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Issue: Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #21
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Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: Standard Silver Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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It Started on Yancy Street

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Subject Matter
superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing; Invisible Girl]; Watcher
Reprinting
FlagFantastic Four #29 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1964altered
 
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Cover is altered from original: backgrounds have been changed, the Watcher figure was moved and the FF figures were enlarged.
It Started on Yancy Street!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing]; The Red Ghost and his Super-Apes; The Watcher; Alicia Masters
Reprinting
FlagFantastic Four #29 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1964
was It Started on Yancy Street! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Thing

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up
Thing
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Thing image taken from an issue of Fantastic Four.
The Origin of the Mandarin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
superhero
Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin; Bill; Dave
Iron Man is a prisoner of the Mandarin, who proceeds to relate his origin.
Reprinting
FlagTales of Suspense #62 published February 1965
was The Origin of the Mandarin! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Watcher's Sacrifice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
science fiction
Watcher [Uatu]; Queen Kalthea; Fantastic Four [Thing; Human Torch; Mister Fantastic] (cameo)
The Watcher falls in love with a courageous alien queen, but his duty forces him to leave her.
Reprinting
FlagTales of Suspense #56 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1964
was The Watcher's Sacrifice! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Medusa

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up
Medusa
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Miscellaneous
1
Medusa illustration by Barry Smith is likely an original printed for the first time in this issue.
The Defeat of Dr. Strange

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Dormammu; Baron Mordo; Dr. Strange; The Ancient One; Hamir (unnamed); Sen-Yu (The Ancient One's accountant, Hong Kong)
Dormammu agrees to give Mordo power without limit 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.
Reprinting
FlagStrange Tales #130 published March 1965
was The Defeat of Dr. Strange [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Dr. Strange

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
A Marvel Masterwork Pin-Up
Dr. Strange; Dormammu; Baron Mordo
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Miscellaneous
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Dr. Strange art taken from the tee-shirt, which in turn was an amalgamation of figures from Strange Tales # 127 and 129. Vignettes added from various issues of Strange Tales.

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