Strange comic books issue 20

Cover art by Russ Heath. "The Man Who Couldn't Be Punished," art by Fred Kida; In 1990 prisons have been done away with as wasteful by the machines that run things; Instead, criminals are subject to a process which ages them one year for every second they endure it. "He Swallowed It Up!", art by Gene Colan; Two sword swallowers duel for the title of King of the Sword Swallowers; One attempts to poison the sword of the other, but the intended victim thwarts his ploy by swallowing the sword with its scabbard on. "The Invaders" text story. "Wilbur!", art by Sid Greene; When a lawyer tells a man his rich relative has left some money to Wilber whom he brought back from Africa, the man heads into the dark downstairs with a knife intending to do away with Wilber and collect the full inheritance. "Keep Your Eye on Junior," pencils by Ed Moline, inks by Sheldon Moldoff; A governess is given responsibility over an unruly child who attempts to damage a construct in the attic which contains tiny people; She takes a hatchet away from him, but he threatens to tell his mother. "The World I Lost!", art by John Forte; This unusual two-part story is concluded next issue; In the setup, an atomic scientist who dreads nuclear war resolves to build a time machine in order to visit the year 2053 and determine if the worst takes place. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

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Cover art by Rich Buckler, Tom Palmer, and John Romita Sr. cover. Call Him: Xander the Merciless!, script by Marv Wolfman, art by Rudy Nebres; Strange battles Xander the Merciless. Xander erases Clea's memory; she goes on magical rampage; Xander reveals that Creators planted idea in Ancient One's mind of testing Strange for ultimate life conversion; resulted in stripping of Strange's powers. Portions of this story continue in Doctor Strange Annual 1. Cover price $0.30.

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Cover by Jackson Guice. Better Homes and Gargoyles, script by Roy Thomas and Dann Thomas, pencils by Jackson Guice, inks by Tony Dezuniga; The amphora that once held Zom is broken and a magical energy Zomling is let loose in Doc's house. The Book of the Vishanti The Mark of the Vodu Part III, script by Roy Thomas, Jean-Marc Lofficier, and Randy Lofficier, art by Geof Isherwood; The origin of the first Brother Voodoo. 36 pgs., full color. $1.50. Cover price $1.50.

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Cover art by Jim Aparo. "A Child Shall Lead Them!", script by Robert Kanigher (plot) and Len Wein (script), art by Jim Aparo; The Phantom Stranger has come to an Asian village whose current Lama has been slain by Kasmet, the evil magician; However, this was framed on a small boy named Song; The Stranger works with Song to try and expose Kasmet as the guilty party. "The Power," script by Mark Hanerfeld, art by Jack Sparling; Dr. Thirteen tells a tale of the unexplained of how a magician is forced to show his assistant how to do his magic levitation spell; Finally learning the secret, the man tries to use this power to lift money out of a bank truck. "A Far Away Place," script by John Albano, art by Jack Sparling; George Wheemy meets a man who wants to take Mr. Letterman, who has been sick, on a long trip, but finds that Mr. Letterman died on the day of the intended "trip." 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.20.

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Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Chris Bachalo and Kevin Nowlan. Cover by Chris Bachalo. The culmination of Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo's first three epic stories is here! Dormammu! Mordo! Mr. Misery! The Empirikul! Wong! Don't miss this remarkable issue! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

Limited 1 for 25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover. Written by Jason Aaron. Art by Chris Bachalo and Kevin Nowlan. Cover by Dan Mora. The culmination of Jason Aaron and Chris Bachalo's first three epic stories is here! Dormammu! Mordo! Mr. Misery! The Empirikul! Wong! Don't miss this remarkable issue! 36 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $4.99.

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The Crack in Creation: Part 3 of 3 - "The Last Betrayer!" Written by J. M. DeMatteis. Art by Fernando Blanco and Norm Breyfogle. Cover by Guillem March. 'The Crack in Creation' concludes! The Spectre arrives to aid the Stranger as Non and Sin Eater threaten to reshape our reality. But can The Spectre be trusted - or will he sacrifice an entire world to get his revenge on the Phantom Stranger? 32 pages, full color. Cover price $2.99.

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Talk to Me - Story, Art and Cover by Terry Moore. It's a knock down, drag-out argument as the girls tear into each other about their past lives and supposed failures. Later, at Katchoo's opening, Freddie accidentally slaps a woman named Maggie. Characters in this issue: Katchoo; Francine; David; Freddie Femur; Casey Femur; Carolyn Hobbs; Maggie. 24 pages, B&W. (Note: Part 4 of Sanctuary.) Cover price $2.75.

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Written by Mark Waid. Art by Javier Pina. Cover by Jesus Saiz. An event so epic shakes Doctor Strange to the core and makes him completely reevaluate his life and role. This event is so huge that it makes this the LAST ISSUE OF DOCTOR STRANGE! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

Written by Mark Waid. Art by Javier Pina. Cover by Peach Momoko. An event so epic shakes Doctor Strange to the core and makes him completely reevaluate his life and role. This event is so huge that it makes this the LAST ISSUE OF DOCTOR STRANGE! 28 pages, full color. Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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Marvels 25th Anniversary Variant cover by Alex Ross. Written by Mark Waid. Art by Javier Pina. • An event so epic shakes Doctor Strange to the core and makes him completely reevaluate his life and role. • This event is so huge that it makes this the LAST ISSUE OF DOCTOR STRANGE! Rated T+ Cover price $3.99.

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The Name Of The Game Is Fear! - Written by Len Strazewski. Art by Sam Payne & Thomas Florimonte. Cover by Rick Hoberg. Zip-Zap goes looking for an autograph from a basketball star and ends up fighting kidnappers who have the star's son! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Cover art by Steve Ditko. Edited by Al Fago. "The Payoff!", script by Carl Memling, art by Steve Ditko; Secret agents fight aboard a train over a valuable vial containing deadly germs. "Food For Thought"; Ruthless killer Gus hides at his sister's house. He kills the inhabitants to last longer on the remaining food, but eats poisoned mushrooms and dies. "Retribution" text story. "The Kill!"; Calvin Brock kills a man aboard a ship for a bag of diamonds and escapes by jumping into the water. Or does he? "Deadly Seance!" one-page story, art by Tony Tallarico; Gangster has his fortune told and is killed in the process. "Von Mohl Vs The Ants!", art by Steve Ditko; Hugo von Mohl runs his African plantation with an iron fist; When he faces an invasion of killer ants, von Mohl fights them with dynamite, guns and fire. "Moment of Decision!", script by Carl Memling, art by Dick Giordano; Tim Fenwick is a robber and murderer on the run; Loaded with two heavy bags of money, he jumps into the river and is dragged underwater trying to escape the police. 36 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.10.

Mark Jeweler Advertisement Insert Variant. Cover art by Rich Buckler, Tom Palmer, and John Romita Sr. cover. Call Him: Xander the Merciless!, script by Marv Wolfman, art by Rudy Nebres; Strange battles Xander the Merciless. Xander erases Clea's memory; she goes on magical rampage; Xander reveals that Creators planted idea in Ancient One's mind of testing Strange for ultimate life conversion; resulted in stripping of Strange's powers. Portions of this story continue in Doctor Strange Annual 1. Cover price $0.30.

Wally Wood cover (reprinting U.S. Paratroopers 1). Behind Enemy Lines! starring Sgt. Dana; The paratroopers save a bridge and take out a power station. Dangerous Mission!; Sgt Dana and his team of three go on a mission to rescue an atomic scientist from a Korean prisoner of war camp. Parachute Open! text story starring the Royal Air Force. Medal Of Honor!; a soldier posthumously receives a medal of honor, but is actually alive to receive it later. 36 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

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Jack Kamen-ish art and stories. "The Living Corpse"; A wife has dreams about a man dead for 10 years; Her husband makes a deal with the devil to bring the corpse back to life; The corpse kidnaps his wife. "The Blood Curse"; A woman is killed by ghosts as a result of a curse; A psychic researcher investigates and ends the curse. "Fear of the Night" text story by John Martin. "The Lost World Below"; Two brothers take off in an experimental rocket ship and land inside the Earth in a frozen world; They find a woman in suspended animation. "Fangs of the Wolf Woman!"; A major in the army is sent to Hungary to help the resistance; He is shot but recovers with the help of locals; They learn that the resistance members are werewolves. 36 pgs., full color. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

French language reprint series. This issue reprints material from Uncanny X-Men (1963 1st Series) #114-115, Marvel Team-Up (1972 1st Series) #40, Marvel Two-in-One (1974 1st Series) #37, and more. 92 pages, full color, French language.

UK edition. Identical to US edition, but has 10p cover price. Cover art by Rich Buckler, Tom Palmer, and John Romita Sr. cover. Call Him: Xander the Merciless!, script by Marv Wolfman, art by Rudy Nebres; Strange battles Xander the Merciless. Xander erases Clea's memory; she goes on magical rampage; Xander reveals that Creators planted idea in Ancient One's mind of testing Strange for ultimate life conversion; resulted in stripping of Strange's powers. Portions of this story continue in Doctor Strange Annual 1.