CATALOG RECORD
Strange Tales #120
first appearance of Captain Barracuda and House of Shadows
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Captain Barracuda (Marvel) — first appearance
- House of Shadows (Marvel, Midnight Mission) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1964
- On sale
- February 11, 1964
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #120 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
This edition’s page
Giant-Size Defenders No. 3 Facsimile Edition (2020). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Creators
Stories
- The Torch Meets the Iceman! · 14 pages
Johnny's riled because a newspaper compares Iceman (of The X-Men) to him. On a cruise liner, Bobby tries to pick up Doris, until Johnny arrives. Before the potential rivalry goes too far, The Barracuda (a modern-day pirate) and his men arrive and take over the ship. Johnny & Bobby team up to stop them.
- The House of Shadows! · 9 pages
Strange is on the scene to observe a TV crew as they prepare to enter & broadcast about a "Haunted House". Strange discovers something is amiss, as he is unable to enter via his spirit form. When the signal goes dead, Strange enters the house physically, and uncovers a surprising secret... the house is alive!
- The Salesman · 1 pages
A dull salesman gets some zing from a famous clown's laughing powder, but learns that confidence is its own magic.
Characters
Reprinted in
Secrets of the Unknown (1962), Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), Marvel Tales (1966), Terrific! (1967), Fantastic Summer Special (1968), 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 Omnibus (2016), Doctor Strange Epic Collection (2016), The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection (2018), X-Men: Children of the Atom (2019)