Strange Tales Vol 1 139

Strange Tales Vol 1 #139 Published December, 1965 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jack Kirby Joe Sinnott Marie Severin "The Brave Die Hard!" Writer Stan Lee Penciler Jack Kirby Inker Joe Sinnott Colourist Stan Goldberg Letterer Artie Simek "Beware...! Dormammu is Watching!" Writer Stan Lee Penciler Steve Ditko Inker Steve Ditko Colourist Steve Ditko Letterer Artie Simek Previous Issue Next Issue Strange Tales #138 Strange Tales #140

Gabe Jones	What if our plan doesn't work?
Dum-Dum Dugan	If it doesn't, I hope your insurance is all paid up, Mr. Jones!
Gabe Jones	What insurance, Mr. Dugan? You know that no insurance company would give a policy to a SHIELD man! There's only one thing we won't die of -- and that's old age!

Appearing in "The Brave Die Hard!"

Featured Characters:

•  Colonel Nick Fury 

Supporting Characters:

• SHIELD Agents
  •  Gabriel Jones 
  •  Dum-Dum Dugan 
  • unnamed agents
•  Tony Stark 

Antagonists:

• Hydra
  •  Imperial Hydra (Arnold Brown) 
  •  Agent G (Laura Brown) 
  • unnamed agents
• Imperial Industries International
  • Leslie Farrington
  • Vincent Vandergill
  • Wilson
  • Hodges

Races and Species:

• Humans

Items:

• Braino-saur
• Mechanical Hunter
• Betatron Bomb

Vehicles:

• S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
• Hydra-ram
  
  

Synopsis for "The Brave Die Hard!"

Imperial Hydra tries to force Nick Fury to reveal where Braino-saur is, the only machine capable of stopping the Betatron Bomb in orbit above the Earth. Fury manages to escape his cell with the help of Agent G and while they fight to escape, SHIELD agents bust in, guns blazing. Imperial HYDRA reluctantly releases the Tigers, the assassins of HYDRA, knowing that it could mean the death of his daughter. To be continued next ish....

Appearing in "Beware...! Dormammu is Watching!"

Featured Characters:

•  Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) 

Supporting Characters:

•  Ancient One (Yao) 
•  Clea 

Antagonists:

•  Baron Mordo (Karl Mordo) 
•  Dormammu 

Other Characters:

• Seraphim (Invoked)
• Eternity (Mentioned)
• Hoggoth (Invoked)
• Raggadorr (Invoked)

Races and Species:

• Humans
• Faltine-Mhuruuk Hybrids
• Faltine

Locations:

• Dark Dimension
• Earth
  • Asia
    • China
      • Tibet

Items:

• Cloak of Levitation
• Eye of Agamotto
• Flames of Regency
• Spells
  • Shades of the Seraphim (Invoked)
  • Hand of Hoggoth (Invoked)
    
    

Synopsis for "Beware...! Dormammu is Watching!"

Doctor Strange battles Baron Mordo, to save the Ancient One, Dormammu and his prisoner Clea watch the battle from the Dark Dimension. After a fierce battle, Doctor Strange is able to defeat Mordo, at that moment -- fed up with Mordo's constant bungling, Dormammu transports Strange, Mordo and the Ancient One to the Dark Dimension.

Notes

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