Lot 73
Strange Tales #150 CGC 7.0 1st Appearance of Umar & Marvel Art by John Buscema (Marvel Comics, 1966) Off-White to White Pages
Northern Collection: Space, Science and Magic | CB26012
Auction: 11 September AT 15.00 BST
Description
Strange Tales #150 CGC 7.0 1st Appearance of Umar & Marvel Art by John Buscema (Marvel Comics, 1966).
Cover art by Bill Everett. Nick Fury stars in "Hydra Lives!". Story by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby and John Buscema (1st work for Marvel!), and inks by Frank Giacoia. Fury subjects himself to a dangerous test in order to prove that an atomic missile can be detonated long-distance by a sonic weapon which SHIELD believes HYDRA has. While both he & Dugan are recovering from injuries, Don Cabellero, at the urging of an undercover SHIELD man, invites Fury to a party in ancient Karnopolis in the Sahara Desert. Caballero is a disguise for the new Supreme Hydra, who is aware a SHIELD agent has invaded his ranks. 1st appearance of Umar (sister of Dormammu) in "The Conquest of Kaluu!". Story by Roy Thomas and Bill Everett, and art by Bill Everett. Kaluu realizes Strange and the Ancient One have escaped to the past of ancient Babylonia where The Ancient One obtains The Book Of The Vishanti. Before Kaluu can extinguish the Flames of the Faltine, Strange returns to the present with the mystic book which hurls his spell back to him. The Ancient One sends Kaluu into Limbo for all time; In The Dark Dimension Clea fears the onslaught of the Mindless One's freed from their prison with Dormammu gone. 36 pgs. Full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4730404011
Grader Notes: crease right top of front cover breaks colour, crease right bottom of front cover breaks colour, spine stress lines breaks colour, and off-white to white pages.
Notes: This is also the 1st issue where Doctor Strange's name appears in the title banner.
