Dates
- Cover date
- October 1964
- On sale
- July 9, 1964
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #125 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 Sub-Mariner Must Be Stopped! · 13 pages
Ben and Johnny's hi-jinks are interrupted by the arrival of a pair of LIFE Magazine reporters, who are there to interview Reed and Sue. When the news reports Sub-Mariner is heading for NYC, Ben and Johnny figure they can make an impression by tackling him on their own. Taking out the "U-Car," they find Namor, who seems to be expecting them. A fight breaks out, ending when Namor leaves, feeling he's been "lied to." Reed and Sue arrive and Ben and Johnny are chastising for ruining the peace talk Reed spent weeks to set up. A betrayed Namor vows that their next fight will be to the finish.
- Mordo Must Not Catch Me! · 10 pages
Three followers of Mordo attack Strange in his sanctum. After dispatching them, he uses the Eye of Agamotto and his amulet to contact his mentor, but to no avail! Mordo appears saying he's captured The Ancient One. In their ectoplasmic forms, a running battle begins that takes them halfway around the world, until Strange locates his mentor in a half-hidden jungle somewhere in Tibet. The battle continues, until the light of Strange's amulet forces Mordo to give in and free The Ancient One. With Mordo apparently beaten "for a long time," Strange heads back to NYC.
- The Message · 1 pages
An unhappy foundry worker finds a message from a prisoner and rushes to help, finding that the message was merely a test of courage, and that his actions have gained him his dream job.
Reprinted in
Spellbound (1960), Amazing Stories of Suspense (1963), Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), Marvel Tales (1966), Terrific! (1967), The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (1978), 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), Ditko Is... Strange King-Size (2020), Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (2021), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2021)