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Issue: Strange Tales #148
Publication Date: September 1966
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Issues: #148 of 168 Issues (244 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: 06/09/1966
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date is publication date in Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1966 Periodicals, page 336.
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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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Enter... Kaluu!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Kaluu; Ancient One; Dr. Strange
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #2 [Regular Edition] published September 2005
In Content Item: FlagTerrific! #36 published December 1967
as Enter...Kaluu! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Dr. Strange #1 [unnamed variant] published December 2001
as Strange Tales #148 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Second full DR. STRANGE cover; alternates with SHIELD until end of run in STRANGE TALES #168 (May 1968).
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Death Before Dishonor!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Nick Fury; Dum Dum Dugan; Jasper Sitwell; Count Bornag Royale (A.I.M.); A.I.M. (division of "THEM")
Synopsis: Dugan is shattered when he thinks Fury is killed in a fire-bombing attack by A.I.M., only to discover it was actually a Life Model Decoy. Fury realizes their movements are under video-surveillance by the enemy. Count Royale and his A.I.M. cohorts are amazed at how sophisticated the L.M.D.s are and plan to steal one. While Fury submits to a trial a squad of A.I.M. men break into SHIELD's underground base. Fury shatters a viewport on the Heli-Carrier and leaps out to apparent death - but Sitwell equipped him with a parachute. Fury is met by Dugan as they prepare to take on A.I.M.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD] #2 published April 1973
as Death Before Dishonor! [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 Death Before Dishonor! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Part 4 of 5. The pen-radio Fury uses is similar to the one regularly used by agents on THE MAN FROM U.N.C.L.E. tv series.
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Capricious Commentaries, Carefully Cooked-Up to Confuse and Confound You!

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!
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The Origin of the Ancient One!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Dr. Strange; The Ancient One; Kaluu
Synopsis: The Ancient One tells Strange of his early life in Kamar-Taj, a hidden land in the Himalayas. He & Kaluu were born there, but while Strange's mentor sought to use magic for good, Kaluu dreamed of power. Kaluu mentally gained control of the people, imprisoned his once-friend, and enslaved neighboring lands. The Ancient One eventually used a spell to strike, inadvertently causing the people to suffer, no longer immune to diseases. Kaluu fled to another dimension while The Ancient One left Kamar-Taj, swearing to use his magic to help others. In the present Kaluu prepares to seek his revenge.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #2 [Regular Edition] published September 2005
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #6 [Regular Edition] published January 1975
as The Origin of the Ancient One! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #10 [Direct Edition] published September 1986
as Book X: To Stand United! [Story on Interior Page(s)]excerpt
In Content Item: FlagEssential Dr. Strange #1 [unnamed variant] published December 2001
as The Origin of the Ancient One! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Part 2 of 22. Before its corruption, Kamar-Taj was remarkably similar to Shangri-La in the film LOST HORIZON (1937). This is fitting, considering Dr. Strange's resemblance to the film's star, Ronald Colman.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Dear Stan, You know we Marvel fans aren't ones to complain...
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from John Stewart; William Marshall; Arthur Hayner; and James Hockenhull. Also includes Merry Marvel Marching Society info and coupon, as well as a panel reproduction from a previous issue.

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