CATALOG RECORD
Strange Tales #144
first appearance of Jasper Sitwell and Dredmund Druid
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Jasper Sitwell (S.H.I.E.L.D., Howling Commandos) — introduction; SHIELD Academy, Class of '66
- Dredmund Druid (Marvel, Dredmund Cromwell) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1966
- On sale
- February 10, 1966
- Pages
- 36
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Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #144 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
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Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
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Stories
- The Day of the Druid! · 12 pages
The Druid uses mystic rites to disguise modern, sinister science, sending a deadly flying egg to kill Nick Fury. Fury attempts to shut down a burning planes nuclear reactor and barely survives the ordeal. Later Fury & Dugan are attacked by the egg in SHIELD's flying car as they face a variety of deadly weapons. The pair finally use "Grenade Guns" to destroy the egg. Back at the SHIELD barber shop, clean-cut new recruit Jasper Sitwell has a hard time convincing the barber he's really a SHIELD agent. He tells Fury he's been assigned to help him against the flying eggs, which remain a mystery.
- Where Man Hath Never Trod! · 10 pages
Dormammu uses Asti to lure Strange into an alien dimension where he will be under no vow to spare him. The Ancient One takes Strange to the ruler of a dimension who has senses one of Dormammu's spells in a far-off corner of infinity. There, Dormammu contacts Tazza, and claims that Strange is coming there to kill him. The two battle to a standstill, until Strange convinces Tazza he only seeks information-- and forces the release of Tazza's various prisoners, who are grateful for his help. Both Dormammu & Strange mentally prepare for a coming "final combat" between them.
Publisher’s description
It’s a mystic two-for-one, as Nick Fury and Doc Strange take on foes from the outer dimensions! First up: The Druid vs. S.H.I.E.L.D.! Strange must fend off one weird demon after another in the Kingdom of Tazza.
Characters
Reprinted in
Terrific! (1967), Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (1968), Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (1978), Essential Doctor Strange (2001), Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2003), Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2007), Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2010), The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (2014), S.H.I.E.L.D. by Lee & Kirby: The Complete Collection. (2015), S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection Omnibus (2015), Doctor Strange Epic Collection (2016), Doctor Strange Omnibus (2016), Ditko Is... Strange King-Size (2020), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (2021)