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Issue: Strange Tales #137
Publication Date: October 1965
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Issues: #137 of 168 Issues (243 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/08/1965
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 4 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US and standard Silver Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Disclose Reprinted In15
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The Prize Is.. Earth!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage, occult
Character(s): Imperial Hydra; Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury; Gabe Jones; Dr. Strange; The Ancient One
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagAgente Internacional #3 published ?
In Content Item: FlagNick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #17 published January 1971
as Strange Tales #137 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Dr. Strange #1 [unnamed variant] published December 2001
as Strange Tales #137 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as The Prize Is.. Earth! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1 published December 2010
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 1st modern-day appearance of Dum Dum & Gabe. Dr. Strange image taken from interior story.
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The Prize Is... Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Nick Fury; HYDRA; Dum Dum Dugan; Gabe Jones; Leslie Farrington (Chairman, Imperial Industries International); Arnold Brown (Farrington's secretary); Imperial Hydra ("Imperial Leader"); Agent "G" [Laura Brown] (unnamed)
Synopsis: SHIELD agents attempt to get microfilm to HQ but they fail, sacrificing themselves to prevent falling into HYDRA hands. The microfilm would have revealed the location of the Betratron Bomb, which Hydra will use to ransom the world. Leslie Farrington, chairmanship of Imperial Industries tells his assistant, Brown to track info on every board member, one of which is the Imperial Hydra. In a secret chamber below the boardroom Hydra's leader speaks to "Agent G", his daughter who begs him to end his mad plan, but he replies he is doing it for her benefit. The bomb launches without a hitch...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagNick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #16 published November 1970
as The Prize Is... Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as The Prize is... Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Part 3 of 7. 1st appearance of the SHIELD Communication Center. The chase sequence, from train to car-turned-submarine vs. frogmen is strikingly similar to the one in the film THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977). 1st modern appearance of Dum Dum & Gabe (regular cast members in SGT. FURY AND HIS HOLWING COMMANDOS). The relationship between Imperial Hydra & Agent G pays tribute to that of Doctor Fu Manchu & Fah Lo Suee, or The Yellow Claw and his niece, Suwan.
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When Meet the Mystic Minds!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult
Character(s): The Ancient One; Dr. Strange; Hamir (unnamed); Baron Mordo
Synopsis: Desperate to learn the secret of "Eternity", Dr. Strange probes the unconscious mind of The Ancient One, meeting one deadly trap after another, until at last, he reaches the mind of his beloved Master, and convinces him of his identity and good intentions. After recovering, Strange departs, and high atop a Himalayan peak, recites "one of the most potent spells of all time". When he's finished, his amulet floats into the air, expands in size, and a doorway opens-- thru which Strange steps. Seconds after the amulet vanishes, Mordo appears, just barely too late to catch up with his mortal enemy.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagDoctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts #2 published July 1979
In Content Item: FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #26 published April 1970
as When Meet the Mystic Minds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #186 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1976
as When Meet the Mystic Minds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]minus the title page
In Content Item: FlagDoctor Strange Classics Starring Doctor Strange #3 published May 1984
as When Meet the Mystic Minds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #23 published December 1992
as When Meet the Mystic Minds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Dr. Strange #1 [unnamed variant] published December 2001
as When Meet the Mystic Minds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1 [Regular Edition] published September 2003
as When Meet the Mystic Minds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1 published December 2010
as When Meet the Mystic Minds! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Part 8 of 17.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Joe Hartlaub, Michael Woodhead, Michael Arden, Jr.; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist and an order blank for the M.M.M.S.

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