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CATALOG RECORD

Strange Tales #119

Marvel · Series began 1951 · April 1964

Dates

Cover date
April 1964
On sale
January 10, 1964
Pages
36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #119 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

script: Stan Lee, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditkopencils: Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditkoinks: George Roussos, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditkocolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen

Stories

  • The Torch Goes Wild! · 13 pages

    A demagogue drums up public opinion against the Torch, as part of a communist plot against an American ally. The Torch regains the public trust by stopping him and using his own mind control devices to turn him to the American side.

  • Beyond the Purple Veil! · 8 pages

    Doctor Strange must rescue two thieves who unwittingly steal a magic gem from him and are trapped in a mystical dimension as a result.

Characters

Peter ParkerSpider-ManBen GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsStephen StrangeDoctor StrangeInvisible GirlWongDoris EvansAggamon

Reprinted in

Creepy Worlds (1962), Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), Marvel Tales (1966), Terrific! (1967), Giant-Size Defenders (1974), Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (1978), Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (1979), Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (1979), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Essential Doctor Strange (2001), Essential Human Torch (2003), Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (2006), Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2010), Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (2014), Doctor Strange Epic Collection (2016), Doctor Strange Omnibus (2016), The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection (2018), Ditko Is... Strange King-Size (2020), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2021)

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