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141February 1966
$0.12

Strange Tales #141

Marvel · February 1966 · on sale 1965-11-11

First appearance: MentalloFirst appearance: Marvin FlummDeath of Imperial Hydra1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#141
Publication date
February 1966
Key date
1966-02-00
On-sale date
1965-11-11
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 Mentallo - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Marvin Flumm - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Death on record for: Imperial Hydra.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Operation: Brain Blast!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekNick Fury
1Operation: "Brain Blast!"comic story12script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Ray; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenDum Dum Dugan, Marvin Flumm First, Nick Fury, Imperial Hydra Death, Gabe Jones, Mentallo First
2Another Mighty Marvel Hot-Line Report Featuring Earth-Shaking Items of Monumental Inconsequence!in-house column1letters: typeset
3Let There Be Victory!comic story10script: Steve Ditko, Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekAncient One, Baron Mordo, Dormammu
4-letters page1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

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Series context

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Sources

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