But, no matter the danger, no matter the dread challenge that awaits me ... I ... must go forth... 
Appearing in "Beware... The Deadly Dreadnought!"
Featured Characters:
- (Main story and recap)
Supporting Characters:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Main story and recap)
- (Name revealed)
- Boothroyd (First appearance as Boothroyd)
- Numerous unnamed agents (Main story and recap)
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Antagonists:
- Hydra (Main story and recap)
- (Impersonates Agent John Bronson)
- Numerous unnamed agents (Main story and recap)
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- (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Agent John Bronson (Mentioned)
- Tony Stark (Mentioned in narration)
- Supreme Hydra (Arnold Brown) (Mentioned)
- Mickey Mouse (Mentioned)
- Numerous unnamed Repair Rats (First appearance)
- Sam Hill (Invoked)
Races and Species:
- Humans (Main story and recap)
- Goats (Mentioned)
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- Dreadnoughts (First appearance)
- Repair Rats (First appearance)
- Rats (Mentioned)
- Horses (Mentioned)
- Elves (Mentioned)
- Pigeons (Mentioned)
- Monkeys (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Sol (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
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- S.H.I.E.L.D. Western Headquarters (Mentioned)
- Hydra Headquarters East America
- Hell's Kitchen (Referenced)
- Massachusetts (Mentioned)
- Boston (Mentioned)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Western Headquarters
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Items:
- Oxygen Buttons (First appearance)
- Eavesdropper Pen (First appearance)
- Electronic Absorber Cufflinks (First appearance)
- Repulsor Watch (First appearance)
- Auto Destruct Mechanism Ring (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- S.H.I.E.L.D. Saucer (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "Beware... The Deadly Dreadnought!"
While the AUTOFAC computer works out the true identity of the Supreme Hydra, Fury plans to have Bronson transport Laura to S.H.I.E.L.D.'s West coast HQ. In the Personal Effects Dept. Fury is given a new weapons-laden outfit. Just in time-- as moments later, he's attacked by The Dreadnought, a deadly 8-foot-tall HYDRA killer robot. Laura suspects Bronson may be the Supreme Hydra himself, and her suspicions are confirmed by AUTOFAC, but before she can pass on the info, Bronson overpowers her. Fury just barely manages to beat The Dreadnought, but finds Laura is missing-- and AUTOFAC names her as the Supreme Hydra!
Appearing in "Clea Must Die!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- (First appearance)
Antagonists:
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- Unnamed Mindless One
Other Characters:
- Clea (Vision or hallucination)
- Vishanti (Invoked)
- Dormammu (Mentioned)
- Cyttorak (Invoked)
- Seraphim (Invoked)
- Numerous unnamed "Doomed"
- Raggadorr (Invoked)
- Munnopor (Invoked)
Races and Species:
- Faltine Hybrids (Vision or hallucination)
Locations:
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- Umar's Castle
- Dungeon of the Doomed
- Umar's Castle
- Munnopor (Invoked)
Items:
- Spells
- Hosts of Hoggoth (Invoked)
- Crimson Bands of Cyttorak (Invoked)
- Rings of Raggadorr (Invoked)
- Mists of Munnopor (First appearance)
- Pillar of Force
Synopsis for "Clea Must Die!"
Forced to battle a lone Mindless One while his mystical powers are depleted, Doctor Strange seeks cover in his astral form to recharge his mystical abilities, the Mindless One with an indestructible victim (thanks to a spell that protects Strange's body) seeks a beatable opponent.
Strange then returns to the Dark Dimension where he seeks to enter Umar's castle, traveling to the caverns deep below, he is aided by Veritas, a being that helps Strange reach Umar's throne room. While Umar is frightened by the visions under Veritas' cloak, Strange is able to conjure up a mystical screen showing Clea's location, however Umar fires a mystical bolt into the screen that threatens to kill Doctor Strange's love.
Notes
Continuity Notes
- Dum Dum Dugan's real name, Timothy Aloysius Cadwallader Dugan, is first revealed in this issue.
Publication Notes
- This issue contains a detailed blueprint of the S.H.I.E.L.D. Helicarrier by artist Jim Steranko.
- This issue contains a letters page, "Strange Mails". Letters are published from Bruce Long, Kenneth Sneyd, Karen Bower, and Bill Homah.
- In his letter, Homah speculates that Stan Lee's real name is Irving Forbush - which is false, as Lee's real name was Stanley Martin Lieber, later legally changed to Lee; Forbush is an inner joke, not a real person, who later became a comical Marvel character. The answer given to Homah is more cryptic, but denies that Lee and Forbush are the same person.
Pop Culture and Historical Notes
- Nick Fury makes reference that the Dreadnought has more ways to kill than Carter's has little pills. This is a reference to Carter's Little Pills, which were produced by Carter Products that heavily advertised their pills as a cure-all. The advertisements were so wide spread and abundant that the popular phrase was coined to mean something having more than Carter has pills.