Comics:Strange Tales Vol 1 116

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Appearing in "In the Clutches of the Puppet Master!"

Featured Characters:

• Human Torch

Supporting Characters:

• Thing

Villains:

• Puppet Master

Other Characters:

• Alicia Masters

Locations:

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Items:

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Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "In the Clutches of the Puppet Master!"

Having survived his last battle with the Fantastic Four, the Puppet Master plans to get revenge on the group. Creating puppets of both the Human Torch and the Thing, and using his step-daughter Alicia as the catalyst the Puppet Master manipulates the two into fighting each other.
The fight takes them across the city, where the Puppet Master goes in for an up close view of the fight. Spotted by Alicia, she informs the Torch of the Puppet Masters machinations, and the Torch uses his flame powers to destroy the puppets he's using to control them. The Thing is about to pummel the Puppet Master until Alicia talks him into letting him go.

Appearing in "Nightmare World!"

Featured Characters:

• Dr. Strange

Supporting Characters:

• Wong - not named

Villains:

• Nightmare

Other Characters:

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Locations:

• The Dream Dimension
• Dr. Strange's Sanctum Sanctorum

Items:

• Book of the Vishanti (First appearance)

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "Nightmare World!"

In the Dream Dimension Nightmare has prepared a potion that will bring humans into his dimension and trap them while they sleep. Dr. Strange is contacted by the police to solve a case where people can not be awakened after falling asleep. Dr. Strange discover that the sleeping people are under a spell. Using a chant found in the Book of Vishanti Dr. Strange is able to enter the Dream Dimension. Inside Dr. Strange evades the first traps of Nightmare and free the imprisoned men, but is then himself trapped. However using his amulet Strange defeats Nightmare's minion, the Spinybeast and escapes to the mortal world.

Notes

• Dr. Strange story reprinted in Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Fireside) and Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books).
  

Trivia

• To enter the Dream Dimension Dr. Strange calls upon the Dread Dormammu, the All-Seeing Agamotto and the Hosts of Hoggoth. This is the first mention of the last two entities.

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Recommended Reading

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