Strange Tales Vol 1 131

	Published
	April, 1965
"The Bouncing Ball of Doom!"
	Writer Stan Lee; Penciler Bob Powell; Inker Dick Ayers; Letterer Sam Rosen; Editor Stan Lee;
"The Hunter and the Hunted!"
	Writer Stan Lee; Penciler Steve Ditko; Letterer Artie Simek; Editor Stan Lee;

I speak for the mighty Baron Mordo! He commands you to search every inch of the city until Doctor Strange is found!

-- Kaecilius

Appearing in "The Bouncing Ball of Doom!"

Featured Characters:

Supporting Characters:

Fantastic Four
- Mr. Fantastic
- Invisible Girl

Antagonists:

Mad Thinker

Other Characters:

Doctor Vega
Aunt Petunia (Mentioned)

Locations:

New York City
- George Washington Bridge
- Manhattan
  - Baxter Building

Synopsis for "The Bouncing Ball of Doom!"

When the Human Torch and Thing are asked to stop some crooks who just robbed a bank, they are unaware that this is yet another crime planned by the Mad Thinker. This time to deal with any members of the Fantastic Four who may interfere with his plans, the Thinker has created a giant remote control "Bouncing ball" to attack his foes with. Setting it loose on the two heroes, they are disorientated by the device at first, but the Torch eventually destroys it with his flame powers, and the Thing nabs the bank robbers, foiling the Thinker's plot.

Appearing in "The Hunter and the Hunted!"

Featured Characters:

Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange)

Supporting Characters:

Sen-Yu

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

Hoggoth (Invoked)
Valtorr (Invoked)
Seraphim (Invoked)
Vishanti (Invoked)
Munnopor (Invoked)
Raggadorr (Invoked)
Oshtur (Invoked)
Cyttorak (Invoked) (Invocation by the narrator)

Locations:

Items:

Eye of Agamotto
Cloak of Levitation
Flames of Regency
Spells
- Vapors of Valtorr
- Shades of the Seraphim (Invoked)
- Moons of Munnopor (Invoked)
- Rings of Raggadorr (Invoked)
- Hosts of Hoggoth (Invoked)
- Crimson Bands of Cyttorak (Invoked)

Synopsis for "The Hunter and the Hunted!"

Doctor Strange is pursued by the minions of Baron Mordo in Hong Kong, narrowly escaping each attack with his own mystical aptitude, trying desperately to make an escape. Defeating all attackers in both human and astral forms, Doctor Strange manages to sneak aboard an airplane and trick Mordo's forces in searching for him elsewhere, by disguising his astral form like one of Mordo's minions and trick the others into going the opposite way of the plane.

Notes

Publication Notes

Doctor Strange story reprinted in Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Fireside).