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Issue: Strange Tales #133
Publication Date: June 1965
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Issues: #133 of 168 Issues (244 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/11/1965
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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Original Artwork
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Title Page
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A Nameless Land! A Timeless Time!; The Terrible Toys!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Dr. Strange; Shazana; Shazana's sister; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Ice Queen
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Human Torch #2 [Regular Edition] published March 2009
In Content Item: FlagEssential Dr. Strange #1 [unnamed variant] published December 2001
as Strange Tales #133 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black & white
In Content Item: FlagEssential Human Torch #1 published October 2003
as A Nameless Land! A Timeless Time! / The Terrible Toys! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black & white
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
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The Terrible Toys!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Ice Queen (robot); Puppet Master; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Doris Evans; Alicia Masters
Synopsis: Deciding to switch his M.O., The Puppet Master builds robotic "statues" he can control, and undergoes plastic surgery so no one will recognize him. The masquerade is short-lived, as he lures Johnny & Ben into a trap in a department store.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #34 published July 1972
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Human Torch #2 [Regular Edition] published March 2009
In Content Item: FlagEssential Human Torch #1 published October 2003
as The Terrible Toys! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose 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.
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A Nameless Land, a Timeless Time!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo; Dormammu; Clea (unnamed); Shazana; Shazana's sister (unnamed); The Ancient One; Hamir (unnamed)
Synopsis: After escaping from Mordo, Strange plummets thru dimension after dimension, finally coming to a stop in a world ruled by Shazana, a female tyrant who once conned a wizard into giving her some of his powers, which she repaid by destroying him. Believing her sister has recruited Strange to overthrow her she battles Strange into submission. Allowing himself to be imprisoned so he can recover from his earlier battle with Mordo, Strange gets the lay of the land, then helps Shazana's sister overcome the evil ruler, destroying the source of her power even as he uses it to begin his journey back home.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagDoctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts #2 published July 1979
In Content Item: FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #24 published December 1969
as A Nameless Land, A Timeless Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #184 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1976
as A Nameless Land, a Timeless Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCapitaine America #70/71 published July 1977
as "Un pays sans nom, un pays sans durée!" [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagL'Incroyable Hulk #86/87 published October 1978
as Un pays sans nom, un pays sans durée ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]N&B [B&W]
In Content Item: FlagDoctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts #[nn] published January 1979
as A Nameless Land, a Timeless Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDoctor Strange Classics Starring Doctor Strange #2 published April 1984
as A Nameless Land, A Timeless Time [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #23 published December 1992
as A Nameless Land, a Timeless Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Dr. Strange #1 [unnamed variant] published December 2001
as A Nameless Land, a Timeless Time! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black & white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1 [Regular Edition] published September 2003
as A Nameless Land, a Timeless Land! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1 published December 2010
as A Nameless Land, a Timeless Land! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Part 4 of 17. The sisters in this story apparently served as the inspiration for Craig Russell's later Strange epic, a virtual remake of this story, which he did twice-- in DR. STRANGE ANNUAL #1 (December 1976), and DR. STRANGE: WHAT IS IT THAT DISTURBS YOU, STEVEN? (October 1997).
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Never mind how much you liked the stories!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Dale Palof; Frank Mastropolo; Joe Hartlaub; and Willie Woodruff, as well as The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

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