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Strange Tales#188
Cover: Gene Colan & Tom Palmer

Strange Tales #188

Nov 1976 · Marvel · 0.30 USD
“The Pincers of Power”
writer Steve Ditko · writer Stan Lee · artist Steve Ditko · inker Steve Ditko · letterer S. Rosen · cover Gene ColanTom Palmer

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Cast · 8 characters

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writer Stan Lee
letterer S. Rosen
cover pencils Gene Colan
cover inks Tom Palmer

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Dormammu sends Strange, Mordo & The Ancient One to a neutral dimension. He then uses a sleeping potion on the Mindless Ones, so his domain will be temporarily safe and summons rulers of nearby dimensions. Dormammu arrives to challenge Strange in person to battle for total mastery of Earth! Strange accepts, then Dormammu declares they shall fight using only the "Pincers Of Power", and no other spells or incantations. This way, it will be a battle of skill, not power. The battle is fierce-- but when it appears Strange is about to overcome his adversary, Mordo strikes Strange from behind...

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).