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SOLD ON: Friday, 12/18/2020 7:10 PM
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PUBLISHER: Marvel
COMMENTS: white pgs
1st app. Dr. Strange, Ancient One, Nightmare and Wong; Jack Kirby cover; 1st Paste-Pot Pete and Wizard team-up (7/63) Comic Book Impact rating of 9 (CBI)
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white pgs
1st app. Dr. Strange, Ancient One, Nightmare and Wong; Jack Kirby cover; 1st Paste-Pot Pete and Wizard team-up (7/63) Comic Book Impact rating of 9 (CBI)
Doctor Strange didn't make the cover, but this issue of Strange Tales (with a notoriously low print run) has become a valuable collectible as the first appearance of the Sorcerer Supreme. There's also the first appearance of the Ancient One, Nightmare, and Wong in the back-up story hidden behind the Human Torch taking over Jack Kirby's cover art.
To be fair, the Torch's story also has the first pairing of the Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete. Collectors are still usually hunting down this classic comic for introducing Earth's sole defender from magical and mystical threats. With the continuing success of Benedict Cumberbatch as the big-screen Doctor Strange, this book is sure to reach new heights in popularity!