Lot 66
Strange Tales #164 CGC 7.5 1st Appearance of Yandroth (Marvel Comics, 1968) Off-White to White Pages
Northern Collection: Space, Science and Magic | CB26012
Auction: 11 September AT 15.00 BST
Description
Strange Tales #164 CGC 7.5 1st Appearance of Yandroth (Marvel Comics, 1968).
Cover art by Dan Adkins. 1st appearance of Yandroth in "Nightmare!". Story by Jim Lawrence and Dan Adkins (co-plot), and art by Adkins. Hurling thru the void of space, Strange sees a vision of Victoria Bentley, surrounded by machinery. He lands on a jungle planet inhabited by savage, monstrous creatures; Strange finds an underground cavern, and inside it, an elaborate machine, from which emits a mental challenge; Yandroth, Scientist Supreme, claims to have unlocked the "innermost secrets of the cosmos". Yellow Claw appearance and 1st cameo appearance of Sean Connery in "When Comes... Black Noon!". Story and pencils by Jim Steranko, and inks by Bill Everett. At the instant the Claw fired The Ultimate Annihilator at Fury, Suwan teleports him thru Hyper-Dimensional Space to the underground lair and then back to SHIELD. In his lair The Claw tests the Ultimate Annihilator by destroying a satellite in orbit. SHIELD medics warn Fury that further stimulation could be fatal. Fury follows a tip and invisibly trails a Claw agent leading him to The Claw & Voltzmann. Fury discovers he's on board The Sky Dragon, a huge airship miles above the city! 36 pgs. Full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4730404016
Grader Notes: spine stress lines breaks colour, multiple crease center of front cover breaks colour, crease left center of back cover, and off-white to white pages.
