Strange Tales Vol 1 115

Strange Tales Vol 1 #115 December, 1963 Editor-in-Chief Stan Lee Cover Artists Jack Kirby Steve Ditko Publisher Marvel Comics "The Sandman Strikes!" Writers Stan Lee Pencilers Dick Ayers Letterers Artie Simek "Zero of Time" "The Origin of Dr. Strange" Writers Stan Lee Pencilers Steve Ditko Inkers Steve Ditko Letterers Sam Rosen Previous Issue Next Issue Strange Tales #114 Strange Tales #116

Appearing in "The Sandman Strikes!"

Featured Characters:

•  Human Torch 

Supporting Characters:

•  Spider-Man 

Adversaries:

•  Sandman 

Other Characters:

•  Mr. Fantastic 
• New York policemen

Locations:

• United States Of America
  • New York State
    • New York City,
      • Manhattan
        • Baxter Building
        • George Washington Bridge
        • Empire State Building

Items:

• Fantasti-Flare

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "The Sandman Strikes!"

• Synopsis not yet written.
  
  

Appearing in "Zero of Time"

Featured Characters:

• Thomas Hart
• John Pearson
• Father Time (Elders of the Universe)

Locations:

• Mt. Raleigh
• Father Time's Dimension
  
  

Synopsis for "Zero of Time"

Two Page Text Piece

Appearing in "The Origin of Dr. Strange"

Featured Characters:

•  Dr. Strange 

Supporting Characters:

• Ancient One

Adversaries:

• Baron Mordo
• Dormammu (not seen)

Other Characters:

• Dr. Ziegler (Single appearance)
• Dr. Siegel (Single appearance)
• Dr. Patten (Single appearance)
• Dr. Mayer (Single appearance)
• Dr. Christensen (Single appearance)
• Dr. Noto (Single appearance)
• New York Police Department
  •  Joe 

Locations:

• India
• New York City

Items:

• Eye of Agamotto (First appearance)

Vehicles:

• 
  
  

Synopsis for "The Origin of Dr. Strange"

• Synopsis not yet written.

Notes

• The Dr. Strange story is reprinted in Origins of Marvel Comics and Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books).

• In this issue, the Torch states that the excess heat in his body, doubles his normal strength. This power helps him defeat the Sandman. If this is a power of the Human Torch, it has diminished or been ignored in his further adventures.

• Page One of Story One states Spider-Man appears in this issue, "By special arrangement with Amazing Spider-Man Magazine".

• This issue contains full-page ads for Amazing Spider-Man #7 and Sgt. Fury #4.

• Father Time appears in the Story II (Two Page Text Piece). Whether or not this is the actual Elder of the Universe would remain somewhat speculative.

• A more detailed origin of Doctor Strange is next presented in Doctor Strange #169.

• The other doctors in Strange's origin are unnamed in this comic. They are given names in the 1979 prose novel Nightmare! by William Rotsler. Ziegler is the doctor who congratulated Strange on a successful operation, and then later offered him a position as his consultant and assistant. Noto is the doctor who informed Strange about the damage to his hands. The other doctors are those who tried to enlist Strange's aid in a charitable cause; Siegel is the one who speaks for the group, while the rest are silent and thus impossible to exactly identify which is which.

• Sandman previously and first appeared in Amazing Spider-Man 4. He will appear next in Amazing Spider-Man Annual 1 where he will join the Sinister Six for the first time.
  

Trivia

• In his attacks on the Ancient One Baron Mordo calls upon the Vapors of Valtorr and beseechs the aid of Dormammu. This is the first appearance of any of Dr. Strange's classic spells. Dormammu would not appear in person until Strange Tales #126.

• the Origin of Doctor Strange story takes place before Strange Tales #110

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