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114November 1963
$0.12

Strange Tales #114

Marvel · November 1963 · on sale August 8, 1963

First appearance: Baron MordoFirst appearance: Victoria BentleyFirst appearance: Doris Evans1 variantAward on record
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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#114
Publication date
November 1963
Key date
November 1963
On-sale date
August 8, 1963
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Baron Mordo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Victoria Bentley - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Doris Evans - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance (cover) of Carl Zante - the earliest appearance on record is a cover, not an interior story.

First appearance of Captain America - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

On the record: Alley Awards - Favorite Short Story (1963).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Captain America Returns to Challenge the Human Torch!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekCaptain America First, Human Torch, Johnny Storm, Carl Zante First
1The Human Torch Meets... "Captain America"comic story18script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: S. RosenCaptain America, Captain America First, Doris Evans First, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Susan Storm Richards, Steve Rogers, Johnny Storm, Carl Zante First
2The Bridgetext story2letters: typesetDr. Title; Douglas Jenks
3The Return of the Omnipotent Baron Mordo!comic story5script: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: George Roussos; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: S. RosenAncient One, Baron Mordo First, Victoria Bentley First, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #51966On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #171968On eBay ›
Captain America #2161977On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #1361982On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #23
ISBN 0-87135-915-4		1992On eBay ›
Essential Doctor Strange #1
ISBN 0-7851-0816-5		2001On eBay ›
Essential Human Torch #1
ISBN 0785113096		2003On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1
ISBN 0-7851-1180-8; 978-0-7851-1180-1		2003On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch #1
ISBN 0-7851-2070-X		2006On eBay ›
Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts #[1]
ISBN 0-671-81447-8		1978On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q24043637 (Baron Mordo), first-appearance property (CC0)

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