Lot 181
Strange Tales #152 CGC 5.0 1st Doctor Strange Name in Title (Marvel Comics, 1967) Off-White to White Pages
Timed Sale: Mirror Dimensions | CBE26013
Auction: 21 August 18.00 BST - 21 September 16.00 BST
Description
Strange Tales #152 CGC 5.0 1st Doctor Strange Name in Title, 1st Appearance of Umar & 1st Marvel Artwork by John Buscema (Marvel Comics, 1967).
Cover art by Bill Everett. Nick Fury stars in "The Power of SHIELD!". Story by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, pencils by Jack Kirby and Jim Steranko, and inks by Jim Steranko. Fury signals SHIELD but after Sitwell realizes Fury is the pilot he still orders the launching of a Strato-Mine which could ignite the atmosphere. Supreme Hydra learns that Laura Brown, the daughter of his predecessor who helped Fury has been captured in Egypt. Donning a new disguise he leaves to exact punishment. Fury turns the plane around, and, discovering the hidden Overkill Horn, dives from the plane, picked up by a SHIELD submarine. 1st appearance of Umar in "Into the Dimension of Death!". Story by Stan Lee and Bill Everett, and art by Bill Everett. Doctor Strange finds himself once more in The Dark Dimension, the home of Dormammu & Clea. After facing several dangers, he senses the power of a woman behind it all. Umar uses a pair of cloudy "spirits" to summon Strange to her presence. She tells him of her imprisonment, and that she wishes to "make amends" for her brother's deeds. She also tells him that Clea has been captured by The Mindless Ones, and that she summoned him as the one Clea hoped would rescue her. 36 pgs. Full colour. Cover price $0.12.
CGC Cert: #4730404009
Grader Notes: tanning interior cover, crease top of front cover breaks colour, stain top of front cover, spine stress lines breaks colour, crease right bottom of back cover, and off-white to white pages.
