*Marvel: So, what’s so special about Strange Tales #110 then? Well, it sure as hell ain’t the cover appearance of Paste-Pot Pete! Unheralded on the cover – honestly, is anyone really bothered if Paste-Pot Pete’s Invincible Paste-Gun does finish the Torch off? – Stan Lee & Steve Ditko, already the creators of hugely popular twist-ending tales in a plethora of Big Panty Monster comics, turned their talents to an eldritch hero, and Doctor Strange was born! Steve Ditko’s powerful and gripping artwork, quite unlike anything else in the field, catapulted the good Doctor from an interesting novelty into the Marvel Universe’s Master of the Mystic Arts. This stylish back-up story introduced the Sorcerer Supreme to the Marvel Universe, commencing a lengthy career; here he faces the recurring threat of Nightmare for obviously the first time. This CGC copy, graded at 4.5 (VG+) is a Purple Label Restored copy, but fret not. The restoration is limited to a small amount of colour touch on cover, and for that you get the benefit of a price vastly reduced to about half that of a blue label copy. Case perfect, white to off-white pages. Restoration: Slight C-1. High resolution images are available on request.
PICTURED: STRANGE TALES #110 CGC 4.5 VG+ (R) £800