Strange Tales Vol 1 138

Strange Tales Vol 1 #138 Published November, 1965 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jack Kirby John Severin Stan Goldberg Artie Simek "Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!" Writer Stan Lee Jack Kirby Penciler Jack Kirby John Severin Inker John Severin Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Sam Rosen "If Eternity Should Fail!" Writer Steve Ditko Stan Lee Penciler Steve Ditko Inker Steve Ditko Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Sam Rosen Previous Issue Next Issue Strange Tales #137 Strange Tales #139

Appearing in "Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!"

Featured Characters:

•  Colonel Nick Fury 

Supporting Characters:

• S.H.I.E.L.D. Agents
  •  Gabriel Jones 
  •  "Dum-Dum" Dugan 
  • Unnamed agents
•  Tony Stark 

Antagonists:

• Hydra
  •  Imperial Hydra 
  •  Agent G 
  • Unnamed Agents and Assassins
• Imperial Industries Inc.
  • Leslie Farrington
  •  Arnold Brown 
  • Vincent Vandergill
  • Wilson
  • Hodges

Locations:

• North America
  • United States of America
    • Washington, D.C.
      • Capitol Building
• Europe
  
  

Synopsis for "Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!"

Unable to stop the launching of the Betatron bomb in time, Fury returns to SHIELD where he discusses options with Tony Stark. HYDRA agents are able to infiltrate the building and they kidnap Fury in front of a helpless Stark (who forgot to bring his attache case containing his Iron Man suit). Fury is brought face-to-face with Imperial Hydra ... To be continued.

Appearing in "If Eternity Should Fail!"

Featured Characters:

•  Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) 

Supporting Characters:

•  Ancient One (Yao) 
•  Clea 

Antagonists:

•  Baron Mordo (Karl Mordo) 
•  Dormammu 

Other Characters:

• Eternity  (First appearance)
•  Hamir the Hermit 
• Necromancer (Stephen Strange)
• Valtorr (Invoked)
• Seraphim (Invoked)
• Munnopor (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Faltine-Mhuruuk Hybrids
• Faltine
• Abstract Entities

Locations:

• Tibet

Items:

• Cloak of Levitation
• Eye of Agamotto
• Flames of Regency
• Spells
  • Vapors of Valtorr (Invoked)
  • Shades of the Seraphim (Invoked)
  • Moons of Munnopor (Invoked)
    
    

Synopsis for "If Eternity Should Fail!"

Traveling to Eternity's realm, Doctor Strange comes face to face with the living embodiment of Eternity. Strange asks the being to grant him with the power to defeat Dormammu and save his master, however after much consideration Eternity decrees that Strange needs no additional power, as he has the means to defeat Dormammu on his own.

Traveling back to Earth's dimension, Doctor Strange learns that Baron Mordo had kidnapped the unconscious body of the Ancient One and transported him to the Dark Dimension and is now being held hostage along with Clea. Strange is then told to duel Mordo for their freedom.

Notes

• "Sometimes the Good Guys Lose!" is reprinted in Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #16
• This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for more info.^[1]

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