Strange Tales 1951 #132 - reader copy - $10.00

Sometime after the Fantastic Four visit the Skrull home world, Mr. Pearson of NASA pays a visit to tell them of a security risk, Professor Jack. Doris gets upset after Johnny stands her up for the 113th time. Posing as "Doug Brown", Johnny acts as Jack's assistant, in order to keep an eye on him. Good thing, too, as sabotaging the space program is on his agenda.

Dr. Strange reaches his Greenwich Village home safely but discovers one of Mordo's followers has taken over his sanctum. In a hidden cave in Tibet The Ancient One's servant questions the meaning of his ailing master's word "Eternity". Strange bluffs his way into his sanctum but when he attempts to consult the All-Seeing Eye he discovers it's been booby-trapped, sending a signal to Mordo and Dormammu of his whereabouts. Strange battles Mordo, but soon realizes his foe is more powerful than usual; when Dormammu speaks through Mordo he comprehends why as he vanishes from sight.

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• The Sinister Spacetrap! - Stone inks per Nick Caputo, September 2016. Dr. Strange vignette taken from interior story.
• Face-to-Face at Last With Baron Mordo! - Part 3 of 17. Though not indicated in the dialogue, The Demon is the same villain last seen in STRANGE TALES #128 (January 1965).
• - Letters from Ira Friedman, Jerry Rogers, Ruth Holland, William West; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist.