Lot 82
Strange Tales #137 CGC 6.5 "The Prize Is... Earth!" (Marvel Comics, 1965) Off-White to White Pages
Northern Collection: Space, Science and Magic | CB26012
Auction: 11 September AT 15.00 BST
Description
Strange Tales #137 CGC 6.5 "The Prize Is... Earth!" "When Meet the Mystic Minds!" (Marvel Comics, 1965).
Cover art by John Severin and Steve Ditko. "The Prize Is... Earth!". Story by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby and John Severin, and inks by John Severin. SHIELD agents attempt to get microfilm to HQ but they fail, sacrificing themselves to prevent falling into HYDRA hands. The microfilm would have revealed the location of the Betatron Bomb, which Hydra will use to ransom the world. Leslie Farrington, chairmanship of Imperial Industries tells his assistant, Brown to track info on every board member, one of which is the Imperial Hydra. "When Meet the Mystic Minds!". Story by Steve Ditko and Stan Lee, and art by Steve Ditko. Desperate to learn the secret of "Eternity," Dr. Strange probes the unconscious mind of The Ancient One, meeting one deadly trap after another, until at last, he reaches the mind of his beloved Master, and convinces him of his identity and good intentions. 36 pgs. Full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4730403024
Grader Notes: tanning interior cover, readers crease breaks colour, spine stress lines breaks colour, crease left bottom of back cover, off-white to white pages.
