Strange Tales #148 Rocky Mountain Pedigree (Marvel, 1966) CGC NM+ 9.6 White pages....

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Strange Tales #148 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1966

About Strange Tales #148

Origin of the Ancient One. Bill Everett cover and art. Don Heck art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Enter... Kaluu!

Characters: Kaluu; Ancient One; Dr. Strange

Pencils: Bill Everett (signed)

Inks: Bill Everett (signed)

Colors: Stan Goldberg ?

Letters: Artie Simek ?

Notes: Third full DR. STRANGE cover; alternates with SHIELD until end of run in STRANGE TALES #168 (May 1968).

STORY DETAILS

(3 Stories)

Title: Death Before Dishonor!

Characters: 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.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Jack Kirby

Pencils: Jack Kirby (layouts); Don Heck

Inks: Don Heck

Letters: Sam Rosen

Reprints: SHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD] (Marvel, 1973 series) #2 (April 1973)

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.

Title: The Origin of the Ancient One!

Characters: 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.

Pages: 10.000

Script: Denny O'Neil; Bill Everett (co-plot)

Pencils: Bill Everett

Inks: Bill Everett

Letters: Artie Simek

Reprints: Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #6 (1975)

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.

Pages: 1.000

Script: Stan Lee ?

Pencils: Steve Ditko

Inks: Steve Ditko

Letters: typeset

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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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	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	6	8	9	12	19	18	28	19	24	24	28	34	26	22	24	11	1	0	0	316
Qualified	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	0	0	0	1
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	3	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14
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	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	9
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	6	8	9	13	23	21	28	21	27	26	31	37	26	23	26	11	1	0	0	340

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