Strange Tales Vol 1 153

Strange Tales Vol 1 #153 Published February, 1967 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jim Steranko "The Hiding Place!" Writer Roy Thomas Penciler Jack Kirby Inker Jim Steranko Letterer Art Simek Editor Stan Lee "Alone Against the Mindless Ones!" Writer Stan Lee Penciler Marie Severin Letterer Sam Rosen Previous Issue Next Issue Strange Tales #152 Strange Tales #154

Appearing in "The Hiding Place!"

Featured Characters:

•  Nick Fury 

Supporting Characters:

•  Dum Dum Dugan 
•  Gabriel Jones 
•  Jasper Sitwell 
•  Laura Brown 

Antagonists:

• Hydra
•  Supreme Hydra  now disguised as
  • Agent Bronson
• Imperial Hydra (Arnold Brown) (Only in flashback)

Other Characters:

• SHIELD
  • Section Phoenix
  • Agent John Bronson (Mentioned)
  • Sam

Locations:

• New York City
  • SHIELD Barber Shop Headquarters

Items:

• Flying Saucer
• Space Warp Missile

Vehicles:

• Car
• S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier
• SHIELD Saucer
• Hydra-driller
  
  

Synopsis for "The Hiding Place!"

Fury thinks back on SHIELD's 1st battle with HYDRA, when Laura Brown-- who had joined only to convince her father to give up his mad dream of world conquest-- saved his life and helped defeat them. As the President pushes thru a pardon for her, she's being transported by Gabe & Jasper-- whose car is attacked by HYDRA. Fury & Dugan, in a captured HYDRA saucer, go to rescue the trio. The Supreme Hydra dons a new disguise, that of "Agent Bronson", a SHIELD man currently their prisoner. "Bronson" arrives at the Heli-Carrier just in time to join the team racing to help Fury. After helping capture several HYDRA thugs, "Bronson" gains Fury's confidence.

Appearing in "Alone Against the Mindless Ones!"

Featured Characters:

•  Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) 

Supporting Characters:

• Clea

Antagonists:

•  Umar 

Other Characters:

• Mindless Ones
• Vishanti (Invoked)
  • Hoggoth (Invoked)
  • Oshtur (Invoked)
• Seraphim (Invoked)
• Satannish (Invoked)
• Raggadorr (Invoked)
•  Ancient One (Yao) 

Locations:

• Dark Dimension

Items:

• Cloak of Levitation
• Eye of Agamotto
• Flames of Regency
• Pillar of Peril
• Spells
  • Hosts of Hoggoth (Invoked)
  • Shades of the Seraphim (Invoked)
  • Rings of Raggadorr (Invoked)

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "Alone Against the Mindless Ones!"

Traveling to the realm of the Mindless Ones to save Clea, Doctor Strange battles the Mindless Ones in both mystic and physical combat, however thanks to Umar's manipulations the Mindless One's always have the upper hand. With his mystical powers drained to their lowest, Doctor Strange still manages to break through the barrier to free Clea. However, Umar reveals that who he thought was Clea was just a disguised Mindless One, which will have no problem destorying Strange now that his powers are weakened.

Notes

• This issue contains a letters page, "Strange Mails". Letters are pubished from: Bill Mooney, Cole Gagne, Mike Brown and William McQueeneny.
• This issue is reprinted in comics and books, see references for more info.^[1]

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