Strange Tales #149, Story B

If Kaluu Should Triumph…

Featuring: Dr. Strange
Release: July 7, 1966
Cover: October 1966
12 cents
Editing: Stan Lee
Writing: Dennis O’Neil
Art: Bill Everett
Lettering: Sam Rosen
Technical advice: The Forbush Family Ghost
10 pages

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“I dunno if he’s breaking any laws, but it won’t hurt to question him!”
“Yeah… chances are he’s not exactly a member of the Chamber of Commerce, dressed in those duds!”

On the first page, we learn Kaluu has spent 500 years in a nameless dimension. Last issue, the dimension was named Raggador, sometimes spelled “Raggadorr”.

Meanwhile, we have some very confusing word balloons. Who is speaking in that middle balloon? It seems to connect to both Dr. Strange and Ancient One’s balloons. Are they speaking in unison?

What is up with the Ancient One and the flying carpet. He seems to be passing through it. It seems to be intentional. He’s drawn with only his torso sticking out of the carpet for the rest of the comic, but they don’t explain why.

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Strange Tales #149

The End of AIM!

Featuring: Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD
Release: July 7, 1966
Cover: October 1966
12 cents
Edited by: Stan Lee
Layouts by: Jack Kirby
Script by: Denny O’Neil
Art by: Ogden Whitney
Lettering by: Artie Simek
Ammunition by the Forbush Pyrotechnic Co.
12 pages

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Hydra can never be killed! Althrough you have captured Hydra’s body, its head is still free… It shall last forever! It has resources you have not dreamed of… resources that will insure its ultimate triumph!

It’s rare that the scripter doesn’t get credited ahead of the artists. When Lee was scripting, his name always came first. Now that Lee is editing, the editor’s name comes first. But then he put Kirby’s layouts ahead of the scripting and art in the credits.

The credits claim this issue’s writer and artist are surprises.

At this point, we know Denny O’Neil. He’s been taking over the scripting duties on Dr. Strange. But the name Ogden Whitney is new to us.

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