CATALOG RECORD
Strange Tales #159
first appearance of Valentina Allegra de Fontaine
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Madame Hydra) — introduction
- Gaffer (Marvel, Sidney Levine) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- August 1967
- On sale
- May 2, 1967
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #159 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
- Spy School · 12 pages
Fury reminisces with Laura about his days growing up in Hell's Kitchen; then at SHIELD HQ, offers her a job as an agent. Fury goes to the UNIT academy, where recruits undergo rigorous education. He meets two new agents: Sidney E. Levine, a tech expert and Val, who scoffs at his attitude that the spy game is man's work. Fury takes on Captain America in a display bout for the recruits, but gets dizzy due to a side-effect of the invisibility pill he used earlier. Cap tells him he's found out who was responsible for a job they tackled a year ago.
- "The Evil That Men Do..." · 10 pages
Strange returns home to find his Sanctum gone! Wong, who barely escaped its destruction, recounts how Umar used a spell of vanishment. Strange dispels her enchantment and his house returns. Using the Crystal of Agamotto he senses evil mystic powers around the world. Casting a spell he discovers a group of mystics, banded together, working to free an imprisoned mystic to lead them. Strange strikes down the most powerful of the group, but is too late, they have freed Baron Mordo, his most hated enemy, knowing it will be impossible to convince him to join forces to save the Earth!
Characters
Reprinted in
Fantastic! (1967), Captain Britain (1976), Captain America Special Edition (1984), 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)