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Appearing in "Nightmare!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #164

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Synopsis for "Nightmare!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #164

Doctor Strange finds himself transported to a strange world where he has to fight gigantic and monstrous creatures in his search for Victoria Bentley. Fighting past all the creatures in his way, he finds a cave, where he is greeted by a hologram of the planets lone humanoid and master of science: Yandroth. Yandroth informs Strange that he intends to keep Victoria Bentley as his queen when he uses his scientific genius to conquer the universe. He warns Strange to turn back or suffer the consequences, undaunted Doctor Strange travels deeper into the cave in spite of Yandroth's warning.

Appearing in "The Mystic and the Machine!"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Strange Tales #165

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Synopsis for "The Mystic and the Machine!"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Strange Tales #165

Traveling deeper into the strange cave to try and save Victoria from Yandroth, Scientist Supreme, Doctor Strange comes across the villain's fortress. Strange manages to use his mystical powers to destroy each of the defense machines Yandroth has installed into his complex. When a hand-to-hand fight between the masters of the mystic and scientific arts ends with Strange's victory, Yandroth unleashes his robot Voltorr against the mage.

Appearing in "Nothing Can Halt... Voltorg!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #166

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Synopsis for "Nothing Can Halt... Voltorg!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #166

Battling Yandroth's creation Voltorg, Strange slowly begins to learn the machine's flaws. Meanwhile, Yandroth grabs Victoria and attempts to make an escape from his base, which is getting trashed in Strange's battle against Voltorg. Realizing Voltorg will strike at whatever it thinks its target it is, Doctor Strange uses a series of illusions and his levitating ability to trick the machine into smashing its own face with its electric-prods. Strange uses this as an opportunity to destroy the creature.

However, Doctor Strange is unable to stop Yandroth from escaping with Victoria through teleportation tubes. Following them, Strange finds himself transported to Stone Henge on Earth, there he is confronted by the spirit of the Ancient One.

Appearing in "This Dream --- This Doom!"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Strange Tales #167

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Synopsis for "This Dream --- This Doom!"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Strange Tales #167

The Resurrected Ancient One reveals to Doctor Strange that he was able to free himself from the stone prison for which he was trapped in following the defeat of Zom. The two then travel together to the Ancient One's Sanctum to try and find where Yandroth had taken Victoria Bentley. Using spells they learn that Yandroth had transported the two of them to the Dimension of Dreams. Using a magic gem to transport himself there, Strange finds Yandroth and Victoria. Yandroth unleashes beings from his dreams (barbarians on horse back and sea monsters) to keep Doctor Strange at bay, while he prepares to shoot Strange with a laser.

Appearing in "Exile!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #168

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Synopsis for "Exile!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Strange Tales #168

Doctor Strange battles and defeats the imaginary creatures that Yandroth had sent against him in the Dimension of Dreams. Battling Yandroth himself, Strange is able to defeat Yandroth, knocking him to his doom. He then saves Victoria who is being chased by a Viking warrior conjured up by the realm. After saving Victoria, the two return to the Earth dimension, where the Ancient One congratulates his disciple.

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