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Issue: Strange Tales #164
Publication Date: January 1968
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Issues: #164 of 168 Issues (244 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/03/1967
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 from 1968 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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Nightmare!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Yandroth; Dr. Strange
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #2 [Regular Edition] published September 2005
In Issue: FlagAgente Internacional #30 published ?
In Content Item: FlagEssential Dr. Strange #1 [unnamed variant] published December 2001
as Strange Tales #164 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 [Regular Edition] published December 2009
as Nightmare! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagS.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko: The Complete Collection #[nn] published January 2013
as Nightmare! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Beginning this issue the cover logo is alternated each issue to emphasize that months featured hero, with the co-star's logo minimized.
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Nightmare!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, science fiction, superhero
Character(s): Dr. Strange; Yandroth [Scientist Supreme]; Victoria Bentley (cameo)
Synopsis: Hurling thru the void of space, Strange sees a vision of Victoria Bentley, surrounded by machinery. He lands on a jungle planet inhabited by savage, monstrous creatures. Strange finds an underground cavern, and inside it, an elaborate machine, from which emits a mental challenge. Yandroth, Scientist Supreme, claims to have unlocked the "inner-most secrets of the cosmos", and intends to make Victoria his queen-- to rule many planets, including, eventually, Earth. Strange refuses to depart, and realizes a challenge of science vs. magic awaits him...
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #2 [Regular Edition] published September 2005
In Issue: FlagNick Fury - Agent för SHIELD #1 published ?
In Content Item: FlagGiant-Size Doctor Strange #1 published January 1975
as Nightmare! [Story on Interior Page(s)]minus page 7
In Content Item: FlagEssential Dr. Strange #1 [unnamed variant] published December 2001
as Nightmare! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Part 18 of 22; part 1 of Yandroth sequence. Story title misleading; Strange's longtime foe Nightmare does not appear, refers to the "Land Of Nightmares" (as mentioned in previous issue's coming attractions) or "Nightmare Planet" (on this episode's last page). 1st appearance of Yandroth, Scientist Supreme; continues the trend of science-fiction themes in Dan Adkins' stories.

Beginning this issue, lead stories alternate to match alternating covers.
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When Comes... Black Noon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): The Yellow Claw; Nick Fury; Suwan; Fritz Von Voltzmann; Clipper Charlie: (SHIELD barber); Slim (SHIELD barber); James Bond 007 (cameo); Val [Contessa Valentina Allegro de Fontaine]
Synopsis: At the instant the Claw fired The Ultimate Annihilator at Fury Suwan teleports him thru Hyper-Dimensional Space to the underground lair and then back to SHIELD. In his lair The Claw tests the Ultimate Annihilator by destroying a satellite in orbit. SHIELD medics warn Fury that further stimulation could be fatal. Fury follows a tip and invisibly trails a Claw agent leading him to The Claw & Voltzmann. Fury discovers he's on board The Sky Dragon, a huge airship miles above the city. Captured, Fury is tied under the Ultimate Annihilator as The Claw prepares to use it to destroy New York City.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagCapitaine America #57 published May 1976
as Quand vient...le sombre midi! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagCaptain Britain #11 published December 1976
as When Comes... Black Noon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]pages 1-6
In Content Item: FlagCaptain Britain #12 published December 1976
as A Key to Chaos! [Story on Interior Page(s)]pages 7-12 plus new splash, not by Steranko
In Content Item: FlagNick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #[nn] [First Printing] published May 2000
as When Comes...Black Noon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #2 [Regular Edition] published December 2009
as When Comes... Black Noon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagS.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko: The Complete Collection #[nn] published January 2013
as When Comes... Black Noon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: In the introduction to Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury Agent of Shield Volume 2 Steranko says he took over the color chores with Strange Tales # 165 although the earlier checklist in Comic Book Marketplace # 28, October 1995, credits him with coloring beginning with # 157.

Part 6 of 9. The "Revive Chamber" is strikingly similar to the one used to heal Luke Skywalker in the film THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK (1980). Ernst Stavro Blofeld would use a laser to destroy satellites in orbit in the 007 film, DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER (1971).
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Who Says This Isn't the Marvel Age of Batty Bulletins?

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Stan's Soapbox, Items, The Mighty Marvel Checklist
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Dear Stan, Stupendous! Colossal! Magnificent!
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters of comment from Loren MacGregor, John Hoecker, Chuck Turnbull, and Mike Cahlin. Also includes Merry Marvel Marching Society info and coupon.

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