Lot 180
Strange Tales #149 CGC 7.5 Cover by Jack Kirby "The End of A.I.M.!" (Marvel Comics, 1966) Off-White to White Pages
Timed Sale: Mirror Dimensions | CBE26013
Auction: 21 August 18.00 BST - 21 September 16.00 BST
Description
Strange Tales #149 CGC 7.5 Cover by Jack Kirby "The End of A.I.M.!" (Marvel Comics, 1966).
Cover pencils by Jack Kirby and inks by Mike Esposito. Nick Fury stars in "The End of A.I.M.!". Story by Denny O'Neil and Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby and Ogden Whitney, and inks by Ogden Whitney. A.I.M. agents steal an LMD which turns out to be the real Nick Fury. The Heli-Carrier is on high-alert after Fury's leap and Sitwell plants a tracer on Count Royale as he rushes out. A pair of fleeing A.I.M. agents are met by one of the Secret Empire, which is a branch of "THEM"!. The A.I.M. men are gassed unconscious by Gabe Jones working undercover. Jasper trails Royale to A.I.M.'s hidden base just before it explodes. "If Kaluu Should Triumph...". Story by Denny O'Neil and Bill Everett, and art by Bill Everett. After 500 years of exile in the Nameless Dimension Kaluu returns to destroy his former friend, The Ancient One. Sealing Strange's sanctum in an impenetrable barrier which not even Strange's ectoplasmic form can pass he summons the Demons Of Danak, other-dimensional monsters, to attack. Knowing they cannot be stopped while in contact with their master, Strange & his mentor wait until the creatures penetrate the barrier. 36 pgs. Full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4730403013
Grader Notes: tanning interior cover, crease left top of front cover breaks colour, crease right bottom of front cover breaks colour, tear with crease right center of front cover breaks colour, and off-white to white pages.
