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Collects the Doctor Strange stories from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #147-168, Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1968 series) #169-179, The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #61 and material from Not Brand Echh! (Marvel, 1967 series) #13.
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Promo ad for other issues in the Epic Collection series of titles.
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Part 1 of 22. Unusually light-hearted "break" between 2 very long storylines. While the next 2 years of the series can be broken down into sections, each runs into the next so much it's effectively one single long epic.
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Second full DR. STRANGE cover; alternates with SHIELD until end of run in STRANGE TALES #168 (May 1968).
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Part 2 of 22. Before its corruption, Kamar-Taj was remarkably similar to Shangri-La in the film LOST HORIZON (1937). This is fitting, considering Dr. Strange's resemblance to the film's star, Ronald Colman.
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Part 3 of 22.
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New masthead designed by Sol Brodsky (mentioned on the Bullpen Bulletins page).
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Part 4 of 22. 1st appearance of Umar. Candles used in time-travel previously used in STRANGE TALES #124 (September 1964). Due to the growing use of soap-opera format, Kaluu's story runs straight into Umar's without a break between episodes. It seems ironic that Kaluu was described as being more powerful than Strange & his mentor together, yet with this episode he vanished, never to return; while Umar became a long-running villain still appearing to this day.
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Part 5 of 22; Part 1 of Umar sequence. Several flashback panels based closely on Steve Ditko panels (redrawn by Everett). Notes on the margins of the original art indicate Stan Goldberg handled the color work for this story.
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Part 6 of 22; Part 2 of Umar sequence. The visuals of the "twin spirits" flying, Strange's capture and his flying from Umar's castle on pages 5, 6 & 10 are strikingly similar to scenes in the 3rd season ROCKET ROBIN HOOD cartoon (and the subsequent 3rd season SPIDER-MAN cartoon remake), "Revolt In The Fifth Dimension". Bill Everett's last Dr. Strange episode. After doing finishes on The Hulk and inks on Sub-Mariner, Everett took over the art and co-plotting on Sub-Mariner this month in TALES TO ASTONISH #87 (January 1967).
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Original ink credit listed Frank Giacoia. Cover signed Jim Steranko, listed in THE MARVEL COMICS INDEX #6 (George Olshevsky, December 1977), confirmed by Nick Caputo, Barry Pearl, Henry Kujawa & Nick Simon. Henry Kujawa suggested that the Laura Brown figure was inked by Wally Wood, agreed by Nick Simon (August 2007). Nick Caputo believes the cover is inked entirely by Steranko.
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Marie Severin's 1st 1960's Marvel work.
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Possible Severin colors per Nick Caputo, who notes that Marie has mentioned in interviews that she usually colored most of the work she drew.
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Part 8 of 22; part 4 of Umar sequence. The flying demons around Umar's castle are strikingly similar to those seen in the 1968 SPIDER-MAN cartoon, "The Evil Sorcerer". Cover story.
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Banner in masthead similar to the one that would become the standard design on Marvel with the November 1971 issues (with similar banners turning up on DC Comics, Atlas Comics & Archie Comics).
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Part 9 of 22; part 5 of Umar sequence. Clea's 1st appearance on Earth (if only briefly).
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Possible Severin colors per Nick Caputo, who notes that Marie has mentioned in interviews that she usually colored most of the work she drew.
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Part 10 of 22; part 6 of Umar sequence; part 1 of Zom sequence. Umar comes to Earth for first time.
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Steranko coloring confirmed per checklist in Comic Book Marketplace # 28, October 1995.
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Part 11 of 22; part 2 of Zom sequence. First appearance of The Living Tribunal.
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Possible Severin colors per Nick Caputo, who notes that Marie has mentioned in interviews that she usually colored most of the work she drew. Previous indexer credited Stan Goldberg. Possible Trimpe inks per Nick Caputo. previous indexer credited Bill Everett or Marie Severin.
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Part 12 of 22; part 1 of the Living Tribunal sequence.
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Romita and Severin credits per Nick Caputo via the GCD Errors list, December 2008, updated February 2020. Nick notes that the original art as published in Steranko Nick Fury Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Artist's Edition reveals that Captain America was redrawn by John Romita with additional changes possibly by Marie Severin.
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Part 13 of 22; part 2 of the Living Tribunal sequence. While under an evil influence, Piper Halliwell once used an identical spell to Umar's to make her house vanish (and it was restored in the same way) in an episode of the tv show CHARMED.
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Feldmann may have lettered the bottom caption. Info per Nick Caputo.
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Part 14 of 22; part 3 of Living Tribunal sequence. Victoria Bentley last seen in STRANGE TALES #114 (November 1963).
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Part 15 of 22; part 4 of the Living Tribunal sequence. Between Jim Steranko & Dan Adkins, both series in STRANGE TALES now have artists partly inspired by Wally Wood. Several panels based closely on Steve Ditko panels. 1st appearance of Nebulos.
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Part 16 of 22; part 5 of the Living Tribunal sequence. Several panels based closely on Steve Ditko panels; the effect resembles Ditko pencils plus Wood inks. 1st 2-page spread in a Dr. Strange story! The image of Nebulos on the splash page is swiped from the John Schoenherr cover painting to the 1962 Pyramid Books edition of Venus Plus X by Theodore Sturgeon.
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Part 17 of 22; part 6 of the Living Tribunal sequence. Several panels based closely on Steve Ditko panels; the effect resembles Ditko pencils inked by Wood.
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Beginning this issue the cover logo is alternated each issue to emphasize that months featured hero, with the co-star's logo minimized.
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Part 18 of 22; part 1 of Yandroth sequence. Story title misleading; Strange's longtime foe Nightmare does not appear, refers to the "Land Of Nightmares" (as mentioned in previous issue's coming attractions) or "Nightmare Planet" (on this episode's last page). 1st appearance of Yandroth, Scientist Supreme; continues the trend of science-fiction themes in Dan Adkins' stories.
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Part 19 of 22; part 2 of Yandroth sequence. Robot called "Voltorr" on last page of this episode, but "Voltorg" in next episode. Considering George Tuska (a "Golden Age" artist) penciled the next episode, it's questionable whether Voltorg was designed by Adkins or Tuska, as it's a rather clunky-looking robot, which not only seems out-of-place in this series, but at Marvel in the 60's in general!
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Part 20 of 22; part 3 of Yandroth sequence. On page 4, Jim Steranko inked panel three and inked the heads on panels four and five. (Referenced in a letter from Dan Adkins printed in Amazing Heroes #167 (June 15, 1989). While Jim Lawrence did little work for Marvel in the 60's (apparently only writing dialogue over two Dan Adkins' plots), he wrote the JAMES BOND 007 newspaper strip from January 1966 to the late 1970's. (see the Titan Books reprints.)
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Steranko coloring per checklist in Comic Book Marketplace # 28, October 1995.
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Part 21 of 22; part 4 of Yandroth sequence. Inspired by Steranko Dan Adkins begins using bizarre page layouts that resemble overlapping photos.
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Part 22 of 22; part 5 of Yandroth sequence. Series continues next month in DR. STRANGE #169 (June 1968). Yandroth (or what remains of him) would return in MARVEL FEATURE #1 (December 1971).
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Nightmare, the monarch of magical menace returns
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Severin colors confirmed on stat.
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Strange and Clea's first kiss. Palmer credits per interview http://www.wtv-zone.com/silverager/interviews/palmer.shtml
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Marie Severin revised the Doctor Strange and Satannish figures. The unaltered version which can be seen in the Doctor Strange Masterworks and foreign reprints has consecutive images of Strange rising out of his body and assuming astral form. Info per Nick Caputo.
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Clea pulled into Strange's grave, tombstone engraved: Stephen Strange, Born November ----, Died October 1968
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Palmer credits per interview as observed on 6/13/2012:
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New masked costume
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Palmer credits per interview: http://www.wtv-zone.com/silverager/interviews/palmer.shtml
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Story continues in The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 Series) #61.
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Continued from Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1968 series) #178.
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Possible Grainger inks per Nick Caputo, June 2012.
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Promo ad for other issues in the Epic Collection series of titles.
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Back cover with promo text for the issues reprinted in this volume.
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