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117February 1964
$0.12

Strange Tales #117

Marvel · February 1964 · on sale 1963-11-12

First appearance: EelFirst appearance: Leopold Stryke1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#117
Publication date
February 1964
Key date
1964-02-00
On-sale date
1963-11-12
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 Eel - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Leopold Stryke - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Return of the Eel!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Sol Brodsky, Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenEel First, Human Torch, Johnny Storm, Leopold Stryke First
1The Return of the Eel!comic story14script: Stan Lee, Dick Ayers; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekEel First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, Leopold Stryke First, The Thing
2From Outer Spacetext story2letters: typesetJonathan Ditmar
3Another Marvel Masterpiecepromo (ad from the publisher)1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simek
4The Many Traps of Baron Mordo!comic story8script: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; letters: S. RosenAncient One, Baron Mordo, 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 #71967On eBay ›
Marvel Premiere #111973On 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 ›

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Series context

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Sources

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