Strange Tales Vol 1 130

	Published
	March, 1965
"Meet The Beatles!"
	Writer Stan Lee; Penciler Bob Powell; Inker Chic Stone; Letterer Sam Rosen;
"The Defeat of Doctor Strange"
	Writer Stan Lee; Penciler Steve Ditko; Letterer Artie Simek;

I shall look after the master! But what of you?? How will you escape detection by the evil Mordo??

-- Hamir the Hermit

Appearing in "Meet The Beatles!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Antagonists:

Gang of Robbers

Other Characters:

Fantastic Four
Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
Invisible Girl (Sue Richards)
Beatles (First appearance) (Topical reference)
- Paul McCartney (First appearance) (Topical reference)
- John Lennon (First appearance) (Topical reference)
- Ringo Starr (First appearance) (Topical reference)
- George Harrison (First appearance) (Topical reference)

Locations:

United States of America
- New York State
  - New York City
    - Manhattan
      - Baxter Building

Items:

Vehicles:

Fantasti-Car MK II

Synopsis for "Meet The Beatles!"

After roughhousing around the Baxter Building (and being scolded by Reed and Sue) Johnny and Ben take Doris and Alicia out to see the Beatles perform their Manhattan gig. While the girls get to meet the Fab-Four, Ben and Johnny chase after some common crooks who stole the box office receipts. The two's bickering and some sloppy super-hero work makes an easy job somewhat difficult for the two to accomplish, but they eventually catch the crooks and recover the money, however they end up missing the Beatles' performance.

Appearing in "The Defeat of Doctor Strange"

Featured Characters:

Doctor Strange (Dr. Stephen Strange)

Supporting Characters:

Ancient One (Yao)
Sen-Yu (First appearance)

Antagonists:

Baron Mordo (Karl Mordo)
Dormammu
Baron Mordo's Minions
- Kaecilius (First appearance)

Other Characters:

Hamir the Hermit
Hoggoth (Invoked)
Raggadorr (Invoked)
Vishanti (Invoked)

Locations:

Items:

Cloak of Levitation
Eye of Agamotto
Flames of Regency
Spells
- Images of Ikonn (Unnamed) (First appearance)
- Hosts of Hoggoth (Invoked)
- Rings of Raggadorr (First appearance)

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Defeat of Doctor Strange"

Dormammu sends Baron Mordo and his minions to attack the Ancient One, who is injured in the initial confrontation and Doctor Strange is forced to leave his side to find a way to defeat these attackers and cure his master of his illness. Mordo meanwhile sends out a message to all evil mystics to help hunt down and destroy Doctor Strange. Traveling to Hong Kong, Doctor Strange seeks the aid of a friend to get a new passport and a change of clothes, however Strange is still found by agents of Mordo, whom he manages to incapacitate before slipping away in to the night.

Notes

Continuity Notes

Meet the Beatles!

The fact that the Thing and Human Torch are taking their dates out to see the Beatles perform live should be considered a topical reference based on the Sliding Timescale of Earth-616. The Beatles broke up in 1970, and since then members John Lennon and George Harrison died in 1980 and 2001 respectively. However, it's possible that these might be the Skrulls who have posed as the Beatles, although there is no basis to substantiate that possibility.

The Beatles wig that Thing wears in this issue was first given to him by the Yancy Street Gang in Fantastic Four #34.

The Defeat of Doctor Strange

Dormammu mentions his pledge not to attack the Earth. He made this promise in Strange Tales #127.

The Ancient One's assistant Hamir is not mentioned by name here. He is finally identified in Strange Tales #141.

It was later revealed in the Doctor Strange: Last Days of Magic one-shot that while he was escaping Dormammu's agents in Hong Kong, Doctor Strange met the sorceress August Wu for the first time, and took a brief rest at her home where he also met the witch's daughter, Alice (who would go on to become "The Wu" later in life).

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