Strange Tales #118 (1964) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Return of the Wizard, Master of Evil!/The Possessed!	cover	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Chic Stone, Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Doctor Strange, Ben Grimm, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Stephen Strange, The Thing, Bentley Wittman, Wizard
1	The Man Who Became the Torch!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, Dick Ayers; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: S. Rosen	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing, Bentley Wittman, Wizard
2	Another Marvel Masterpiece	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; letters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen
3	The Weatherman	text story	2	pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely	Willie Wimms; Hugh Wimms
4	The Possessed!	comic story	8	script: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
5	Another Marvel Masterpiece	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Roussos; letters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen

Edition	How to tell
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Collection	Year
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #8	1967	On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #20	1969	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #23 ISBN 0-87135-915-4	1992	On eBay ›
Essential Doctor Strange #1 ISBN 0-7851-0816-5	2001	On eBay ›
Essential Human Torch #1 ISBN 0785113096	2003	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1 ISBN 0-7851-1180-8; 978-0-7851-1180-1	2003	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #2 ISBN 0-7851-1737-7	2005	On eBay ›

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