Strange Tales Vol 1 159

Strange Tales Vol 1 #159 Published August, 1967 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artist Jim Steranko "Spy School" Writer Jim Steranko Penciler Jim Steranko Letterer Jerry Feldman "The Evil That Men Do..." Writer Roy Thomas Penciler Marie Severin Inker Herb Trimpe Letterer Al Kurzrok Editor Stan Lee Previous Issue Next Issue Strange Tales #158 Strange Tales #160

Sydney "The Gaff" Levine	Excuse I should be speaking up like that to you, but a simple de-generating coil would'a put it outta the works!
Nick Fury	Oh yeah! Wonder why it never occurred to me ta take a coupl'a those along?
Sydney "The Gaff" Levine	You mean to say you walk around without a coupl'a those? Tsk!
Nick Fury	An' who might you be... the Tom Edison of Flatbush Avenue?

Appearing in "Spy School"

Featured Characters:

•  Nick Fury 

Supporting Characters:

• S.H.I.E.L.D.
  •  Dum Dum Dugan 
  •  Gabe Jones 
  •  Jasper Sitwell 
  •  Laura Brown 
  • Unnamed agents
•  Captain America 
• Contessa Valentina Allegra de Fontaine  (First appearance)
•  Sydney "The Gaffer" Levine  (First appearance)
• Sam

Antagonists:

Other Characters:

• Mamma Fury  (Only in flashback)
• Dawn Fury  (not named) (Only in flashback)
• Jacob Fury  (Only in flashback) (not named)

Locations:

• New York City
  • S.H.I.E.L.D. Barbershop Headquarters
  • U.N.I.T. (Only appearance)^[1]

Items:

• Captain America's Shield
• Captain America's Uniform
• Repulsor Watch
• Satan Claw
  
  

Synopsis for "Spy School"

Following the destruction of Hydra Island, Fury goes to UNIT (Underground Network Intelligence Training academy) where recruits undergo rigorous education. He meets 2 new agents: Sidney E. Levine, a tech expert (who agrees to replace Fury's destroyed Porsche 904) and Val, who scoffs at his attitude that the spy game is man's work. Fury takes on Captain America in a display bout for the recruits, but gets dizzy due to a "side-effect" of the invisibility pill he used earlier. Cap tells him he's found out who was responsible for a job they tackled "a year ago"-- "The Big Blackout".

Appearing in "The Evil That Men Do..."

Featured Characters:

•  Doctor Strange (Stephen Strange) 

Supporting Characters:

•  Wong 
• Ancient One (Yao) (Only in flashback)

Antagonists:

• Circle Sinister
  •  Baron Mordo (Karl Mordo) 

Other Characters:

• Umar (Only in flashback)
• Zom (Only in flashback)
• Living Tribunal (Only in flashback)
• Vishanti (Invoked)
  • Hoggoth (Invoked)
  • Oshtur (Invoked)
• Demons of Darkness (Mentioned)
• Satannish (Invoked)
• Faltine (Invoked)
• Seraphim (Invoked)

Locations:

• New York City New York
  • Greenwich Village
    • Sanctum Sanctorum
• Stonehenge (Location) (Only in flashback)

Items:

• Cloak of Levitation
• Eye of Agamotto
• Flames of Regency (Main story and recap)
• Orb of Agamotto
• Wand of Watoomb (Mentioned)
• Glass of Doom
• Legendary Amphora (Main story and recap)
• Links of Living Bondage (Main story and recap)
• Mantle of Supremacy
• Spells
  • Hosts of Hoggoth (Invoked)
  • Flames of the Faltine (Invoked)
  • Hand of Hoggoth (Invoked)
  • Shield of the Seraphim (Invoked)

Vehicles:

Synopsis for "The Evil That Men Do..."

Returning to New York, Doctor Strange finds that his Sanctum is now gone, finding Wong he learns that Umar had attacked it while she was on Earth. However, Strange restores it revealing it was never destroyed just banished. Returning inside, Doctor Strange explains to Wong the outcome of his and the Ancient One's battle with Umar, the freeing of Zom, and the ultimatum that the Living Tribunal had made.

Meanwhile, all the mystics who were "awoken" by the freeing of Zom are now organizing into a large group called the Circle Sinister. Doctor Strange tracks down the Circle to their meeting place where he fights their apparent leader, however as Strange easily defeats this attacker, he soon learns who their real leader is: Baron Mordo, who has just escaped from his mystical prison.

Notes

• This is Jim Steranko's first work with Captain America. He will later be the writer and artist in Captain America Vol 1, issues 110, 111, and 113.

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