Strange Tales 1951 #111 - 5.5 - $125.00
- First app: Asbestos Man
- Early app: Doctor Strange (2nd appearance)
- First cover: Baron Mordo
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.
A man with no imagination is invited to a costume party by his girlfriend, but stumbles across real fairy-tale folk instead.
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.
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.
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- Fighting to the Death with the Asbestos Man! - Letterer identified as Sam Rosen under a pseudonym by Jerry Bails.
- Masquerade - Text story with illustration.
- Face-to-Face with the Magic of Baron Mordo! - Doctor Strange next appears in issue #114 (August 1963).
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