Strange Tales Vol 1 131

Strange Tales Vol 1 #131 Published April, 1965 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Bob Powell "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 Previous Issue Next Issue Strange Tales #130 Strange Tales #132

Appearing in "The Bouncing Ball of Doom!"

Featured Characters:

•  Human Torch 
•  Thing 

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

Items:

Vehicles:

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:

•  Baron Mordo (Karl Mordo) 
•  Dormammu 
• Baron Mordo's Minions
  •  Kaecilius 

Other Characters:

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

Locations:

• China
• Hong Kong
• Macau
• Tibet

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)

Vehicles:

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).

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