| Issue | #111 |
| Published | August 1963 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Notes | Distributed to newstands in May 1963. This issue includes 10 pages of paid advertisements. Distribution date from Joseph Marek's Marvel Comics Group history website. |
| Characters | Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Asbestos Man [Professor Orson Kasloff] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Dick Ayers |
| Notes | Stan Goldberg colorist credit removed due to lack of attribution (20/03/2010) |
| Reprinted | in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001) [black & white]; in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [black & white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) |
| Characters | Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Asbestos Man [Orson Kasloff] (introduction, origin); Blackie Barker; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo) |
| Synopsis | A frustrated scientist invents a fireproof suit in order to impress underworld hoods and become their partner in crime. The Torch is at first unable to defeat him, but with the advice of his sister he calms down and outsmarts the Asbestos Man. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee (plot); Ernie Hart [as H. Huntley] (script) |
| Pencils | Dick Ayers |
| Inks | Dick Ayers |
| Colors | Stan Goldberg ? |
| Letters | Sam Rosen [as Sam Harold] |
| Notes | Letterer identified as Sam Rosen under a pseudonym by Jerry Bails. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #14 (May 1968); in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [black & white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #1 (2006) |
| Characters | Tommy; Kitty Blake; Old King Cole |
| Synopsis | A man with no imagination is invited to a costume party by his girlfriend, but stumbles across real fairy-tale folk instead. |
| Genre | occult |
| Letters | typeset |
| Notes | Text story with illustration. |
| Reprinted | from Journey Into Unknown Worlds (Marvel, 1951 series) #38 (October 1955) |
| Characters | X-200; Jocko |
| Synopsis | A super-intelligent computer is built by American scientists, and attempts to conquer the world. It defends itself against humans, but an organ-grinder's monkey goes un-noticed and unplugs the machine. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script) |
| Pencils | Larry Lieber |
| Inks | Matt Fox |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| Characters | Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo] (introduction) ; Hamir (introduction, unnamed); Ancient One [Yao] (called "the Master") |
| Synopsis | In his castle in Europe, Baron Mordo plots to steal the secrets of his former master, The Ancient One. Sending his spirit form to Tibet, he causes Hamir to poison The Ancient One's food. From his NYC sanctum, Strange senses his master's plight, and challenges Mordo to a battle in their spirit forms. After, The Ancient One warns Strange that Mordo will be a danger to them both, as long as he lives. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Steve Ditko (plot); Stan Lee (script) |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Letters | Terry Szenics |
| Notes | Doctor Strange next appears in issue #114 (August 1963). |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #4 (August 1966); in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #6 (1975); in Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #nn [1]; in Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #nn; in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #135 (January 1982); in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #23 (1992); in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001) [black & white]; in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003) |