Lot 79
Strange Tales #140 CGC 6.5 "The End of Hydra!" & "The Pincers of Power!" (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 #140 CGC 6.5 "The End of Hydra!" & "The Pincers of Power!" (Marvel Comics, 1966).
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and inks by Joe Sinnott. Nick Fury stars in "The End of Hydra!". Story by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby and Don Heck, and inks by Joe Sinnott. Fury defeats the Hunter robot. Surrounded by HYDRA's Tiger squad, Dum Dum, Gabe and fellow agents use a Flying Wedge formation and an Electro-Jab weapon to push thru. HYDRA retaliates with Skate Board Units. Joined by Fury SHIELD overpowers HYDRA while Supreme Hydra realizes he must use Operation Last Resort. In space, Stark disarms the Betraton Bomb; SHIELD orders the arrest of HYDRA agents worldwide. "The Pincers of Power!". Story by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee, and art by Steve Ditko. Dormammu sends Strange, Mordo & The Ancient One to a neutral dimension. He then uses a sleeping potion on the Mindless Ones, so his domain will be temporarily safe and summons rulers of nearby dimensions. Dormammu arrives to challenge Strange in person to battle for total mastery of Earth! 36 pgs. Full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4730403021
Grader Notes: stain left bottom of back cover, spine stress lines breaks colour, multiple crease left top of back cover, crease right center of front cover breaks colour, and off-white to white pages.
