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Reprints the Human Torch stories from Strange Tales #101-134 and Strange Tales Annual #2.
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Fantastic Four Annual #2 published October 1964
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House ad for Fantastic Four books from Marvel.
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Title page and credits.
Strange Tales #101 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1962
Strange Tales #101 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1962 Notes:
Part 1 of 2. Contains diagram of Sue & Johnny's house & brief recap of the Fantastic Four's origin.
Strange Tales #101 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1962 Notes:
Part 2 of 2. Destroyer no relation to the Stan Lee character from Mystic Comics #6 (October 1941), the Lee-Kirby character from Journey Into Mystery #118 (July 1965) or the Jim Starlin character from Iron Man #55 (February 1973).
Strange Tales #102 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1962 Notes:
Cover divided into 3 panels.
Strange Tales #102 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1962 Notes:
Part 1 of 2. 1st appearance (and origin) of The Wizard.
Strange Tales #102 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1962Strange Tales #102 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1962 Notes:
Part 2 of 2. The Wizard's next appearance in Strange Tales #105 (February 1963).
Strange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962
Strange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962 Notes:
Part 1 of 3.
Strange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962Strange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962 Notes:
Part 2 of 3. 1st appearances of Zemu, Valeria, Phineas & Theos.
Strange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962Strange Tales #103 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1962 Notes:
Part 3 of 3. Zemu, Valeria & Phineas would return in Fantastic Four #158 (May 1975).
Strange Tales #104 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963
Strange Tales #104 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963Strange Tales #104 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1963 Notes:
1st appearance of Paste-Pot Pete. Next appearance in STRANGE TALES #110 (July 1963). Pete became The Trapster in FANTASTIC FOUR #38 (May 1965).
Strange Tales #105 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1963
Strange Tales #105 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1963
Strange Tales #106 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1963 Notes:
Dick Ayers per Henry Kujawa (22 August 2007). Originally listed George Roussos.
Strange Tales #106 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1963 Notes:
The Acrobat (1st app.; villain; next appears in #114, disguised as Captain America)
Strange Tales #107 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1963
Strange Tales #107 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1963 Notes:
A SILVER Age Sub-Mariner/Human Torch battle.
Strange Tales #108 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1963
Strange Tales #108 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1963
Strange Tales #109 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1963
Strange Tales #109 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1963
Strange Tales #110 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1963
Strange Tales #110 [U.S. Cover Price] published July 1963
Strange Tales #111 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1963
Strange Tales #111 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1963
Strange Tales #112 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1963
Strange Tales #112 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1963 Notes:
A Marvel Comics story written by Superman's co-creator!
Strange Tales Annual #2 published September 1963
Strange Tales Annual #2 published September 1963 Notes:
Spider-Man's first guest appearance (published the same month as Amazing Spider-Man #5) and the first of many Spider-Man/Human Torch team-ups. They had previously met in Amazing Spider-Man #1 and 3, but this is the first time they joined forces to fight crime.
Strange Tales #113 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1963 Notes:
Sol Brodsky likely altered the Human Torch figure. Info per Nick Caputo, August 2014. Don Heck inks also per Nick. Previous indexer credited Dick Ayers. An unaltered cover with different lettering and art on the trees was published in Creepy Worlds #51.
Strange Tales #113 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1963 Notes:
Jerry Siegel's 2nd Human Torch story. Plantman's costume resembles that worn by The Shadow; he next appears, in a new costume, in issue #121 (June 1964). Doris Evans would continue as Johnny's semi-reluctant girlfriend until the end of his solo series.
Strange Tales #114 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1963
Strange Tales #114 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1963Strange Tales #114 [U.S. Cover Price] published November 1963 Notes:
Acrobat last appears in issue #106 (March 1963). This story involving a Captain America imposter was a try-out to test the idea of reviving him. The real Cap would return only 4 months later in Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964).
Strange Tales #115 [unnamed variant] published December 1963
Strange Tales #115 [unnamed variant] published December 1963 Notes:
This story takes place after Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #20 (November 1963). This is the second appearance of Sandman; he last appears in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (September 1963); he next appears in Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964). This is the first time that Sandman, originally Spider-Man's foe, fought the Torch. He would eventually team-up with two other Torch villains, Wizard & Paste-Pot Pete, to form the Frightful Four, in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #36 (March 1965). Torch & Spidey last crossed paths in Strange Tales Annual (Marvel, 1962 series) #2 (1963); they would do so again the very next month in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #8 (January 1964).
Strange Tales #116 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1964
Strange Tales #116 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1964 Notes:
1st Human Torch/Thing team-up in Strange Tales. The story was "Based upon an idea by Tommy and Jimmy Goodkind, Hewlett Harbor, New York".
Strange Tales #117 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1964 Notes:
Ditko credits supplied by Nick Caputo and Mark Elstob.
Strange Tales #117 [U.S. Cover Price] published February 1964 Notes:
Second appearance of The Eel; previous appearance in issue #112 (September 1963); Eel has a 2-panel cameo in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 (1965), then returns in X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #22 (July 1966). Story not reprinted in Marvel Tales run.
Strange Tales #118 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1964 Notes:
Dr. Strange's 1st cover appearance. Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (26 July 2005); the original indexer credited George Roussos.
Strange Tales #118 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1964 Notes:
This is the fourth appearance of The Wizard; he last appears in issue #110 (July 1963) and he next appears in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #36 (March 1965), when he was rescued by Paste-Pot Pete and The Sandman. The time-frame is a bit off, as Pete and the Sandman broke jail sometime after Pete's appearance in issue #124 (September 1964), and most or all of the remaining Torch solo stories up to Strange Tales #134 (July 1965) take place before the formation of the Frightful Four! (How long was he up there in the atmosphere?).
Strange Tales #119 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1964
Strange Tales #119 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1964 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!
Strange Tales #120 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1964
Strange Tales #120 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1964Strange Tales #120 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1964 Notes:
Early X-Men guest appearance (same month as X-Men #5, May, 1964).
Strange Tales #121 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1964 Notes:
Corrected art credits from Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list, December 2008. Original indexer credited Ditko with inks for the upper part and pencils for the lower.
Strange Tales #121 [U.S. Cover Price] published June 1964 Notes:
Second appearance of Plantman; last appears in issue #113 (October 1963) and next appears in X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #22 (July 1966). Plantman redesigns his costume in this episode, going from "mystery man" to "super-villain" in style.
Strange Tales #122 [unnamed variant] published July 1964 Notes:
Possible Brodsky alterations on Torch and Handsome Harry per Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list, July 2005 and December 2008. Henry Kujawa previously credited Chic Stone on inks. Dr. Strange vignette taken from interior panel.
Strange Tales #122 [unnamed variant] published July 1964 Notes:
Second appearance of "The Terrible Trio"; they last appear in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #23 (February 1964) and they next appear in issue #129 (February 1965). Handsome Harry resembles actor Tony Franciosa.
Strange Tales #123 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1964 Notes:
Split cover. The left half features the Human Torch, and the right half features Dr. Strange.
Strange Tales #123 [U.S. Cover Price] published August 1964 Notes:
A Silver Age Human Torch story pencilled by Carl Burgos, the creator of the Golden Age Human Torch. Human Torch/Thing team-ups begin. The Thing is billed as a guest-star in this story. He officially becomes co-star next issue. The Beetle next appears in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #21 (February 1965).
Strange Tales #124 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1964 Notes:
The Doctor Strange portion of the cover consists of two images taken from the interior story by Ditko and Roussos, per Rob Allen, via the GCD Errors list, August 2009.
Strange Tales #124 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1964Strange Tales #124 [U.S. Cover Price] published September 1964 Notes:
This is the third appearance of Paste-Pot Pete; he last appears in the Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (July 1964)—where he was incorrectly drawn as The Wizard—he next appears in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #36 (March 1965). Stan announces that due to popular demand, Johnny and Ben will co-star in every issue from now on.
Strange Tales #125 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1964 Notes:
Ayers inks per Nick Caputo. previous indexer credited Frank Giacoia. Inset panel at lower right illustrates Doctor Strange.
Strange Tales #125 [U.S. Cover Price] published October 1964 Notes:
Sub-Mariner last appears in X-Men #6 (July 1964) and next appears in Fantastic Four #33 (December 1964). Namor's "electric eel" power crops up again, for the last time. The reporters from LIFE suspiciously resemble Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber.
Strange Tales #126 published November 1964
Strange Tales #126 published November 1964 Notes:
Mad Thinker & Puppet Master last seen in FANTASTIC FOUR #28 (July 1964). Mad Thinker's next appearance in STRANGE TALES #131 (April 1965); Puppet Master's next appearance in STRANGE TALES #133 (June 1965).
Strange Tales #127 published December 1964 Notes:
Dr. Strange image taken from interior story.
Strange Tales #127 published December 1964 Notes:
The "Mystery Villain" (or someone wearing the same costume) turns up in FANTASTIC FOUR #154 (January 1975).
Strange Tales #127 published December 1964
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Credits per Nick Caputo, September 2016.
Strange Tales #128 published January 1965 Notes:
Brodsky inks per Nick Caputo, May 2014.
Strange Tales #128 published January 1965 Notes:
Previous appearance of Quicksilver & Scarlet Witch in X-MEN #7 (September 1964); next appearance in X-MEN #11 (May 1965).
Strange Tales #129 published February 1965
Strange Tales #129 published February 1965 Notes:
Third (and final) appearance of "The Terrible Trio"; previous appearance in STRANGE TALES #122 (July 1964). With his costume and flying carpet, Yogi Dakkor may have served as the inspiration for the 1967 SPIDER-MAN cartoon villain, "The Fabulous Fakir." Johnny & Doris have a run-in with The Beetle, Peter Parker (and Spider-Man) in AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #21 (February 1965) shortly before this story.
Strange Tales #130 published March 1965 Notes:
First cover to co-feature Dr. Strange. Split cover. Ben and Johnny wear Beatle wigs.
Strange Tales #130 published March 1965 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.
Strange Tales #131 published April 1965 Notes:
Mike Esposito credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list (December 2008); original indexer credited Dick Ayers.
Strange Tales #131 published April 1965 Notes:
Nick Caputo suspects that Jack Kirby provided alterations on many of the Thing figures.
Strange Tales #132 published May 1965 Notes:
Possible Stone inks per Nick Caputo, September 2016. Dr. Strange vignette taken from interior story.
Strange Tales #132 published May 1965Strange Tales #132 published May 1965
Strange Tales #133 published June 1965 Notes:
Split cover.
Strange Tales #133 published June 1965 Notes:
Puppet Master's previous appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR #28 (July 1964); next appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #3 (November 1965), with his original face incorrectly shown intact. Puppet Master's appearance would remain altered for several years, before he eventually restored his original face.
Strange Tales #134 published July 1965
Strange Tales #134 published July 1965 Notes:
Kang's previous appearance in THE AVENGERS #11 (December 1964); next appearance in THE AVENGERS #23 (December 1965). The Watcher's own series, where he sometimes acted merely as narrator, ran in TALES OF SUSPENSE #49-58 (January-October 1964); previous appearance apart from that in FANTASTIC FOUR #29 (August 1964); next appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #3 (November 1965).
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Inside back cover subscription ad.
Strange Tales #116 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1964Strange Tales #116 [U.S. Cover Price] published January 1964 Notes:
The back cover art is partly reprinted from the cover of Strange Tales #116. Page also contains ISBN, price and barcode.
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