Strange Tales #123 (1964) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Beetle!; Loki!	cover	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Loki; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Thor
1	The Birth of the Beetle!	comic story	14	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Carl Burgos; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Johnny Storm [Human Torch]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (introduction, origin); Alicia Masters; Doris Evans
2	The Challenge of Loki!	comic story	9	script: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: George Bell; colors: George Roussos; letters: Art Simek	Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Loki; Thor [Donald Blake]; Odin (cameo)
3	Two More Triumphs for Marvel..!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko; inks: Chic Stone, Steve Ditko; letters: Artie Simek, Sam Rosen
4	Strange Mission	text story	1	pencils: Joe Maneely; inks: Joe Maneely	Alfred Pook; Harold; Dr. Smith

Edition	How to tell
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Collection	Year
Tales of Suspense #56	1964	On eBay ›
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #14	1968	On eBay ›
Marvel Tales #25	1970	On eBay ›
Giant-Size Marvel Triple Action #2	1975	On eBay ›
Strange Tales #182	1975	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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