CATALOG RECORD
Strange Tales #138
first appearance of Eternity
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Eternity (Marvel, abstract entity) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- November 1965
- On sale
- August 10, 1965
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #138 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition10d [0-0-10 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- Sometimes the Good Guys Lose! · 12 pages
Aboard SHIELD's Intercontinental Ballistic Plane Fury uses the Televiewer Tube to locate the Betraton Bomb launch site. It is destroyed but the bomb was already launched. Agent G unsucsessfully implores her father, Imperial Hydra to come to his senses. He sends HYDRA's Fox Division to deliver his terms to every nation on Earth. Tony Stark prepares to show Fury the Braino-Saur,a new weapon when HYDRA agents capture him. At Imperial Industries board members vie for position, hoping to stage a corporate coup. Imperial Hydra gloats over Fury, while in Washington, HYDRA delivers their ultimatum.
- If Eternity Should Fail! · 10 pages
In another dimension that defies description, Dr. Strange comes face-to-face with Eternity, who learns that Strange is indeed worthy of The Ancient One's trust. He knows that if Mordo & Dormammu are not stopped, all mankind will be in jeopardy. But after all Strange has been thru, Eternity tells him he already has the power he needs. Feeling dejected, Strange returns to the cave to find his master gone. Mordo's spirits lead him to Mordo, who tells Strange "The game is lost!"
Characters
Reprinted in
Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (1968), Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003), Terrific! (1967), Pow! (1967), Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969), Strange Tales (1973), Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (1978), Doctor Strange Classics Starring Doctor Strange (1984), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Essential Doctor Strange (2001), Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2007), Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2010), Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set (2014), The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (2014), S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection Omnibus (2015), S.H.I.E.L.D. by Lee & Kirby: The Complete Collection. (2015), Doctor Strange Epic Collection (2016), Doctor Strange Omnibus (2016), Ditko Is... Strange King-Size (2020), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2021)