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Last issue of NICK FURY; 3rd & final all-reprint issue. Reprints would continue 2 years later in SHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD] (Marvel, 1973 Series) #1 (February 1973), but skip an episode in doing so. On sale date as listed in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Periodicals, 1971, page 266, registration number B631986 with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
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Cover depicts scene from STRANGE TALES #142 (March 1966). Suspicions the T.S. signature means Trimpe and Marie Severin, not John, and that the cover is a combination of the two.
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Inside front cover. Ad for Deal's Wheels from Revell.
Strange Tales #142 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1966 Notes:
Part 2 of 3. Story occurs concurrently with Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #75 (March 1966). 1st mention of "THEM". 3rd & final SHIELD episode where Jack Kirby did full pencils. Kirby would not do full pencils on Nick Fury again until the Captain America story in Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #92 (August 1967).
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Top half of page, between pages 8 & 9 of previous story sequence.
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A half-page of small, single panel advertisements for stamp collection, bodybuilding, and a drawing course on lower half of page, between pages 8 & 9 of previous story sequence.
Strange Tales #142 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1966 Notes:
Caption block reads: "We DO have a title for this thriller... honest!! But, Jolly Jack didn't leave us room to letter it!" New caption reads: "Remember when... SHIELD covers had no space for a title?"
Strange Tales #143 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1966 Notes:
New caption reads "Remember when... you knew that Fury was tied up with work?"
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Ad for various novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.
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Ad for model rocketry kits on top half of page.
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Ad inviting boys, 12 or older, to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash. On lower half of page.
Strange Tales #143 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1966 Notes:
Part 3 of 3. Fixer mentions the H-Bomb was supplied by "THEM". The "Metronome Units" join the ranks of Jack Kirby's wildest design ideas. Without their helmets, The Fixer & Mentallo bear a striking resemblance to DC's Lex Luthor & Brainiac! (The bearded mind-reading Mentallo in particular may well have been the inspiration for John Byrne's human mentalist "Brainiac" who debuted in Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #438 (March 1988).
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Between pages 6 & 7 of previous story sequence.
Strange Tales #144 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1966 Notes:
New caption reads: "Remember when... you decided never to thumb a ride with the man from SHIELD?"
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Includes: Items; Stan Lee's Soapbox
Strange Tales #144 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1966 Notes:
Part 1 of 2. The opening sequence of a mystic rite above-ground while technos supply the goods bears a striking resemblance to the "graveyard" scene in the film LIVE AND LET DIE (1973). The car chase in this episode stands out as one of the most exciting (and fun) action scenes in the series. The "Air Sacs", which "airlines are experimenting with now", predate air bags in cars by decades! 1st appearance of Jasper Sitwell (based on Roy Thomas!). Series ends on cliffhanger. Reprints continue 2 years later in SHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD] (Marvel, 1973 Series) #1 (February 1973), but skips Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #145 (June 1966).
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Between pages 3 & 4 of previous story sequence, on top portion of page.
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Ad for self-portraits of Marvel's artists.
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Between story pages numbered 18 and 19.
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Between pages numbered 9 & 10 of previous story sequence.
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Mail order ad from the Monster Fan Club, Dept. M17, 7214 Bergenline Avenue, North Bergen, New Jersey 07047. Appears between pages 9 & 10 of previous story sequence.
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Inside back cover. Ad for the Academy for Home Study.
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Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.
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