Strange Tales

Strange Tales was the name of several comic book anthology series that have been published by Marvel Comics.

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Comic book - Anthology - Marvel Comics

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The series began as a horror anthology, featuring science fiction and weird monsters, but switched over to featuring superheroes during the Silver Age of Comic Books. The first superhero to be featured was the Human Torch, and his fellow Fantastic Four teammate, the Thing, also joined him for several issues. The sorceror Doctor Strange made his debut in #110, and World War II combat hero Nick Fury received his own feature beginning in #135, with Fury now a spy for an elite U.S. government agency called S.H.I.E.L.D..

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Horror - Science fiction - Monster - Superhero - Silver Age of Comic Books - Human Torch - Fantastic Four - The Thing - Doctor Strange - World War II - Nick Fury - S.H.I.E.L.D.

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The series temporarily ended with #168. Doctor Strange's adventures continued in Doctor Strange #169, Nick Fury's in Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #1. When Doctor Strange was cancelled, Strange Tales resumed at its old numbering (#179), featuring Adam Warlock and introducing Brother Voodoo. The series was cancelled again at #188, with Warlock #9 picking up Warlock's story.

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Adam Warlock - Brother Voodoo

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After Doctor Strange's second series was cancelled in the 1980s, Strange Tales was relaunched, featuring Strange in the lead story and Cloak and Dagger in the backup feature. This lasted for nineteen issues, after which new Doctor Strange and Cloak and Dagger series were launched.

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1980s - Cloak and Dagger

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A two issue Strange Tales mini-series featuring Man-Thing and Werewolf by Night was published in 1998 to tie up plotlines after their own individual series were cancelled due to low sales.

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Man-Thing - Werewolf by Night - 1998

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