Strange Tales Vol 1 149

Strange Tales Vol 1 #149 Published October, 1966 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jack Kirby "The End of A.I.M." Writer Dennis O'Neil Penciler Jack Kirby Ogden Whitney Inker Ogden Whitney Letterer Artie Simek Editor Stan Lee "If Kaluu Should Triumph..." Writer Dennis O'Neil Penciler Bill Everett Inker Bill Everett Letterer Sam Rosen Editor Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Strange Tales #148 Strange Tales #150

Appearing in "The End of A.I.M."

Featured Characters:

•  Colonel Nick Fury 

Supporting Characters:

• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  •  "Dum-Dum" Dugan 
  •  Gabe Jones 
  •  Jasper Sitwell 

Antagonists:

• A.I.M.
  •  Count Bornag Royale 
• Secret Empire
• THEM (Mentioned)

Other Characters:

• Various Politicians and Military Officials

Locations:

• Hidden Airfield
• Wooded Area near S.H.I.E.L.D. Ground HQ

Items:

• Life-Model Decoy
• STARK Rocket Blaster
• Tracking Transmitter
• Respiratory-powered projectile hurler

Vehicles:

• S.H.I.E.L.D. Saucer
• A.I.M. Air Shuttle
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Noiseless Air Personnel Vehicle (NAP)
• Count Royale's Car
  
  

Synopsis for "The End of A.I.M."

A pair of A.I.M. agents, fleeing the fight with Fury, are picked up on the road by "Number Nine" of "The Secret Empire"-- which turns out to be another branch of "THEM"! But as they drive off, the A.I.M. men are gassed unconscious, as "Number Nine" turns out to be the long-missing Gabe Jones, working undercover! Fury clues in the V.I.P.s as to the situation, while Jasper trails Royale to A.I.M.'s mountain-side hidden base-- just before the entire place is destroyed in a colossal explosion! Dugan comments on how they preferred blowing themselves up because they were discovered, while Fury feels "someone bigger" finished them off when their usefulness ended. When they're almost killed by a mysterious energy ray, Fury realizes "THEM" and HYDRA are one and the same, and it's up to SHIELD to find them, before they strike first.

Appearing in "If Kaluu Should Triumph..."

Featured Characters:

•  Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) 

Supporting Characters:

•  Ancient One 

Antagonists:

•  Kaluu 
• Demons of Danak

Other Characters:

• Various NYPD Officers
• Unnamed Couple
• Raggador (Invoked)
• Vishanti (Invoked)
  • Oshtur (Invoked)
• Denak (Invoked)
• Seraphim (Invoked)
• Dormammu (Mentioned)

Locations:

• New York City
  • Greenwich Village
    • Sanctum Sanctorum

Items:

• Cloak of Levitation
• Eye of Agamotto
• Serum of the Seraphim
• Spells
  • Rings of Raggadorr (Invoked)
  • Demons of Denak
  • Shades of the Seraphim (Invoked)

Vehicles:

• NYPD Squad Car
  
  

Synopsis for "If Kaluu Should Triumph..."

Fighting off Kaluu's initial attack, Doctor Strange attempts to fight back but Kaluu has erected a mystical barrier around his Sanctum Sanctorum to keep the Ancient One and Strange trapped. Outside in the streets, Kaluu unleashes his mystical might on the barrier, attracting attention of the police. Inside Strange and the Ancient One must battle against creatures conjured up by the Kaluu, after much battle Strange manages to defeat the creatuers with the Eye of Agamotto. Outside the police try to stop Kaluu who immobilizes them with a spell then unleashes a powerful attack on the Sanctum, intending it to kill Strange and the Ancient One. However, upon entering the Sanctum, Kaluu is infuriated to find that Strange and the Ancient One had somehow managed to escape.

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