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Issue: Strange Tales #135
Publication Date: August 1965
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Issues: #135 of 168 Issues (244 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Vista Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/04/1965
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 4 (2 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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The Greatest Action-Thriller of All Time!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): HYDRA
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagStrange Tales #135 #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1999
In Issue: FlagBiblioteca Marvel: Nick Furia #[nn] published April 2000
In Content Item: FlagAgente Internacional #1 published May 1966
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSgt. Fury Annual #2 published August 1966
as This Was... D-Day! [Illustration on Cover, Front]SHIELD vignette, from panel 1 of page 2
In Content Item: FlagNick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #16 published November 1970
as Strange Tales #135 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSon of Origins of Marvel Comics #[nn] published January 1975
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Dr. Strange #1 [unnamed variant] published December 2001
as Strange Tales #135 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as The Greatest Action-Thriller of All Time! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as The Greatest Action-Thriller of All Time! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as The Greatest Action-Thriller of All Time! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1 published December 2010
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Man for the Job!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: espionage
Character(s): Nick Fury L.M.D.s (Life Model Decoys); HYDRA; [Imperial Hydra (unnamed, "The Master"); Agent "H"; Laura Brown]
First Line: What in blazes is going on?
Synopsis: Nick Fury reports to the Pentagon, encountering Life Model Decoys: replicas of himself. He is driven in a gadget-filled car that converts to flying mode. Fury learns about SHIELD, an international organization whose job is to stop HYDRA, fanatics bent on world domination. Fury meets Tony Stark, in charge of SHIELD's weaponry, who tells Fury he was chosen to lead SHIELD. Fury acts quickly when he finds a hidden bomb, throwing it out a window moments before it explodes. Fury learns he is aboard the Heli-Carrier, SHIELD's mobile headquarters. Realizing the impending danger Fury accepts the job.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagStrange Tales #135 #[nn] [unnamed variant] published January 1999
In Issue: FlagSecret Warriors #2 published October 2012
In Content Item: FlagAgente Internacional #1 published May 1966
as El Hombre Escogido [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSgt. Fury Annual #2 published August 1966
as The Man for the Job! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagPow! #1 published January 1967
as The Man For The Job! [Story on Interior Page(s)]Black and white, pages 1 to 4 only.
In Content Item: FlagSon of Origins of Marvel Comics #[nn] published January 1975
as Part 1 The Man for the Job [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1 [Regular Edition] published October 2007
as The Man for the Job! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Part 1 of 7. Fury's previous chronological appearance was in FANTASTIC FOUR #21 (December 1963).

First appearance of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Supreme Headquarters International Espionage Law-enforcement Division), LMDs, Fury's Porsche 904, HYDRA, Imperial Hydra, Laura Brown, The S.H.I.E.L.D. Heli-Carrier. Story retold in NICK FURY, AGENT OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #4 (September 1968).

Background info on the creation of S.H.I.E.L.D. not revealed until FURY #1 (May 1994).
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Eternity Beckons!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: occult, superhero
Character(s): Sir Baskerville
First Line: Somewhere in Tibet, the venerable Ancient One lies sick and helpless...
Synopsis: In London, seeking info on "Eternity", Dr. Strange goes to the secluded home of Sir Baskerville, a former disciple of Mordo's, who greets him as an old friend. Meanwhile, Dormammu discovers that Clea set the Mindless Ones free and swears she will pay for her betrayal. Baskerville contacts Mordo, who sends an emissary to trap Strange but it backfires, allowing Strange to discover that Dormammu is the one behind Mordo's attacks and increased power. Strange hypnotizes Mordo's spirits into believing he's fled to the Netherworld, but by the time Mordo arrives, Strange has fled once more...
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagDoctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts #2 published July 1979
In Content Item: FlagAgente Internacional #1 published May 1966
as Señales Eternas [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagStrange Tales #185 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1976
as Eternity Beckons! [Story on Interior Page(s)]Page 1; page 2, panels 1-5; page 3, panel 3 omitted.
In Content Item: FlagL'Incroyable Hulk #90/91 published February 1979
as L'appel de l'Éternité ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]N&B [B&W]
In Content Item: FlagDoctor Strange Classics Starring Doctor Strange #2 published April 1984
as Eternity Beckons! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #23 published December 1992
as Eternity Beckons! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Dr. Strange #1 [unnamed variant] published December 2001
as Eternity Beckons! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1 [Regular Edition] published September 2003
as Eternity Beckons! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1 published December 2010
as Eternity Beckons! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Part 6 of 17. This is the first issue where Steve Ditko officially receives plotting credit.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters by: Tim Morris, W.D. Weatherford Jr., Mike Gray. Includes the Mighty Marvel checklist.

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