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Genres: espionage

Character(s): The Fixer; Mentallo; Nick Fury

First Line: Who Strikes At--- SHIELD?

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Notes: Cover depicts scene from STRANGE TALES #142 (March 1966). Suspicions the T.S. signature means Trimpe and Marie Severin, not John, and that the cover is a combination of the two.

Who Strikes at--- SHIELD?"

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): Nick Fury; "Wild Bill" Robot; E.S.P. Division; Mentallo; The Fixer

Synopsis: Fury checks out the Encephalogram-Inducer which, when hooked into the Brainwave Stimulator transforms the ESP Divisions' thoughts into images. Mentallo breaches The Fixer's underwater base, convincing him to join forces. They travel underground to SHIELD HQ in a Thru-The-Ground Tank which The Fixer mentions was supplied by THEM. Inside SHIELD HQ, the Fixer uses a Static Distorter to cut off outside communications. Mentallo & The Fixer take on Fury & SHIELD using Element Z to render everyone unconscious. Placing an electronic mask on Fury's face, The Fixer turns him into a mindless slave.

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Strange Tales #142 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1966
was Who Strikes at --- SHIELD? [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 12

Notes: Part 2 of 3. Story occurs concurrently with TALES OF SUSPENSE #75 (March 1966). 1st mention of "THEM". 3rd & final SHIELD episode where Jack Kirby did full pencils. Kirby would not do full pencils on Nick Fury again until the Captain America story in TALES OF SUSPENSE #92 (August 1967).

Who Strikes At--- SHIELD?

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): The Fixer; Mentallo; SHIELD; Nick Fury

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Strange Tales #142 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1966
was [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Pages: 1

Notes: Caption block reads: "We DO have a title for this thriller... honest!! But, Jolly Jack didn't leave us room to letter it!" New caption reads: "Remember when... SHIELD covers had no space for a title?"

To Free A Brain Slave!

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): Mentallo; Nick Fury; The Fixer

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Strange Tales #143 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1966
was To Free a Brain Slave! [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Notes: New caption reads "Remember when... you knew that Fury was tied up with work?"

To Free a Brain Slave

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): Dum Dum Dugan; Mentallo; Nick Fury; The Fixer; Gabe Jones; Tony Stark; ESP Division

Synopsis: While SHIELD HQ is in the hands of Mentallo & The Fixer, and Fury a helpless prisoner, Dum Dum & his men prepare to strike back! Tony Stark takes command as the technos prepare his "Neutralizer". The ESP Division are unable to pick up any trace of Fury's thoughts, but the Doctor in charge of suspects Stark has a heart condition. The baddies attach a miniature H-Bomb to Fury's wrists, then remove the mind-control mask. Big mistake-- as Fury immediately begins thinking of an old war song, which acts as the "go" signal. After a burning chemical forces the baddies to remove their protective helmets, they come under attack by the ESP Division. While Fury holds out, Stark's Neutralizer disolves the H-Bomb! Mentallo & The Fixer fight to escape, but are quickly captured, with the help of SHIELD's "Metronome Unit". It's revealed that the ESP attack has destroyed Mentallos' powers, and that Fury was wearing a "Mental Transmitter" to contact them. But elsewhere, a jet takes off from The Heli-Carrier-- but is quickly shot down by a flying golden egg...

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Strange Tales #143 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1966
was To Free a Brain Slave [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 12

Notes: Part 3 of 3. Fixer mentions the H-Bomb was supplied by "THEM". The "Metronome Units" join the ranks of Jack Kirby's wildest design ideas. Without their helmets, The Fixer & Mentallo bear a striking resemblance to DC's Lex Luthor & Brainiac! (The bearded mind-reading Mentallo in particular may well have been the inspiration for John Byrne's human mentalist "Brainiac" who debuted in ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #438 (March 1988).

The Day of the Druid!

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): Dr. Strange; The Druid; Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury

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Strange Tales #144 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1966
was The Day of the Druid! [Illustration on Cover, Front]

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Pages: 1

Notes: New caption reads: "Remember when... you decided never to thumb a ride with the man from SHIELD?"

The Day of the Druid!

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Genres: espionage

Character(s): The Druid; Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell (SHIELD Academy, Class of '66); "Clipper Charlie" (SHIELD barber)

Synopsis: A mysterious villain called The Druid, using "mystic rites" to disguise "modern, sinister science", sends another deadly flying egg, to kill Nick Fury! Meanwhile, at the crash site of the downed jet, Fury races thru the fire to shut down the plane's nuclear reactor before it can explode and take out half the countryside. Dugan refuses to enter the "Mobile Fallout Shelter", and waits for Fury-- thinking for a moment he's just died, then overjoyed to find his old friend alive and ornery as ever. On the road in his Porche 904, Fury & Dugan are attacked by the egg. The car dodges a flame-thrower, strikes back with a "Borer-Bomb", then falls victim to plastic self-forming tank traps. As the car flips over, its "Air Sacs" activate, then Fury uses its jet fans to fly away and land safely. The pair finally use "Grenade Guns" to take out the offensive omelette. Back at the SHIELD barber shop, clean-cut new recruit Jasper Sitwell has a hard time convincing the barber he's really a SHIELD agent. He tells Fury he's been assigned to help him against the flying eggs, which remain a mystery.

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Strange Tales #144 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1966
was The Day of the Druid! [Story on Interior Page(s)]

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Pages: 12

Notes: Part 1 of 2. The opening sequence of a mystic rite above-ground while technos supply the goods bears a striking resemblance to the "graveyard" scene in the film LIVE AND LET DIE (1973). The car chase in this episode stands out as one of the most exciting (and fun) action scenes in the series. The "Air Sacs", which "airlines are experimenting with now", predate air bags in cars by decades! 1st appearance of Jasper Sitwell (based on Roy Thomas!). Series ends on cliffhanger. Reprints continue 2 years later in SHIELD #1 (February 1973), but skips STRANGE TALES #145 (June 1966), still NOT reprinted as of this indexing!