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168May 1968
$0.12

Strange Tales #168

Marvel · May 1968 · on sale 1968-02-01

First appearance: Chet HuntleyAward on record
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Identification plate

Series
Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series)
Issue
#168
Publication date
May 1968
Key date
1968-05-00
On-sale date
1968-02-01
Indicia publisher
Vista Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chet Huntley - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

On the record: Alley Awards - Best Feature Story (1968).

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Exile!cover1pencils: Dan Adkins; inks: Dan AdkinsVictoria Bentley, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Yandroth
1Exile!comic story11script: Dennis O'Neil, Dan Adkins; pencils: Dan Adkins; inks: Dan Adkins; letters: Sam RosenAncient One, Victoria Bentley, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Yandroth
2Today Earth Died!comic story11script: Jim Steranko; pencils: Jim Steranko; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Jim Steranko; letters: Sam RosenDum Dum Dugan, Nick Fury, Chet Huntley First, Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Jimmy Woo
3Here It Is! Proof Positive That the Biggest Brains at Marvel --- Don't Know What They're Doing!in-house column1script: Stan Lee
4-letters page1pencils: George Tuska, Jim Steranko; inks: Dan Adkins, Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam Rosen

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Series context

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Sources

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