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121June 1964
$0.12

Strange Tales #121

Marvel · June 1964 · on sale 1964-03-10

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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#121
Publication date
June 1964
Key date
1964-06-00
On-sale date
1964-03-10
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Prisoner of the Plantman!; Witchcraft in the Wax Museumcover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko, Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]; Plantman [Sam Smithers]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo]
1Prisoner of the Plantman!comic story14script: Stan Lee, Dick Ayers; pencils: Dick Ayers; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekHuman Torch [Johnny Storm]; Plantman [Sam Smithers]; Doris Evans; Mr. Evans (flashback); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo)
2Witchcraft in the Wax Museum!comic story9script: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekDr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo]
3Now on Salepromo (ad from the publisher)0.8
4Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulationstatement of ownership0.2letters: typeset
5The Salesmantext story1letters: typesetMr. Frankel; Mr. Karl; Red Mop

Printings and variants

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Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

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Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1
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ISBN 0-7851-1737-7
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ISBN 0-671-81447-8
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