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| Image1 = Strange Tales Vol 1 120.jpg
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| Month = May
  
| Month = May
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| Year = 1964
  
| Year = 1964
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| ReleaseDate = February 11, 1964
   
 
| Editor-in-Chief = Stan Lee
  
| Editor-in-Chief = Stan Lee
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| CoverArtist1 = Jack Kirby
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| Image1_Artist1 = Jack Kirby
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| Image1_Artist2 = George Roussos
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| Image1_Artist3 = Stan Goldberg
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| Image1_Artist4 = Artie Simek
   
 
| Quotation = Whether there are ghosts in [[House of Shadows (Earth-616)|that house]] is not for me to say! But, there are far more dangerous things than ghosts... things which most of us do not even dream exist!
  
| Quotation = Whether there are ghosts in [[House of Shadows (Earth-616)|that house]] is not for me to say! But, there are far more dangerous things than ghosts... things which most of us do not even dream exist!
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| Speaker = [[Stephen Strange (Earth-616)|Dr. Strange]]
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| Speaker = [[Stephen Strange (Earth-616)|Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)]]
   
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| StoryTitle1 = The Torch Meets Iceman!
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| StoryTitle1 = The Torch Meets the Iceman!
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| StoryTitle2 = The House of Shadows!
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| Writer1_1 = Stan Lee
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| Writer1_2 = Jack Kirby
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| Synopsis1 = When both the Human Torch and Ice Man take a cruise in New York Harbor, they both fight over the effections of Dorrie Evans, however their rivalry for the girls effections ends when the ship is raided by the pirate Captain Barracuda and his men. The two heroes team up and use their powers to take down Barracuda and his group, and after the battle Ice Man has to leave in order to protect his secret identity. Afterwords, the Torch has a newfound respect for his polar opposite (pardon the pun.)
 
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| Synopsis2 = When a local haunted house becomes the subject of a television program trying to debunk it as a hoax, the camera crew attracts the attention of a crowd of spectaters, among them is Dr. Strange. Beleiving the house to be truly haunted, Strange enters the buildings and confronts it's mystical attacks. He forces the entity in the house to reveal itself to him and tell him it's purpose. He learns that it is from another time-continuum and that it has come to observe humanity. With the threat neutralized, Strange exists the house and uses a spell to make it return from where it came. The spectators gathered then flee from Dr. Strange in fear.
  
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| Editor1_1 = Stan Lee
  
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| Editor2_1 = Stan Lee
  
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| Writer1_1 = Stan Lee
 
 
| Penciler1_1 = Jack Kirby
  
| Penciler1_1 = Jack Kirby
 
| Inker1_1 = Dick Ayers
  
| Inker1_1 = Dick Ayers
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| Colourist1_1 =
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| Colorist1_1 = Stan Goldberg
 
| Letterer1_1 = Sam Rosen
  
| Letterer1_1 = Sam Rosen
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| Writer2_1 = Stan Lee
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| Editor1_1 = Stan Lee
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| Penciler2_1 = Steve Ditko
  
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| Letterer2_1 = Sam Rosen
  
   
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| Appearing1 =
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| Appearing1 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Jonathan Storm (Earth-616)|Human Torch]]
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* {{apn|[[Jonathan Storm (Earth-616)|Human Torch (Johnny Storm)]]|Untold Tales of Spider-Man Vol 1 13}}
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* [[Robert Drake (Earth-616)|Ice Man]]
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* {{apn|[[Robert Drake (Earth-616)|Iceman (Bobby Drake)]]|X-Men Vol 1 5|Fantastic Four Vol 1 28}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* [[Doris Evans (Earth-616)|Dorrie Evans]]
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* {{apn|[[Doris Evans (Earth-616)|Doris Evans]]}}
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'''Villains:'''
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* [[Captain Barracuda (Earth-616)|Captain Barracuda]]
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* Captain Barracuda's Crew
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** {{apn|[[Captain Barracuda (Earth-616)|Captain Barracuda]]|-|Sub-Mariner Vol 1 10}} {{1st}}
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** "Baldy"
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** Numerous unnamed crewmembers
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* [[Fantastic Four (Earth-616)|Fantastic Four]]
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* {{a|[[Fantastic Four (Earth-616)|Fantastic Four]]}}
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** [[Reed Richards (Earth-616)|Mr. Fantastic]]
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** {{apn|[[Reed Richards (Earth-616)|Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)]]|Fantastic Four Vol 1 26}}
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** [[Susan Storm (Earth-616)|Invisible Girl]]
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** {{apn|[[Susan Storm (Earth-616)|Invisible Girl (Sue Storm)]]|Fantastic Four Vol 1 26}}
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** [[Benjamin Grimm (Earth-616)|Thing]]
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** {{apn|[[Benjamin Grimm (Earth-616)|Thing (Ben Grimm)]]|Fantastic Four Vol 1 26}}
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* [[X-Men (Earth-616)|X-Men]]
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* {{a|[[X-Men (Earth-616)|X-Men]]}}
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** {{apn|[[Warren Worthington III (Earth-616)|Angel (Warren Worthington III)]]|X-Men Vol 1 5|Fantastic Four Vol 1 28}}
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** [[Charles Xavier (Earth-616)|Professor X]]
  
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** [[Jean Grey (Earth-616)|Marvel Girl]]
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** {{apn|[[Jean Grey (Earth-616)|Marvel Girl (Jean Grey)]]|X-Men Vol 1 5|Fantastic Four Vol 1 28}}
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** {{apn|[[Charles Xavier (Earth-616)|Professor X (Charles Xavier)]]|X-Men Vol 1 5|Fantastic Four Vol 1 28}}
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** [[Warren Worthington III (Earth-616)|Angel]]
  
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** {{Mentioned|[[Scott Summers (Earth-616)|Cyclops (Scott Summers)]]}}
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* {{1st|[[Gotham Boat Line (Earth-616)|Gotham Boat Line]]}}
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** Numerous unnamed cruise patrons
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* {{Named|[[Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Earth-616)|Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]]}}
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'''Races and Species:'''
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* {{a|[[Humans (Homo sapiens)|Humans]]}}
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* {{a|[[Mutants (Homo superior)|Mutants]]}}
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* {{Mentioned|[[Crustaceans|Shrimp]]}}
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* {{a|[[Earth]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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** {{a|[[North America]]}}
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*** {{a|[[United States of America]]}}
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**** {{a|[[New York (State)|New York]]}}
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***** {{a|[[New York City]]}}
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****** {{a|[[Manhattan]]}}
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******* {{a|[[42nd Street]]}} and {{a|[[Madison Avenue]]}}
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******** {{a|[[Baxter Building]]}}
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****** {{photo|[[Upper New York Bay]]}}
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******* {{Photo|[[Liberty Island]]}}
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******** {{Photo|[[Statue of Liberty]]}}
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***** {{a|[[Westchester County]]}}
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****** {{a|[[North Salem]]}}
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******* {{a|[[Salem Center]]}}
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******** {{a|[[Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters]]}}
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***** {{a|[[Hudson River]]}}
 
'''Items:'''
  
'''Items:'''
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* {{a|[[Fantastic Four Uniforms]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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* {{a|[[X-Uniforms]]}}
 
'''Vehicles:'''
  
'''Vehicles:'''
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* Unidentified Gotham Boat Line Cruise Ship
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* <br/>
  
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* Captain Barracuda's Boat
   
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| Synopsis1 = When both the Human Torch and Iceman take the same cruise in New York Harbor, a spat between the elemental supers breaks out over Johnny's date Dorrie Evans. However, their rivalry for the girl's affections ends when the ship is raided by the pirate Captain Barracuda and his men. The two heroes team up and use their powers to take down Barracuda and his crew, but quickly following the battle, Iceman has to leave in order to protect his secret identity. Afterwards, the Torch realizes he has a newfound respect for his polar opposite.
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| Appearing2 =
 
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| StoryTitle2 = The House of Shadows!
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| Writer2_1 = Stan Lee
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| Writer2_2 = Steve Ditko
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| Penciler2_1 = Steve Ditko
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| Inker2_1 = Steve Ditko
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| Colorist2_1 = Stan Goldberg
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| Letterer2_1 = Sam Rosen
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| Editor2_1 = Stan Lee
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| Appearing2 =
 
'''Featured Characters:'''
  
'''Featured Characters:'''
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* [[Stephen Strange (Earth-616)|Dr. Strange]]
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* {{apn|[[Stephen Strange (Earth-616)|Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)]]||Fantastic Four Vol 1 27}}
 
'''Supporting Characters:'''
  
'''Supporting Characters:'''
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* Unidentified TV Crew
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* <br/>
  
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** {{1st|[[Bill Brinkly (Earth-616)|Bill Brinkly]]}} <small>(TV Show Presenter)</small>
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'''Villains:'''
  
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* [[House of Shadows (Earth-616)|House of Shadows]]
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** {{1st|[[Allan Stevens (Earth-616)|Allan Stevens]]}} <small>(TV Show Reporter)</small>
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** Numerous unnamed employees
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'''Antagonists:'''
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* {{apn|[[House of Shadows (Earth-616)|House of Shadows]]|-|Rom Vol 1 5}} {{1st}}
 
'''Other Characters:'''
  
'''Other Characters:'''
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* Numerous unnamed New Yorkers
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* <br/>
  
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* {{a|[[New York City Police Department (Earth-616)|NYPD]]}}
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** Unnamed Police Officer
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* {{Invoked|[[Vishanti (Earth-616)|Vishanti]]}}
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** {{Invoked|[[Oshtur (Earth-616)|Oshtur]]}}
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** {{Invoked|[[Hoggoth (Earth-616)|Hoggoth]]}}
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* {{Invoked|[[Dormammu (Earth-616)|Dormammu]]}}
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* {{Invoked|[[Munnopor (Earth-616)|Munnopor]]}}
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* {{Invoked|[[Yao (Earth-616)|Ancient One]]}}
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'''Races and Species:'''
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* {{a|[[Humans (Homo sapiens)|Humans]]}}
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* Unidentified Entity <!-- House of Shadows -->
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* {{Mentioned|[[Ghosts]]}}
 
'''Locations:'''
  
'''Locations:'''
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* {{a|[[Earthspace]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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** {{a|[[Earth]]}}
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*** {{a|[[United States of America]]}}
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**** {{a|[[New York (State)|New York]]}}
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***** {{a|[[New York City]]}}
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* {{a|[[Astral Plane]]}}
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* {{Invoked|[[Munnopor (Dimension)|Munnopor]]}}
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** {{Invoked|[[Moons of Munnopor]]}}
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* Unidentified Dimension {{Mentioned}} <!-- House of Shadows' Home Dimension -->
 
'''Items:'''
  
'''Items:'''
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* {{a|[[Cloak of Levitation|Lesser Cloak of Levitation]]}}
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* <br/>
  
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* {{a|[[Amulet of Agamotto]]}}
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'''Vehicles:'''
  
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* <br/>
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* Spells
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** {{1st|[[Hands of Oshtur]]}}
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** {{Invoked|[[Hosts of Hoggoth]]}}
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** {{1st|[[Moons of Munnopor (Spell)|Moons of Munnopor]]}}
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** {{1st|[[Vapors of the Vishanti]]}}
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<!-- '''Vehicles:'''
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* <br/> -->
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| Synopsis2 = When a local haunted house becomes the subject of a television program trying to debunk it as a hoax, the camera crew attracts the attention of a crowd of spectators. Among them is Doctor Strange. Believing the house to be truly haunted, Strange enters the building and confronts its mystical attacks. He forces the entity in the house to reveal itself to him and tell him its purpose. He learns that it is from another time-continuum and that it has come to observe humanity. With the threat neutralized, Strange exits the house and uses a spell to make it return from where it came. The spectators gather, then flee from Doctor Strange in fear.
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| ReprintOf3 = Mystic Vol 1 51
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| ReprintOfStory3 = 5
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| Solicit =
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| Notes = * "The Salesman" reprint text story is broken up between this issue and {{cl|Strange Tales Vol 1 121|next issue}}.
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==Continuity Notes==
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===The Torch Meets the Iceman!===
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* The newspaper the Human Torch is reading has a cover story about the X-Men battling the [[Brotherhood of Evil Mutants (Earth-616)|Brotherhood of Evil Mutants]]. At the time of this story, the most recent time the X-Men battled the Brotherhood was in {{cl|X-Men Vol 1 5}}.
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* Iceman appears here covered in snow as he had not yet mastered the ability to turn into pure ice until {{cl|X-Men Vol 1 8}}.
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===The House of Shadows!===
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* The amulet that Doctor Strange is wearing here is the Amulet of Agamotto, and should not be confused with the [[Eye of Agamotto (Knowledge)|Eye of Agamotto]] which he was gifted in {{cl|Strange Tales Vol 1 126}}
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* Although banished by Doctor Strange in this story, the House of Shadows resurfaces again in {{cl|Rom Vol 1 5}}.
   
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| Notes = *This story features Iceman before he takes his transparent ice form for the first time in Uncanny X-Men #8.
  
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*''Dr. Strange'' story is reprinted in [[comics:Pocket Book Series Vol 1 Doctor Strange: Master of the Mystic Arts 1|''Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts'']] (Pocket Books) and [[comics:Fireside Book Series Vol 1 8|''Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts'']] (Fireside).
  
 
| Trivia =
 
| Trivia =
 
| Recommended =
 
| Recommended =

Latest revision as of 15:55, 1 April 2024

Quote1 Whether there are ghosts in that house is not for me to say! But, there are far more dangerous things than ghosts... things which most of us do not even dream exist! Quote2
—Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)

Appearing in "The Torch Meets the Iceman!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

  • Captain Barracuda's Crew

Other Characters:

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

Vehicles:

  • Unidentified Gotham Boat Line Cruise Ship
  • Captain Barracuda's Boat

Synopsis for "The Torch Meets the Iceman!"

When both the Human Torch and Iceman take the same cruise in New York Harbor, a spat between the elemental supers breaks out over Johnny's date Dorrie Evans. However, their rivalry for the girl's affections ends when the ship is raided by the pirate Captain Barracuda and his men. The two heroes team up and use their powers to take down Barracuda and his crew, but quickly following the battle, Iceman has to leave in order to protect his secret identity. Afterwards, the Torch realizes he has a newfound respect for his polar opposite.

Appearing in "The House of Shadows!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

  • Unidentified TV Crew
    • Bill Brinkly (First appearance) (TV Show Presenter)
    • Allan Stevens (First appearance) (TV Show Reporter)
    • Numerous unnamed employees

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

Synopsis for "The House of Shadows!"

When a local haunted house becomes the subject of a television program trying to debunk it as a hoax, the camera crew attracts the attention of a crowd of spectators. Among them is Doctor Strange. Believing the house to be truly haunted, Strange enters the building and confronts its mystical attacks. He forces the entity in the house to reveal itself to him and tell him its purpose. He learns that it is from another time-continuum and that it has come to observe humanity. With the threat neutralized, Strange exits the house and uses a spell to make it return from where it came. The spectators gather, then flee from Doctor Strange in fear.

Appearing in "The Salesman"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Mystic #51

Featured Characters:

  • Mr. Frankle

Supporting Characters:

  • Red Mop (Clown)

Other Characters:

  • Karl Tire Company (First appearance)
    • Mr. Karl
    • Mr. Karl's Secretary
  • Red Mop's Great-Great Grandfather (Mentioned)

Races and Species:

Locations:

Items:

  • "Magic Laughing Powder"

Synopsis for "The Salesman"

Reprint of the 5th story from
Mystic #51

Mr. Frankle a depressed tire salesman is given a jar of "Magic Laughing Powder" by a clown he assisted with a flat tire. The powder give Mr. Frankle the confidence and sincerity he always had to help sell more tires. He learns this lesson when he returns to Red Mop, the clown who gave him the powder, who tells him the powder was never magical and that it was Frankle all along.

Notes

  • "The Salesman" reprint text story is broken up between this issue and next issue.

Continuity Notes

The Torch Meets the Iceman!

  • The newspaper the Human Torch is reading has a cover story about the X-Men battling the Brotherhood of Evil Mutants. At the time of this story, the most recent time the X-Men battled the Brotherhood was in X-Men #5.
  • Iceman appears here covered in snow as he had not yet mastered the ability to turn into pure ice until X-Men #8.

The House of Shadows!

  • The amulet that Doctor Strange is wearing here is the Amulet of Agamotto, and should not be confused with the Eye of Agamotto which he was gifted in Strange Tales #126
  • Although banished by Doctor Strange in this story, the House of Shadows resurfaces again in Rom #5.

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