Strange Tales #142 Western Penn pedigree (Marvel, 1966) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Auction amount: $2,629.00
Sold: Jul 28, 2012
Strange Tales #142 Values
Publisher: Marvel, 1966
About Strange Tales #142
Jack Kirby cover. Kirby and Steve Ditko art.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Mike Esposito
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Sam Rosen
Reprints: Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1968 series) #18 (March 1971)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Nick Fury; "Wild Bill" Robot; E.S.P. Division; Mentallo; The Fixer
Synopsis: Fury checks out the Encephalogram-Inducer which, when hooked into the Brainwave Stimulator transforms the ESP Divisions' thoughts into images. Mentallo breaches The Fixer's underwater base, convincing him to join forces. They travel underground to SHIELD HQ in a Thru-The-Ground Tank which The Fixer mentions was supplied by THEM. Inside SHIELD HQ, the Fixer uses a Static Distorter to cut off outside communications. Mentallo & The Fixer take on Fury & SHIELD using Element Z to render everyone unconscious. Placing an electronic mask on Fury's face, The Fixer turns him into a mindless slave.
Pages: 12.000
Script: Stan Lee; Jack Kirby (co-plot)
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Mike Esposito [as Mike Demeo]
Letters: Artie Simek
Reprints: Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1968 series) #18 (March 1971)
Notes: Part 2 of 3. Story occurs concurrently with TALES OF SUSPENSE #75 (March 1966). First mention of "THEM." Fixer's "Thru-The-Ground-Tank" strikingly similar to the ones used by The Hate Monger in FANTASTIC FOUR #21 (December 1963) and The Rabble Rouser in STRANGE TALES #119 (April 1964), suggesting a connection between them and "THEM."
Data Courtesy of Grand Comics Database under Creative Commons license
GoCollect Price Guide Report for this comic
CGC Census Report*
| Grade | NG | PG | CVR | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 6.0 | 6.5 | 7.0 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.5 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.9 | 10.0 | Total |
|
Universal |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 157 |
|
Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
|
CGCxJSA |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|
Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 24 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 170 |
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