CATALOG RECORD
Strange Tales #156
first appearance of Zom
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Zom (Marvel) — first appearance
Dates
- Cover date
- May 1967
- On sale
- February 2, 1967
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #156 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
- The Tribunal! · 12 pages
Fury's quarters are destroyed, apparently killing him! Bronson heads for Hydra Island, a futuristic, hi-tech fortress in the Pacific resuming his guise as Supreme Hydra. He announces to the world that he's placed a Death Spore bomb on board the Heli-Carrier which will unleash a plague upon the entire Earth! He plans to stage a fake trial for Laura, as an example to all who would defy him. Having suspected Bronson from the start, Fury who was hiding on board the Dyna-Soar is captured and discovers the true identity of the Supreme Hydra is Baron Strucker, his old foe from WW2!
- Umar Walks the Earth! · 10 pages
The Ancient One sends Strange to the Amphora, a large vase guarded by fiery demons in order to free Zom, a being imprisoned by Eternity. Umar comes to earth, destroys Strange's house and summons The Ancient One. Strange unleashes Zom who he persuades to follow him to Earth. The Ancient One lures Umar to Stonehenge where he defeated Dormammu in the past. Strange surprises Umar who flees back to The Dark Dimension, where Zom cannot find her! Zom had been bound by chains of living bondage by Dormammu and seeks vengeance, but with Umar gone he turns his anger against Strange and his mentor.
Characters
Reprinted in
Fantastic! (1967), Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (2000), 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), S.H.I.E.L.D. by Steranko: The Complete Collection (2013), The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection - Classic (2014), S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection Omnibus (2015), Doctor Strange Omnibus (2016), Doctor Strange Epic Collection (2016), Steranko Is... Revolutionary (2020)