| Characters |
Nick Fury; Jasper Sitwell; Dum Dum Dugan; Senator Dudley (member of Plans & Operations Section); Supreme Hydra ["Don Cabellero"]; HYDRA |
| Synopsis |
Fury subjects himself to a highly-dangerous test in order to prove that an atomic missile can be detonated long-distance by a sonic weapon-- which SHIELD believes HYDRA has their hands on. While both he & Dugan are recovering from injuries, he looks into a mysterious Mexican millionaire, "Don Cabellero", who, on the urging of an undercover SHIELD man, invites Fury to a grand party he's holding in the ancient ruins of Karnopolis, in the Sahara Desert. Caballero is merely a disguise for the new Supreme Hydra, who knew the man who made the suggestion was a spy all along. Senator Dudley, who earlier appeared to know nothing about HYDRA, later turns out to have helped Fury in setting up the meeting. After surprising Sitwell with the news that he is going, Fury then puts Sitwell in command while he's gone. Just then, a sonic boom shakes the HQ, as the "Overkill Horn" is being tested. |
| Genre |
Spy |
| Script |
Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (dialogue) |
| Pencils |
Jack Kirby (layouts); John Buscema |
| Inks |
Frank Giacoia |
| Letters |
Sam Rosen |
| Notes |
Part 1 of 9. 1st appearance of the "new" Supreme Hydra, later revealed to have been its real leader all along, behind-the-scenes. In this episode, Jasper Sitwell is a dead ringer for Roy Thomas! |
| Reprinted |
in SHIELD [Nick Fury and His Agents of SHIELD] (Marvel, 1973 series) #3 (June 1973) [minus 2 pages]; in Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel, 2000 series) #nn (May 2000); in Marvel Masterworks: Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 |
| Characters |
Kaluu; Dr. Strange; The Ancient One; Griffin (Babylonian beast); Mindless Ones; Clea; Umar (Dormammu's sister) |
| Synopsis |
Kaluu realizes the 2 burning candles indicate his enemies have escaped into the past. A shield prevents him from blowing them out. Strange & his mentor travel back to ancient Babylonia, where The Ancient One must once again defeat a griffin to obtain The Book Of The Vishanti. Just before Kaluu can extinguish the Flames of the Faltine, Strange returns to the present with the mystic book. When Kaluu attempts to freeze Strange permanently in suspended animation, the book itself hurls the spell back at him, ending 5 centuries of questing for vengeance. The Ancient One hurls Kaluu into Limbo "till the end of time". Meanwhile, in The Dark Dimension, Clea grows fearful, as the absence of The Dread Dormammu has allowed The Mindless Ones to break free of his prison. But before they can destroy all in their path, another former prisoner of The Dread One is released-- Umar The Unrelenting-- Dormammu's sister! His mantle of supremacy passes to her, and she vows his deeds shall pall beside hers. |
| Genre |
Occult |
| Script |
Bill Everett (plot); Roy Thomas (dialogue) |
| Pencils |
Bill Everett |
| Inks |
Bill Everett |
| Letters |
Artie Simek |
| Notes |
Part 4 of 22. 1st appearance of Umar. Candles used in time-travel previously used in STRANGE TALES #124 (September 1964). Due to the growing use of "soap-opera" format, Kaluu's story runs straight into Umar's without a break between episodes. It seems quite ironic that Kaluu was described as being more powerful than Strange & his mentor together, yet with this episode he vanished, never to return; while Umar became a long-running villain still appearing to this day. |
| Reprinted |
in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (2001); in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 |