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Issue: Strange Tales #140

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Publication Date: January 1966

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Issues: #140 of 168 Issues (243 Printings)

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Variant: UK Cover Price

Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Publisher: Flag

Marvel

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Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.

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Volume: 1

Pages: 36

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Price: 10.0 pence GBQ 0-0-10

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
5 (2 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

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Publication Type: Comic Book

Color: Color

Dimensions: Standard Golden Age US and standard Silver Age US

Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior

Binding: Saddle-stitched

Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series

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Strange Tales #140 [U.S. Cover Price]

Strange Tales #140 [UK Cover Price]

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The End of Hydra!

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Subject Matter

Genres: espionage

Character(s): HYDRA; SHIELD; Gabe Jones; Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury

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The End of Hydra!

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): Agent G [Laura Brown] (unnamed); Nick Fury; HYDRA; Dum Dum Dugan; Gabe Jones; Imperial Hydra [Arnold Brown]; Tony Stark

Synopsis: Fury defeats the Hunter robot. Surrounded by HYDRA's Tiger squad, Dum Dum, Gabe and fellow agents use a Flying Wedge formation and an Electro-Jab weapon to push thru. HYDRA retaliates with Skate Board Units. Joined by Fury SHIELD overpowers HYDRA while Supreme Hydra realizes he must use Operation Last Resort. In space, Stark disarms the Betraton Bomb. SHIELD orders the arrest of HYDRA agents worldwide. SHIELD blasts into HYDRA's Nerve Center while their leader walks up the stairs leading to Imperial Industries boardroom. As he prepares to hit the destruct button, we learn his real identity.

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Pages: 12

Notes: Part 6 of 7. Arnold Brown revealed as Imperial Hydra in this episode. In this episode, Nick Fury is a dead ringer for Ralph Meeker, who played Mike Hammer in the film KISS ME DEADLY (1955), while Arnold Brown bears a resemblance to Warren editor Archie Goodwin!

More Nutty News and Notes From One Marvel Madman to Another!

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Notes: M.M.M.S. order blank, items, The Mighty Marvel Checklist, announcement of life-size Spider-Man pin-up, Let's Meet 25 More M.M.M.S. Members.

The Pincers of Power!

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Genres: occult

Character(s): Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo; Dormammu; The Ancient One; Clea (unnamed); rulers of neighboring dimensions

Synopsis: Dormammu sends Strange, Mordo & The Ancient One to a neutral dimension. He then uses a sleeping potion on the Mindless Ones, so his domain will be temporarily safe and summons rulers of nearby dimensions. Dormammu arrives to challenge Strange in person to battle for total mastery of Earth! Strange accepts, then Dormammu declares they shall fight using only the "Pincers Of Power", and no other spells or incantations. This way, it will be a battle of skill, not power. The battle is fierce-- but when it appears Strange is about to overcome his adversary, Mordo strikes Strange from behind...

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Notes: Part 11 of 17.

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Letterer(s): typeset

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Notes: Letters from David Faggioli, Micky Schwaberow, Mike Arden, Leon Fisher, Charles Graves, Bruce Hallenbeck, Alan & Steven Mann.