be in command during his absence but suddenly a sonic boom shakes the HQ as the Overkill Horn is being tested.

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) #3 (June 1973) [minus 2 pages]
• in Vengeur (Arédit-Artima, 1972 series) #18 (2ème trimestre 1976) [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 Visionaries: John Buscema (Marvel, 2006 series) (2006)
• in Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
• 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. by Lee & Kirby. The Complete Collection. (Marvel, 2015 series) ([September] 2015)
• in S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection Omnibus (Marvel, 2015 series) ([October] 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 Marvel Visionaries: John Buscema (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of 9. 1st appearance of the new Supreme Hydra, later revealed to have been its real leader all along, behind-the-scenes. In this episode, Jasper Sitwell is a dead ringer for Roy Thomas!

Sensational Secrets and Incredible Inside Information, Guilessly Guaranteed to Avail You Naught! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

The Conquest of Kaluu! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Roy Thomas (credited); Bill Everett (co-plot, uncredited)

Pencils

Bill Everett (credited as Wild Bill Everett)

Inks

Bill Everett (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Kaluu; Dr. Strange; The Ancient One; Griffin (Babylonian beast); Mindless Ones; Clea; Umar (Dormammu's sister)

Synopsis

Kaluu realizes Strange and the Ancient One have escaped to the past of ancient Babylonia where The Ancient One obtains The Book Of The Vishanti. Before Kaluu can extinguish the Flames of the Faltine, Strange returns to the present with the mystic book which hurls his spell back to him. The Ancient One sends Kaluu into Limbo for all time. In The Dark Dimension Clea fears the onslaught of the Mindless One's freed from their prison with Dormammu gone. But another former prisoner controls them: Umar, Dormammu's sister, who vows his deeds shall pale beside hers.

Reprints

• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #39 (6 January 1968), #40 (13 January 1968), #43 (3 February 1968) [partial reprint]
• in Eclipso (Arédit-Artima, 1968 series) #47 (décembre 1974) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]]
• 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)

Indexer Notes

Part 4 of 22. 1st appearance of Umar. Candles used in time-travel previously used in STRANGE TALES #124 (September 1964). Due to the growing use of soap-opera format, Kaluu's story runs straight into Umar's without a break between episodes. It seems ironic that Kaluu was described as being more powerful than Strange & his mentor together, yet with this episode he vanished, never to return; while Umar became a long-running villain still appearing to this day.

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

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

Script

Roy Thomas ?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan, I am writing this letter to praise...

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Donnie Butler; Larry Johnson; Lise Bredbenner; and Carl Gafford. Also includes Merry Marvel Marching Society info and coupon.