COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Strange Tales 164
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Grade:
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9.4
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Page Quality:
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WHITE
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Certification #:
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0239588004
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Owner:
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johnoj
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
"Nightmare!"
Script: Dan Adkins (co-plot); Jim Lawrence (co-plot, dialogue)
Pencils: Dan Adkins
Inks: Dan Adkins
Letters: Al Kurzrok
Hurling thru the void of space, Strange sees a vision of Victoria Bentley, surrounded by machinery. So he's taken back when he lands on a jungle planet inhabited by savage, monstrous creatures. He thinks of Clea, who he fears he may never see again. Then, he finds an underground cavern, and inside it, an elaborate machine, from which emits a mental challenge. Yandroth, Scientist Supreme, claims to have unlocked the "inner-most secrets of the cosmos", and intends to make Victoria his queen-- to rule many planets, including, eventually, Earth. Strange refuses to depart, and realizes a challenge of science vs. magic awaits him.
"When Comes... Black Noon!"
Script: Jim Steranko
Pencils: Jim Steranko
Inks: Bill Everett
Letters: Artie Simek
At the instant the Claw fired The Ultimate Annihilator at Fury, Suwan teleports him thru "Hyper-Dimensional Space" to the underground lair. She then teleports him to the SHIELD barber shop, where he collapses. In his lair, The Claw tests the Ultimate Annihilator by destroying a satellite in orbit. Mad with power, he plots "the dawn of a new age...and age of vengeance...of darkness and death". SHIELD medics give Fury the once-over in a "Revive Chamber", then warn him that any further stimulation could cause blackouts, blindness or death! Telling them to keep it confidential, Fury follows a tip, using the transparent car and a "Spectre-Suit" (to make him invisible) to trail a Claw agent. During a faked traffic accident, Fury sneaks into the trunk of the agent's car, getting out at their destination and getting the drop on The Claw & Von Voltzmann. But he discovers he's on board "The Sky Dragon", a huge airship miles above the city! Captured, Fury is tied underneath the Ultimate Annihilator, as The Claw prepares to use it to destroy New York City!
Cover: Dan Adkins
1st appearance of Yandroth
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