I'm the best caretaker this aquarium ever had! I've got a a way with fish, and they know it! That's why I decided to call myself the Eel when I embarked on my career of crime! Because I'm as slippery, and as dangerous as the electric eel! 
Appearing in "The Return of the Eel!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Unnamed Prison Warden
- NYPD
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- United States of America
- New York
- Long Island
- Glenville
- Sue and Johnny's House
- Glenville
- New York City
- Long Island
- New York
- Turkistan (Mentioned)
- United States of America
Items:
- Fantastic Four Uniforms
- Asbestos Grease
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "The Return of the Eel!"
Learning that the Eel is about to be released after serving his time, the Torch flies to the prison to warn the warden to lock the Eel back up. The warden tells the Torch that the Eel has served his time and is free to go and the Torch watches helplessly as the Eel is allowed to leave.
Knowing the Eel is up to no good, the Torch is there when the Eel attempts a number of crimes. Each time, the Eel bests the Torch with some mechanical device or another. Realizing that the Eel must be hiding out at the local aquarium, he battles him there. The Eel gains the upper hand at first, having coated himself with a flameproof oil, however the Torch gains the upper hand when while attempting to feed the Torch to the aquarium's shark, the oil rubs away, allowing the Torch to use his flame powers and easily best the Eel and turn him back over to the authorities. Afterwards, his colleagues in the Fantastic Four give Johnny a present: His very own aquarium with fish.
Appearing in "From Outer Space "
Strange Tales #38
Featured Characters:
- Jonathan Ditmar (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Earth Peace Commission
Antagonists:
- Aliens
Other Characters:
Races and Species:
Locations:
Synopsis for "From Outer Space "
Strange Tales #38
When hostile aliens come to Earth of the future they are persuaded not to enslave humanity because of Earth's music.
Appearing in "The Many Traps of Baron Mordo!"
Featured Characters:
- 🢐 Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) 🢒 (Impersonates Ancient One in main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- 🢐 Ancient One (Yao) 🢒 (Main story and flashback)
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and flashback)
Locations:
- Earthspace (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- Greenwich Village (Main story and flashback)
- Sanctum Sanctorum (Main story and flashback)
- Greenwich Village (Main story and flashback)
- New York City (Main story and flashback)
- New York (Main story and flashback)
- United States of America (Main story and flashback)
- Asia
- North America (Main story and flashback)
- Earth (Main story and flashback)
- Unknown Dimension
- Astral Plane (Main story and flashback)
Items:
- Amulet of Agamotto
- Lesser Cloak of Levitation
- Unnamed Enchanted Ring
Synopsis for "The Many Traps of Baron Mordo!"
Using a miniature replica of Doctor Strange's house, Baron Mordo creates a magical trap that transports Strange and his home into an unknown dimension. Seeking the spell's source, Doctor Strange travels in ethereal form to the home of Baron Mordo where he falls into another trap, a bottle like prison. Mordo arrives at the Ancient One's house only to discover that Strange has reached there before him. Mordo's magical prison had no floor. By descending downwards through the Earth, Strange had eventually weakened the spell enough to break free. In the following magical battle, Doctor Strange's good powers defeats Mordo's evil ones.
Notes
Continuity Notes
The Return of the Eel!
- The Torch mentions his last battle with the Eel which took place in Strange Tales #112.
- Near the end of the story, Johnny is reading a Fantastic Four comic book. As revealed in Fantastic Four #10, the Fantastic Four have licensed out their adventures to be adapted into comic books by Marvel Comics.
The Many Traps of Baron Mordo!
- Doctor Strange is wearing the Amulet of Agamotto here, it should not be confused with the Eye of Agamotto which Strange is gifted in Strange Tales #128.
Publication Notes
The title given for the Doctor Strange story on the cover page ("The Terrible Traps of Baron Mordo") is slightly different from that given on the first page of the story ("The Many Traps of Baron Mordo").
- Doctor Strange and Baron Mordo are both mentioned on this issue's cover, the first time either character's name is mentioned on a comic book cover.
