Strange Tales #137 (Marvel, 1965) CGC NM/MT 9.8 White pages....
Record Price at Heritage Auctions: $1,673.00
Sold: Jul 28, 2012
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Publisher: Marvel, 1965
About Strange Tales #137
Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. feature with Jack Kirby layouts and John Severin art. Gabe Jones and Dum Dum Dugan become S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. Doctor Strange story with Steve Ditko art. Cover by Severin.Why sell your comic books with Heritage Auctions?
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COVER DETAILS
Characters: Imperial Hydra; Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury; Gabe Jones; Dr. Strange; The Ancient One
Pencils: John Severin (signed); Steve Ditko (lower tier)
Inks: John Severin (signed); Steve Ditko (lower tier)
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Sam Rosen
Notes: 1st modern-day appearance of Dum Dum & Gabe. Dr. Strange image taken from interior story.
Reprints: Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1968 series) #17 (January 1971)
STORY DETAILS
Characters: Nick Fury; HYDRA; Dum Dum Dugan; Gabe Jones; Leslie Farrington (Chairman, Imperial Industries International); Arnold Brown (Farrington's secretary); Imperial Hydra ("Imperial Leader"); Agent "G" [Laura Brown] (unnamed)
Synopsis: SHIELD agents attempt to get microfilm to HQ but they fail, sacrificing themselves to prevent falling into HYDRA hands. The microfilm would have revealed the location of the Betratron Bomb, which Hydra will use to ransom the world. Leslie Farrington, chairmanship of Imperial Industries tells his assistant, Brown to track info on every board member, one of which is the Imperial Hydra. In a secret chamber below the boardroom Hydra's leader speaks to "Agent G", his daughter who begs him to end his mad plan, but he replies he is doing it for her benefit. The bomb launches without a hitch...
Pages: 12.000
Script: Stan Lee; Jack Kirby (co-plot)
Pencils: Jack Kirby (layouts); John Severin
Inks: John Severin
Letters: Artie Simek
Reprints: Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1968 series) #16 (November 1970)
Notes: Part 3 of 7. 1st appearance of the SHIELD Communication Center. The chase sequence, from train to car-turned-submarine vs. frogmen is strikingly similar to the one in the film THE SPY WHO LOVED ME (1977). 1st modern appearance of Dum Dum & Gabe (regular cast members in SGT. FURY AND HIS HOLWING COMMANDOS). The relationship between Imperial Hydra & Agent G pays tribute to that of Doctor Fu Manchu & Fah Lo Suee, or The Yellow Claw and his niece, Suwan.
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 |
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Universal |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 169 |
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Qualified |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
|
Signature Series |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
|
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 |
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Restored |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
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