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Strange Tales #186 (1976) · The Collector

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Strange Tales (1973)
#186

Marvel#186

Strange Tales

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Strange Tales #186

What Lurks beneath the Mask?

Publisher: Marvel
Cover date: July 1976
On sale: Apr 13, 1976
Cover price: $0.25
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Dormammu imprisons Clea, and tells her she will witness Strange's defeat. Mordo tells Dormammu that Strange is searching for "Eternity", and cannot understand why this upsets the dark lord so. Strange continues his search, going from one practitioner of the arts to another without result, until The Aged Ghenghis tells him only he and The Ancient One know the secret. He gives him a scroll, which leads Strange to a being imprisoned in another dimension, which he barely escapes. Back in Tibet, Strange tells his master's servant the only option left is to enter the mind of his master...

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Printing not stated · Newsstand · GB market · £0.10

Credits

Writers: Steve Ditko, Stan Lee
Penciller: Steve Ditko
Inker: Steve Ditko
Letterer: Artie Simek
Covers: Ed Hannigan, Mike Esposito
Editors: Stan Lee, Marv Wolfman
Cover letters: Danny Crespi
Other: Roger Stern

Characters

Aged Genghis
Ancient One
Baron Mordo
Clea
Doctor Strange
Dormammu
Hamir
Stephen Strange

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