Dates
- Cover date
- August 1964
- On sale
- May 12, 1964
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #123 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].
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Creators
Stories
- The Birth of the Beetle! · 14 pages
Mechanic-inventor Abner Jenkins creates the identity of The Beetle. While taking the Fantasti-Car for a double-date, Johnny & Ben wind up being humiliated by The Beetle. But when he tries to rip off the NY World's Fair, the rematch goes the other way.
- The Challenge of Loki! · 9 pages
Strange practices the art of levitation. Meanwhile, in faraway Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, Loki, God of Mischief, plots as always. He contacts Strange and tries to convince him that he is a prisoner of Thor, who is evil and deceiving his father. Strange uses a spell to take Thor's hammer, but on examining it, can sense no trace of evil. Realizing he's been had, Strange battle Loki, who later swears vengeance against the mage.
- Strange Mission · 1 pages
A man becomes confused over directions to the dentist and as a result accidentally pilots an expedition to claim a new planet.
Reprinted in
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