Strange Tales #152 Twin Cities pedigree (Marvel, 1967) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....

Auction amount: $1,374.25

Sold: May 6, 2011

Strange Tales #152 Values

Publisher: Marvel, 1967

About Strange Tales #152

Features Nick Fury and Doctor Strange. Bill Everett cover. Jim Steranko and Everett art. Jack Kirby layouts.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Into the Dimension of Death!

Characters: Dr. Strange; Umar

Pencils: Bill Everett

Inks: Bill Everett

Colors: Stan Goldberg

Letters: Sam Rosen

STORY DETAILS

(3 Stories)

Title: The Power of SHIELD!

Characters: Nick Fury; Gabe Jones; Jasper Sitwell; HYDRA; Supreme Hydra ["Don Cabellero"; "Emir Ali-Bey"]; Laura Brown; Tony Stark (cameo)

Synopsis: Fury signals SHIELD but after Sitwell realizes Fury is the pilot he still orders the launching of a Strato-Mine which could ignite the atmosphere. Supreme Hydra learns that Laura Brown, the daughter of his predecessor who helped Fury has been captured in Egypt. Donning a new disguise he leaves to exact punishment. Fury turns the plane around, and, discovering the hidden Overkill Horn, dives from the plane, picked up by a SHIELD submarine. The plane, followed by the Strato-Mine, obliterates Karnopolis and all within HYDRA base. Soon after, Fury & a SHIELD squad rescues Laura from HYDRA thugs.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Stan Lee; Jack Kirby (co-plot)

Pencils: Jack Kirby (layouts); Jim Steranko

Inks: Jim Steranko

Letters: Artie Simek

Reprints: SHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD] (Marvel, 1973 series) #4 (August 1973)

Notes: Part 3 of 9. Laura Brown's previous appearance in STRANGE TALES #141 (February 1966).

Title: Into the Dimension of Death!

Characters: Dr. Strange; Umar; Mindless Ones

Synopsis: Strange finds himself once more in The Dark Dimension, the home of Dormammu & Clea. After facing several dangers, he senses the power of a woman behind it all. Umar uses a pair of cloudy "spirits" to summon Strange to her presence. She tells him of her imprisonment, and that she wishes to "make amends" for her brother's deeds. She also tells him that Clea has been captured by The Mindless Ones, and that she summoned him as the one Clea hoped would rescue her. Strange doesn't trust Umar, but departs to help Clea, soon confronting The Mindless Ones...

Pages: 10.000

Script: Stan Lee; Bill Everett (co-plot)

Pencils: Bill Everett

Inks: Bill Everett

Letters: Artie Simek

Notes: Part 6 of 22; Part 2 of Umar sequence. The visuals of the "twin spirits" flying, Strange's capture and his flying from Umar's castle on pages 5, 6 & 10 are strikingly similar to scenes in the 3rd season ROCKET ROBIN HOOD cartoon (and the subsequent 3rd season SPIDER-MAN cartoon remake), "Revolt In The Fifth Dimension". Bill Everett's last Dr. Strange episode. After doing finishes on The Hulk and inks on Sub-Mariner, Everett took over the art and co-plotting on Sub-Mariner this month in TALES TO ASTONISH #87 (January 1967).

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	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	4	1	5	4	4	9	7	12	19	15	16	25	18	16	9	3	0	0	169
Qualified	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
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	1	3	0	6	4	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	21
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	2	7	6	4	10	10	12	25	20	16	27	19	16	10	3	0	0	193

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