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Strange Tales
#120
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Strange Tales #120 (Marvel Comics) — Diko Kirby Human Torch. Raw VG/FN.
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Strange Tales #120, published by Marvel Comics. Listing notes: Diko Kirby Human Torch. The listing does not state the publication year.
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Background on Strange Tales, the grade and what drives the price.
Characters
Doctor Strange first appeared in Strange Tales #110, cover-dated July 1963, in a five-page backup story by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. The story also introduced Nightmare and the Ancient One. The feature grew into a full series within Strange Tales; the title was renamed Doctor Strange with issue #169 in June 1968.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
History
Atlas was the name Martin Goodman's comics line used through the 1950s, between Timely and Marvel, after the Atlas News Company that distributed it. It published dozens of genre anthologies — Journey into Unknown Worlds, Strange Tales, Journey into Mystery, Adventures into Terror, Menace, Uncanny Tales — with art by Bill Everett, Joe Maneely, Russ Heath, Gene Colan, John Romita and Jack Kirby. Pre-Code Atlas horror is collected in its own right, and several Atlas anthologies later housed the Silver Age Marvel debuts.
Updated Oct 11, 2026
Characters
Nick Fury first appeared in Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #1, cover-dated May 1963, a Second World War combat series by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. His modern-day identity as an agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. began in Strange Tales #135 (August 1965), which is also the first appearance of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Hydra. Collectors treat both issues as Fury keys for different reasons.
Updated Oct 10, 2026
Key issues
Strange Tales #135 (August 1965), by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, reintroduced Nick Fury as the modern-day director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and, in the same issue, introduced S.H.I.E.L.D. itself, the Helicarrier, the Life Model Decoy and Hydra. It is a Silver Age key whose importance grew with the organisation's central role in Marvel's films and television.
Updated Oct 10, 2026
Strange Tales
#135 · 1965
Marvel Comics · Silver Age
CGC 7.0 · Universal Blue
Strange Tales
#110 · 1963
Strange Tales
#79 · 1960
Strange Tales
#133 · 1968