Strange Tales 1951 #114 - 3.0 - $40.00

The Human Torch is upstaged by the return of Captain America, but the Torch realizes that it is his old enemy the Acrobat in disguise and defeats him.

A government agent retrieves a classified microfilm stolen to be given to enemy agents, and is helped by a magic bridge.

Strange is lured into a trap in England by Baron Mordo, but defeats him with the help of a woman with latent magical talents.

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• The Human Torch Meets... "Captain America" - Acrobat last appears in issue #106 (March 1963). This story involving a Captain America imposter was a try-out to test the idea of reviving him. The real Cap would return only 4 months later in Avengers, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (March 1964). Winner of the 1963 "Favorite Short Story" Alley Award. "Cap" wears red trunks in this story instead of the usual blue.
• The Bridge - Text story with illustration.
• The Return of the Omnipotent Baron Mordo! - Baron Mordo last appears in issue #111 (August 1963) and, not counting next issue's flashback, Mordo next appears in issue #117 (February 1964). Victoria Bentley next appears in issue #160 (September 1967). Inker is obviously George Roussos, though not credited on artwork. Stan Lee notes he was waiting for reader feedback after Strange's first appearances; this suggests Roussos may have inked this episode because of a very last-minute decision to begin running the series regularly.