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Issue: Strange Tales #118

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Publication Date: March 1964

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Issues: #118 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.

On Sale Date: 12/09/1963

Volume: 1

Pages: 36

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Price: 9.0 pence GBQ 0-0-9

Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
6 (3 stories, 1 cover) from base issue

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Notes: Includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

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Format

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 #118 [U.S. Cover Price]

Strange Tales #118 [UK Cover Price]

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Content Items (6 total)

The Return of the Wizard, Master of Evil!/The Possessed!

Illustration on Cover, Front from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Wizard [Bentley Wittman] (disguised as the Human Torch); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]

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Pages: 1

The Man Who Became the Torch!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Subject Matter

Genres: superhero

Character(s): Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]

Synopsis: The Wizard breaks jail, and begins pulling crimes using a new anti-gravity flying device he's invented. Via trickery and disguise, he captures Johnny, then Sue, and begins impersonating Johnny, while planning bigger and bolder crimes with which to use his anti-gravity device. With the help of Reed and Ben, Sue and Johnny escape, and Johnny goes after The Wizard, who attempts to escape by flying higher and higher with his anti-grav disc. But it malfunctions, and, unable to control it, he just keeps going higher and higher...

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Pages: 13

Job Number: X-593

Another Marvel Masterpiece

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Pages: 1

Notes: promo for Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #53 (March 1964) includes cover repro. Printed between the pages of the Human Torch story.

The Weatherman

Text Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Letterer(s): typeset

Subject Matter

Genres: science fiction

Character(s): Willie Wimms; Hugh Wimms

Synopsis: In the future, young boy's afternoon is nearly ruined by a scheduled rainstorm, but when he runs into the rainmaker's magical assistant, he gets a delay.

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Pages: 2

Job Number: K-71

Notes: Text story with illustration.

The Possessed!

Story on Interior Page(s) from base issue

Subject Matter

Genres: Occult

Character(s): Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Herr Braun; Fraulein Lieber

Synopsis: Using his "Earthly Scanner," in which is a small replica of the planet, Strange senses evil somewhere in Bavaria. In a remote village, he finds the townspeople the victims of some strange form of possession, and believes a supernatural force is at work. But he soon discovers it's really the work of aliens from another dimension. He sends them packing, and seals off the dimensional doorway forever.

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Pages: 8

Notes: This is the first appearance of The Orb Of Agamotto. The dimensional doorway which changes appearance to that of a large rock resembles the alien house in "The Outer Limits" episode, "The Guests."

Another Marvel Masterpiece

Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s) from base issue

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Pages: 1

Notes: Promo for Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #51 (March 1964) includes cover repro. Printed between the pages of the Dr. Strange story.