Strange Tales #133 Pacific Coast pedigree (Marvel, 1965) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....

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Sold: Jul 28, 2012

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Publisher: Marvel, 1965

About Strange Tales #133

Featuring Doctor Strange, the Human Torch, and the Thing. Puppet Master appearance. Bob Powell and Steve Ditko art. Jack Kirby cover.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: A Nameless Land! A Timeless Time!; The Terrible Toys!

Characters: Dr. Strange; Shazana; Shazana's sister; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Ice Queen

Pencils: Jack Kirby

Inks: Mike Esposito

Colors: Stan Goldberg

Letters: Sam Rosen

STORY DETAILS

(3 Stories)

Title: The Terrible Toys!

Characters: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Ice Queen (robot); Puppet Master; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Doris Evans; Alicia Masters

Synopsis: Deciding to switch his M.O., The Puppet Master builds robotic "statues" he can control, and undergoes plastic surgery so no one will recognize him. The masquerade is short-lived, as he lures Johnny & Ben into a trap in a department store.

Pages: 12.000

Script: Stan Lee (plot, dialogue); Bob Powell (plot)

Pencils: Bob Powell

Inks: Mike Esposito [as Mick Demeo]

Letters: Sam Rosen

Notes: Puppet Master's previous appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR #28 (July 1964); next appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #3 (November 1965), with his original face incorrectly shown intact. Puppet Master's appearance would remain altered for several years, before he eventually restored his original face.

Title: A Nameless Land, a Timeless Time!

Characters: Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo; Dormammu; Clea (unnamed); Shazana; Shazana's sister (unnamed); The Ancient One; Hamir (unnamed)

Synopsis: After escaping from Mordo, Strange plummets thru dimension after dimension, finally coming to a stop in a world ruled by Shazana, a female tyrant who once conned a wizard into giving her some of his powers, which she repaid by destroying him. Believing her sister has recruited Strange to overthrow her she battles Strange into submission. Allowing himself to be imprisoned so he can recover from his earlier battle with Mordo, Strange gets the lay of the land, then helps Shazana's sister overcome the evil ruler, destroying the source of her power even as he uses it to begin his journey back home.

Pages: 10.000

Script: Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)

Pencils: Steve Ditko

Inks: Steve Ditko

Letters: Sam Rosen

Reprints: Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #24 (December 1969), | Strange Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #184 (March 1976)

Notes: Part 4 of 17. The sisters in this story apparently served as the inspiration for Craig Russell's later Strange epic, a virtual remake of this story, which he did twice-- in DR. STRANGE ANNUAL #1 (December 1976), and DR. STRANGE: WHAT IS IT THAT DISTURBS YOU, STEVEN? (October 1997).

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