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50-531: The Marvel Comics series ran 168 issues, cover-dated June 1951 to May 1968. It began as a horror anthology from the company's 1950s precursor, Atlas Comics . Initially modeled after the gory morality tales of the popular and groundbreaking EC line of comics, Strange Tales became less outré with the 1954 establishment of the Comics Code , which prohibited graphic horror, as well as vampires, zombies and other classical monsters. The comic changed again with

100-461: A periodical publication is the date displayed on the cover, which is not necessarily the true date of publication (the on-sale date or release date ); later cover dates are common in magazine and comic book publishing. More unusually, Le Monde is a daily newspaper published the afternoon before its cover date. For some publications, the cover date may not be found on the cover , but rather on an inside jacket or on an interior page. In

150-539: A wax museum , but was unable to enter. However, Strange took control of a wax model in the last minute, distracting Mordo and enabling Strange to return to his body. He imprisoned the Ancient One, but was again defeated. Mordo made a deal with his new master, the demonic Dormammu of the Dark Dimension , to amass additional power to defeat Doctor Strange. He dispatched agents, other evil magicians around

200-412: A local girl to free him. He opposed Doctor Strange's discipleship to the Ancient One. He set a series of new traps for Strange in a bid to wrest magical secrets from the Ancient One. Mordo took Strange's body while Strange was astral projecting for a threat he sensed that Mordo had caused, and cast a barrier around it, knowing that if his astral form was out for 24 hours it would die. Strange found it in

250-547: A murder mystery that involved bringing up why the inter-dimensional warlords fled to Earth and the framing of Baron Mordo. He concludes that Kaecilius is responsible for Doctor Strange's murder as Kaecilius plans to make Baron Mordo "squeal with all the agonies of the Purple Dimension" and then kill Classic Doctor Strange again with Doctor Strange's own powers. Baron Mordo later helps Doctor Strange, Classic Doctor Strange, Clea, Magik, Aggamon, Tiboro, and Umar in fighting

300-541: A pre-Silver Age monster comic. The next feature was writer-artist-colorist Jim Starlin 's take on Adam Warlock , picking up the character from the 1972–73 series Warlock (a.k.a. The Power of Warlock ) and reviving him in Strange Tales #178 (Feb. 1975). This feature introduced the characters Gamora , Pip the Troll and The Magus , and helped establish the mythos Starlin would mine in his many "Infinity" sagas of

350-771: A three-issue miniseries under the Marvel Knights imprint . It featured comics writers and artists who normally create comics outside the superhero genre, such as Stan Sakai , Jason , and Michael Kupperman , and later was collected as a trade paperback . A second three-issue volume was published under the title Strange Tales II in 2010. The first issue of this second volume was under the MAX imprint . It included work by Harvey Pekar , Dash Shaw , and Jhonen Vasquez . From annual required Statement of Circulation. "Average circulation" refers to total print run. "Total paid circulation" refers to number of copies actually sold, which

400-531: Is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics , commonly as an adversary of Doctor Strange . The character was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Steve Ditko , and first appeared in Strange Tales #111 (August 1963). Baron Mordo is a gifted magician , especially adept in the black arts of magic, including summoning demons. Karl Mordo was studying the magic arts under

450-661: Is raided by Classic Doctor Strange, Clea, and Wong when they suspect that he stole the Eye of Agamotto and the Cloak of Levitation. Baron Mordo gives them the items stating that he wasn't the one who stole them, the investigators accepting this claim as he still denies killing Strange where Mordo's ego would have driven him to admit his guilt if he actually was responsible at this point. In New Umarria, Antarctica, Classic Doctor Strange, Clea, and Magik arrive and meet with Baron Mordo, Kaecilius, Aggamon, Tiboro, and Umar where he puts them through

500-612: Is the above number minus returns, lost/damaged copies, and free/promotional copies. Strange Tales vol. 1 Circulation figures from annual statements, charted as per-issue average paid circulation by Miller, John Jackson , et al., The Standard Catalog of Comic Books , Krause Publications , 2002, pp. 1007–1009. Strange Tales vol. 2 Circulation figures from Capital City Distribution orders, charted as per-issue paid circulation by Miller, John Jackson, et al., The Standard Catalog of Comic Books , Krause Publications, 2002, p. 1009. Cover-date The cover date of

550-608: The Ancient One in Tibet when Dr. Stephen Strange arrived. Strange foiled Mordo's plot to kill the Ancient One, leading to Mordo being cast out and Strange eventually becoming Sorcerer Supreme. Mordo has since clashed several times with Dr. Strange, at times with the backing of the demon Dormammu , briefly even impersonating Dr. Strange. The Baron Mordo character has appeared in other forms of media, such as animated television series, films, and video games. Chiwetel Ejiofor portrays

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600-473: The Ancient One . When Mordo plotted to kill his teacher, Dr. Stephen Strange learned of the plot. Mordo was forced to cast restraining spells to prevent Strange from warning the Ancient One. In desperation, Strange decided to accept the Ancient One's offer to take him on as his mentor in magic to have some hope of stopping Mordo. The Ancient One, however, was fully aware of Mordo's plot and of Strange's desire to warn him. Pleased at Strange's unselfish decision,

650-429: The " Marvel Method ", Ditko would take Strange into ever-more-abstract realms. Adversaries for the new hero included Baron Mordo introduced in issue #111 (Aug. 1963) and Dormammu in issue #126 (Nov. 1964). Clea , who would become a longtime love interest for Doctor Strange, was also introduced in issue #126. Lee and Ditko interacted less and less as each went their separate creative ways. The storyline culminated with

700-630: The "Offenders", to be opposed by his old rival and newly costumed Doctor Strange, aided by the other three original Defenders. Mordo appeared in the pages of X-Factor vol. 3 #203, where it is revealed that he kidnapped politician Cartier St. Croix to lure his daughter Monet St. Croix into a trap. During the " Dark Reign " storyline, Quasimodo researched Baron Mordo for Norman Osborn and recommends offering him small favors in exchange for his magical expertise. Mordo appears to be deceased in Uncanny Avengers #6. Mordo returns during

750-493: The 1990s. After issue #181 (Aug. 1975), the story continued in Warlock #9 (Oct. 1975), picking up from the old series' numbering. Strange Tales soldiered on with Doctor Strange reprints through issue #188 (Nov. 1976). After Doctor Strange's second series was canceled in the 1980s, Strange Tales was relaunched as vol. 2, #1 (April 1987). A split book once again, it featured 11-page Doctor Strange and Cloak and Dagger stories,

800-448: The Ancient One's magical teachings immediately freed the doctor and explained the full situation. Thus informed in the face of his recent experiences, Strange agreed to become the Ancient One's apprentice despite the requirement that he abandon his former life. The Ancient One trained him to be a formidable opponent of Mordo. Eventually Mordo was exiled by the Ancient One. Mordo's abilities were similar to those of Doctor Strange, but Mordo

850-823: The Beyonder/Goblin Queen entity. In Secret Wars , the Avengers 2099 of the Battleworld domain of 2099 investigate the threat of the mysterious Martin Hargood. In the final issue, it is revealed he is Baron Mordo's descendant. After reclaiming his ancestral title, Martin Hargood uses Alchemax's Virtual Unreality lab to summon the Dweller in Darkness . Captain America 2099 punches Mordo out, while Roman,

900-565: The Chaos Demon. Mordo was defeated by Strange, Jennifer Kale , and the Man-Thing. He attacked Strange, and escaped into the 1940s, but was manipulated by Dormammu. Mordo later sold his soul to both Mephisto and Satannish for power, gaming that Strange would save him. He was trapped with Sara Wolfe , and later rescued her. Mordo himself was later imprisoned, and Sara Wolfe freed him from imprisonment. Mordo battled Dormammu to defend

950-465: The Earth. He was defeated, and pretended to ally himself with Dormammu, and then allied himself with Umar to defeat Dormammu. Umar and Mordo were eventually deposed by Clea. Mordo eventually contracted terminal cancer as a side effect of his use of black magic, and renounced evil just before his death. He later returned to life. He later allies himself with Terrax , Tiger Shark and Red Hulk as

1000-465: The Golden Age had pioneered the first full-page and double-page spreads. He spun plots of intrigue, barely hidden sensuality, and hi-fi hipness – and supplying his own version of Bond girls , essentially, in skintight leather, pushing what was allowable under the Comics Code at the time. "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." became the first Strange Tales feature to receive its own cover logo below

1050-542: The Human Torch. The title became a "split book" with the introduction of sorcerer Doctor Strange , by Lee and Ditko. This 9- to 10-page feature debuted in #110 (July 1963), and after an additional story and then skipping two issues returned permanently with #114. Ditko's surrealistic mystical landscapes and increasingly head-trippy visuals helped make the feature a favorite of college students, according to Lee himself. Eventually, as co-plotter and later sole plotter, in

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1100-783: The Peregrine Child and the Three Mothers. Baron Mordo has vast magical abilities derived from his years of studying black magic and the mystic arts. He can manipulate magical forces for a variety of effects, including hypnotism , thought-casting , and illusion casting . He can separate his astral form from his body, allowing him to become intangible and invisible to most beings. He can project deadly force blasts using magic, can teleport inter-dimensionally, and can manipulate many forms of magical energy. He can tap extra-dimensional energy by invoking entities or objects of power existing in dimensions tangential to Earth's through

1150-653: The Sanctum Sanctorum where Wong, Doctor Voodoo, Zelma Stanton, and the Ghost of Bats the Dog find Doctor Strange dead. Wong accuses Baron Mordo of this crime as he states that somebody stole this opportunity from him. Just then, a classic version of Doctor Strange arrives having sensed that the worst has happened and asks what year is it. When the Three Mothers show up upon tracking Clea to the Sanctum Sanctorum, Baron Mordo and Kaecilius take their leave. Baron Mordo's castle

1200-614: The United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, the standard practice is to display on magazine covers a date which is some weeks or months in the future from the publishing or release date. There are two reasons for this discrepancy: first, to allow magazines to continue appearing "current" to consumers even after they have been on sale for some time (since not all magazines will be sold immediately), and second, to inform newsstands when an unsold magazine can be removed from

1250-500: The United States. In addition to using the Sanctum Sanctorum as his residence, Baron Mordo has the Elder God Pluorrg guarding the Sanctum Sanctorum. He later catches Daredevil , Luke Cage , Cloak and Iron Fist when they are attempting to fight him. Mordo is then defeated by Doctor Strange, Spider-Woman , Ben Urich and Kingpin . During the " Death of Doctor Strange " storyline, Baron Mordo appears with Kaecilius at

1300-619: The World and Spirit wraiths, to search for the incognito Strange, and then banished him from the Earth. He fled from Strange, and then dispatched agents to kill Strange. He engaged in personal combat with Strange. Mordo was exiled to the Dimension of Demons by Dormammu. He battled Doctor Strange once more at Stonehenge, but was ultimately banished from Earth. Mordo would return eventually to continue to bedevil Doctor Strange. He impersonated Doctor Strange during Strange's brief retirement, but

1350-479: The aftermath of the Last Days of Magic arc. Mordo forces a family to leave their residence, but lets the mother stay as his servant. Dormammu incinerates the woman's body as he possesses her to chastise Mordo for delaying his plans. Mordo heads to the Sanctum Sanctorum and attacks Wong with Doctor Strange confronting him and the two briefly battle before the latter is taken by Nightmare. Mordo, angered that his foe

1400-572: The character Albert Poole. In modern-day reprints the character's name is changed to Grutan. Prototypes of the Spider-Man supporting characters Aunt May and Uncle Ben appeared in a short story in Strange Tales #97 (June 1962). The anthology switched to superheroes during the Silver Age of Comic Books , retaining the sci-fi, suspense and monsters as backup features for a time. Strange Tales ' first superhero, in 12- to 14-page stories,

1450-733: The character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange (2016) and an alternate universe version in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022). Baron Mordo first appeared in Strange Tales #111 (August 1963), and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko . A Transylvanian nobleman (born in Varf Mandra), Karl Amadeus Mordo became a student of the Tibetan sorcerer known as

1500-536: The cover date and publishing date discrepancy was changed back to two months, though generally each comic book company now uses its own system. Of the two major American comic book publishers, DC Comics continues to put cover dates on the cover . Marvel Comics opted against putting cover dates on the cover in October 1999; instead, the "cover" date was moved to the indicia on an interior page. Baron Mordo Baron Karl Amadeus Mordo (known as Baron Mordo )

1550-438: The date of publication, and may indeed be identical where weekly magazines are concerned. In all markets, it is rare for monthly magazines to indicate a particular day of the month: thus issues are dated May 2016 , and so on, whereas weekly magazines may be dated 17 May 2016 . The general practice of most mainstream comic book companies since the creation of the comic book in the 1930s was to date individual issues by putting

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1600-565: The final issue, #168 (May 1968). The Human Torch and Thing had already been replaced in #135 (Aug. 1965) by Nick Fury , a superspy in keeping with the concurrent James Bond / The Man from U.N.C.L.E. craze. The 12-page feature was initially by Lee and Kirby, with the latter supplying such enduring gadgets and hardware as the Helicarrier – an airborne aircraft carrier – as well as human-replicant LMDs ( Life Model Decoys ), and even automobile airbags . The terrorist organization HYDRA

1650-571: The introduction, in issue #138 (Oct. 1965), of Eternity , the personification of the universe. Issue #146 (July 1966) was Ditko's final bow on the series. Bill Everett succeeded him through #152 (January 1967), followed by Marie Severin (self-inked for four issues before being inked by Herb Trimpe in some of his earliest Marvel work). Another cosmic entity, the Living Tribunal , was introduced during Severin's run, in issue #157. Dan Adkins took over penciling duties from #161 (Oct. 1967) to

1700-414: The latter continuing from Cloak and Dagger #11. This ended with issue #19 (Oct. 1988), after which new Doctor Strange and Cloak and Dagger series were launched. A one-shot Human Torch, Thing, and Doctor Strange story, by writer Kurt Busiek , with painted art by Ricardo Villagran , was released in squarebound bookshelf format in 1994. Another one-shot, the 52-page Strange Tales: Dark Corners in 1998

1750-541: The main title, beginning with #135; it skipped an issue before returning permanently with #137. "Doctor Strange" received its own cover logo, designed by Sol Brodsky , with Strange Tales #150 (Nov. 1966). Strange Tales ended with #168 (May 1968). The following month, Doctor Strange's adventures continued in the full-length Doctor Strange #169, with Nick Fury moving to the newly launched Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Five years later, Strange Tales resumed its old numbering with #169 (Sept. 1973), which introduced

1800-415: The name of a month (and much later the year as well) on the cover which was generally two months after the release date. For example, a 1951 issue of Superman which had the cover date of July would have been published two months earlier from that date in the month of May, generally speaking. In 1973 the discrepancy between the cover date and the publishing date went from two months to three months. In 1989

1850-404: The old man would reveal his secrets of magic. However, Strange tricked him into returning to his physical body after engaging in astral contact with him, thus breaking his hold over the servant, who helped the Ancient One to recover. Mordo disguised himself as Sir Clive Bentley, and trapped Doctor Strange with a drugged candle that paralyzed him, but Strange was able to use his mental powers to call

1900-474: The penciling after 10 issues, later followed by original Golden Age Human Torch creator Carl Burgos and others, with Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel scripting issues #112–113 (Sept.–Oct. 1963) under the pseudonym "Joe Carter". The Fantastic Four made occasional cameo appearances, and the Thing became a co-star with #123 (Aug. 1964). Strange Tales Annual #2 (1963) featured the first team-up of Spider-Man and

1950-446: The recitation of spells. He can also summon demons, but often does not have enough power to force them to do what he wants them to do. Baron Mordo has some knowledge of a karate-like martial art form, and has an extensive knowledge of magical lore. Baron Mordo appears in the last issue of Mutant X , being referred to as the 'Ancient One'. He is still considered a villain, though he allies himself with other heroes and villains to stop

2000-793: The return of industry stalwart Jack Kirby , the artist who had co-created Captain America for the company, then worked elsewhere for 17 years. Starting with #68 (April 1959), Strange Tales was revamped to reflect the then-current trend of science fiction drive-in movie monsters. Virtually every issue would open with a Kirby monster story (generally inked by Christopher Rule initially, then later Dick Ayers ), followed by one or two twist-ending thrillers or sci-fi tales drawn by Don Heck , Paul Reinman , or Joe Sinnott , all capped by an often-surreal, sometimes self-reflexive Stan Lee - Steve Ditko short. Some characters introduced here in standalone, anthological stories were later retconned into Marvel Universe continuity. These include Ulysses Bloodstone in

2050-596: The son of Namor, summons a Giganto to defeat the Dweller. In the miniseries "Wastelanders" (set in the different realities of Old Man Logan ), Baron Mordo is shown to run a village in The Presidential Quarter on Earth-21923 where he has the Darkhold in his possession, drew his power from a captive Agatha Harkness , and enslaved Sofia Strange. After Old Man Logan had killed Red Skull and Hulk ,

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2100-419: The stands and returned to the publishing company or be destroyed (in this case, the cover date is also the pull date ). Weeklies (such as Time and Newsweek ) are generally dated a week ahead. Monthlies (such as National Geographic ) are generally dated a half month ahead, and quarterlies are generally dated two or three months ahead. In other countries, the cover date usually matches more closely

2150-565: The story "Grottu, King of the Insects!" in issue #73 (Feb. 1960), the extraterrestrial dragon Fin Fang Foom , who first appeared in #89 (Oct. 1961), and the extraterrestrial would-be world conquerors Gorgolla , introduced in #74 (April 1960), and Orrgo , introduced in #90 (Nov. 1961). In Strange Tales #75 (June 1960), a huge robot called "the Hulk" appeared. It was actually armor worn by

2200-458: The supernatural feature Brother Voodoo by writer Len Wein and artist Gene Colan . This lasted only to issue #173 (April 1974), with Brother Voodoo continuing briefly in the black-and-white Marvel horror-comics magazine Tales of the Zombie . This was followed by two different creative teams producing three stories of The Golem in three issues (#174, 176, 177), with #175 being a reprint of

2250-564: Was an anthology featuring Morbius the Living Vampire , the Gargoyle , Cloak and Dagger, and Spider-Man . A Strange Tales miniseries featuring Man-Thing and Werewolf by Night was published in 1998 to tie up plotlines after their individual series had been canceled. Although four issues were solicited, only two issues of this volume saw print, and the conclusions of those storylines were never released . In 2009 Marvel published

2300-494: Was introduced here as well. The feature "Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D." soon became the province of writer-penciler- colorist Jim Steranko , who Les Daniels called "Perhaps the most innovative new talent to emerge at Marvel during the late 1960s". Steranko introduced or popularized in comics such art movements of the day as psychedelia and op art , built on Kirby's longstanding work in photomontage , and created comics' first four-page spread – again inspired by Kirby, who in

2350-425: Was particularly skilled at astral projection and hypnosis , as well as mesmerism . He was more than willing to use powerful black magic and invoke demons, both of which Strange was reluctant or unable to do. Mordo's use of these darker arts would sometimes backfire. The evil Mordo became an open foe of Doctor Strange. He sent his astral form to hypnotize the Ancient One's servant into poisoning his food, hoping

2400-636: Was soon vanquished. Mordo discovered the Book of Cagliostro, and battled Strange in 18th-century Paris. He then accompanied Strange and Sise-Neg to the dawn of time. After suffering a mental breakdown, he was placed in Doctor Strange's care, but later escaped. Mordo transformed the dead Lord Phyffe into Azrael, angel of death, and dispatched him against Strange. He sent the Man-Thing to kill Strange, and assembled thirteen people for human sacrifice to

2450-469: Was taken by another, is confronted by Dormammu again (in the form of a swarm of rats) who proceeds to attack Mordo causing him to leave. He later catches up to Doctor Strange when he is attacked by Orb , until Dormammu arrives. He then helps Doctor Strange in banishing Dormammu directly to Shuma-Gorath. During the " Secret Empire " storyline, Baron Mordo becomes the caretaker of Manhattan after it gets surrounded by Darkforce following Hydra 's takeover of

2500-600: Was the Fantastic Four 's Human Torch , Johnny Storm, beginning in #101 (Oct. 1962). Here, Johnny still lived with his elder sister, Susan Storm , in fictional Glenview, Long Island , New York, where he continued to attend high school and, with youthful naivete, attempted to maintain his "secret identity" (later retconned to reveal that his friends and neighbors knew of his dual identity from Fantastic Four news reports, but simply played along). Supporting characters included Johnny's girlfriend, Doris Evans. Ayers took over

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