Strange Tales #122

In a flashback from *Strange Tales* #122, the Terrible Trio—once manipulated by Dr. Doom—return to Earth after being banished to another dimension, only to recklessly challenge the Human Torch, underestimating the power of a hero who’s seen worse. Now back on Earth, the trio’s arrogance leads them straight into a clash with Johnny Storm, who’s already dealing with the fallout when Sue tells him off for letting his "roughneck" friends wreck her house.

In "The World Beyond," Doctor Strange, drained from battling supernatural threats, falls asleep without his usual protective spell—only to awaken imprisoned in the Nightmare World. Trapped by the malevolent Nightmare, who boasts of his boredom and hunger for new victims, Strange summons the never-sleeping Gulgol, forcing Nightmare to beg for mercy. But the real twist lies in the quiet moment when Strange ends the threat not with magic, but with a single, deliberate act of will.