Lot 173
Strange Tales #125 CGC 5.0 "The Sub-Mariner Must Be Stopped!" Human Torch vs. Sub-Mariner (Marvel Comics, 1964) White Pages
Timed Sale: Mirror Dimensions | CBE26013
Auction: 21 August 18.00 BST - 21 September 16.00 BST
Description
Strange Tales #125 CGC 5.0 "The Sub-Mariner Must Be Stopped!" Human Torch vs. Sub-Mariner (Marvel Comics, 1964).
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers. The Human Torch and the Thing star in "The Sub-Mariner Must Be Stopped!". Story by Stan Lee, pencils by Dick Ayers, and inks by Paul Reinman. Ben and Johnny's hi-jinks are interrupted by the arrival of a pair of LIFE Magazine reporters, who are there to interview Reed and Sue. When the news reports Sub-Mariner is heading for NYC, Ben and Johnny figure they can make an impression by tackling him on their own. "Mordo Must Not Catch Me!". Story by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, pencils by Steve Ditko, and inks by George Roussos. Three followers of Mordo attack Strange in his sanctum. After dispatching them, he uses the Eye of Agamotto and his amulet to contact his mentor, but to no avail!. Mordo appears saying he's captured The Ancient One; In their ectoplasmic forms, a running battle begins that takes them halfway around the world, until Strange locates his mentor in a half-hidden jungle somewhere in Tibet. 36 pgs. Full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4730402011
Grader Notes: multiple crease right top of front cover, spine stress lines breaks colour, multiple crease left top of back cover, crease left bottom of back cover, and off-white to white pages.
