{"product_id":"strange-tales-1951-118-1801296","title":"Strange Tales 1951 #118 - 5.5 - $70.00","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst app: The Orb of Agamotto\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst cover: Doctor Strange\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Wizard breaks jail, and begins pulling crimes using a new anti-gravity flying device he's invented. Via trickery and disguise, he captures Johnny, then Sue, and begins impersonating Johnny, while planning bigger and bolder crimes with which to use his anti-gravity device. With the help of Reed and Ben, Sue and Johnny escape, and Johnny goes after The Wizard, who attempts to escape by flying higher and higher with his anti-grav disc.  But it malfunctions, and, unable to control it, he just keeps going higher and higher...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the future, young boy's afternoon is nearly ruined by a scheduled rainstorm, but when he runs into the rainmaker's magical assistant, he gets a delay.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUsing his \"Earthly Scanner,\" in which is a small replica of the planet, Strange senses evil somewhere in Bavaria. In a remote village, he finds the townspeople the victims of some strange form of possession, and believes a supernatural force is at work. But he soon discovers it's really the work of aliens from another dimension. He sends them packing, and seals off the dimensional doorway forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIncludes 10 pages of paid advertisements. On-sale date from 1963 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Return of the Wizard, Master of Evil!\/The Possessed! - Inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (26 July 2005); the original indexer credited George Roussos.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Man Who Became the Torch! - This is the fourth appearance of The Wizard; he last appears in issue #110 (July 1963) and he next appears in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #36 (March 1965), when he was rescued by Paste-Pot Pete and The Sandman. The time-frame is a bit off, as Pete and the Sandman broke jail sometime after Pete's appearance in issue #124 (September 1964), and most or all of the remaining Torch solo stories up to Strange Tales #134 (July 1965) take place before the formation of the Frightful Four! (How long was he up there in the atmosphere?). Colors credit for Stan Goldberg removed due to lack of attribution. (26\/03\/2010)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother Marvel Masterpiece - promo for Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #53 (March 1964) includes cover repro. Printed between the pages of the Human Torch story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Weatherman - Text story with illustration.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Possessed! - This is the first appearance of The Orb Of Agamotto. The dimensional doorway which changes appearance to that of a large rock resembles the alien house in \"The Outer Limits\" episode, \"The Guests.\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnother Marvel Masterpiece - Promo for Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #51 (March 1964) includes cover repro. Printed between the pages of the Dr. Strange story.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Marvel","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46445884801174,"sku":"CSAS824I18292B1801296","price":70.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0362\/5854\/5795\/files\/18292_ab675227-5371-49f1-ab43-950560456172.jpg?v=1783492013","url":"https:\/\/shop.thecomicsplace.com\/products\/strange-tales-1951-118-1801296","provider":"Comics Place","version":"1.0","type":"link"}