Strange Tales #146

When the Unliving Strike!

Featuring: Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD
Release: April 12, 1966
Cover: July 1966
12 cents
Far-fetched script by Stan Lee
Fantastic layouts by Jack Kirby
Fabulous pencilling by Don Heck
Fanciful inking by Mickey Demeo
Freehand lettering by Sam Rosen
12 pages

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We’re dealin’ with an outfit that can turn out artificial men to do any kinda job… just like Marvel can grind out comic books!

The word of late has been Them. Them financed the Fixer. Them sent a chemical android to attack Nick Fury and Captain America. Them consists of several brilliant scientists.

Spinning right out of the Captain America adventure, Nick Fury has traced that android to this swampland.

In a bit of bravado, and a wink at the other titles, Fury notes that SHIELD agents aren’t superheroes. They don’t always win.

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Amazing Spider-Man #35

The Molten Man Regrets…!

Featuring: Spider-Man
Release: January 11, 1966
Cover: April 1966
12 cents
Script + editing: Stan Lee
Plot + artwork: Steve Ditko
Lettering + loitering: Art Simek
20 pages

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“Once I’ve beaten you, there’ll be nobody left to stop me!”
“Don’t kid yourself! There’s always Irving Forbush!”
“Who’s he?”
“Forget it! It’s an ‘in’ joke!”

Last issue’s story was… Spider-Man fights Kraven again.

This issue… Spider-Man fights Molten Man again.

Spider-Man happens to be swinging past the jewelry store just as a disguised Molten Man is robbing it. That’s just lazy writing.

But then Peter uses his wits to solve the mystery. “Boy he sure packed a punch like iron… Iron! Iron’s a metal! And his punch felt like metal! It’s a long shot– but it could be– the Molten Man!” That’s some crackerjack reasoning, Peter.

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