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Issue Details

Issue #140
Published January 1966
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details - "The End of Hydra!"

Characters HYDRA; SHIELD; Gabe Jones; Dum Dum Dugan; Nick Fury
Genre Spy
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Stan Goldberg
Reprinted in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001); in Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel, 2007 series) #1

12 page Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. story "The End of Hydra!"

Characters Agent G [Laura Brown] (unnamed); Nick Fury; HYDRA; Dum Dum Dugan; Gabe Jones; Imperial Hydra [Arnold Brown]; Tony Stark
Synopsis Fury just barely manages to stop the "Hunter" robot. Surrounded on all sides by HYDRA's "Tiger" squad, Dum Dum, Gabe & the SHIELD squad use a "Flying Wedge" formation with an "Electro-Jab" weapon to push thru. HYDRA retaliates with "Skate Board Units". Meanwhile, Tony Stark arrives at the Heli-Carrier via the flying Porche 904, then takes off with the Braino-Saur via a 2-stage Atlas booster rocket. Fury joins up with Dum Dum and turns the tide of battle, causing Imperial Hydra to realize he must use "Operation Last Resort". In space, Stark manages to disarm the Betraton Bomb, and SHIELD orders the arrest of all HYDRA agents worldwide. Fury & co. blast into HYDRA's "Nerve Center", while its leader slowly walks up the stairs leading to Imperial Industries International's boardroom. As he prepares to hit the "destruct" button, we finally learn his real identity...
Genre Spy
Script Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
Pencils Jack Kirby (layouts); Don Heck
Inks Joe Sinnott
Colors Stan Goldberg
Letters Sam Rosen
Notes Part 6 of 7. Arnold Brown revealed as Imperial Hydra in this episode. In this episode, Nick Fury is a dead ringer for Ralph Meeker, who played Mike Hammer in the film KISS ME DEADLY (1955), while Arnold Brown bears a resemblance to Warren editor Archie Goodwin!
Reprinted in Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD (Marvel, 1968 series) #17 (January 1971); in Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel, 2007 series) #1

10 page Dr. Strange story "The Pincers of Power!"

Characters Dr. Strange; Baron Mordo; Dormammu; The Ancient One; Clea (unnamed); rulers of neighboring dimensions
Synopsis Dormammu sends Strange, Mordo & The Ancient One to a "neutral" dimension. He then uses a sleeping potion on the Mindless Ones, so his domain will be safe from them temporarily. He then summons various rulers of nearby dimensions. Then, he arrives to challenge Strange in person to battle, for total mastery of Earth! Strange accepts, then Dormammu declares they shall fight using only the "Pincers Of Power", and no other spells or incantations. This way, it will be a battle of skill, not power. The battle is fierce-- but when it appears Strange is about to overcome his adversary, Mordo strikes Strange from behind...
Genre Occult
Script Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue)
Pencils Steve Ditko
Inks Steve Ditko
Colors Carl Gafford ?
Letters Sam Rosen
Notes Part 11 of 17.
Reprinted in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 Series) #28 (October 1970); in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #188 (November 1976); in Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #2; in Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles (Simon and Schuster, 1978 series) #nn; in Doctor Strange Classics Starring Doctor Strange (Marvel, 1984 series) #4 (June 1984); in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #23 (1992); in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001); in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)