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171August 1968
$0.12

Doctor Strange #171

Marvel · August 1968 · on sale 1968-05-02

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Identification plate

Series
Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1968 series)
Issue
#171
Publication date
August 1968
Key date
1968-08-00
On-sale date
1968-05-02
Indicia publisher
Zenith Books Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Dan Adkins; inks: Dan AdkinsDoctor Strange [Stephen Strange]
2In the Shadow of... Death!comic story20script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Tom Palmer; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Artie SimekDoctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Victoria Bentley; Dormammu; Clea; Wong; Mr. Prentiss; Ancient One (in flashback only)
4Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kitpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; The Thing]; Iron Man; Thor; Spider-Man; The Avengers [Captain America; Hawkeye; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver]; The Hulk
10-in-house column1script: Smiley; pencils: John Romita, George Tuska; inks: John Romita, Dan AdkinsSpider-Man; Doctor Strange
13-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Sam RosenSpider-Man [Peter Parker]
14Not Brand Echhpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen
15-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: George Tuska; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam Rosen
16-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott, Frank Giacoia; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenSilver Surfer

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Doctor Strange #2
ISBN 0-7851-1668-0
2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #3
ISBN 0-7851-2410-1
2007On eBay ›
Doctor Strange Omnibus #2
ISBN 978-1-302-92663-2
2021On eBay ›
I, Dormammu
ISBN 978-1-302-95315-7
2024On eBay ›

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