| Characters |
Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Cleopatra VII; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange] |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Stan Lee |
| Pencils |
Dick Ayers (signed)(upper section); Steve Ditko (lower section) |
| Inks |
Dick Ayers (signed)(upper section); George Roussos (lower section) |
| Colors |
Stan Goldberg ? |
| Notes |
The Doctor Strange portion of the cover consists of two images taken from the interior story by Ditko and Roussos, per Rob Allen, via the GCD Errors list, August 2009. |
| Reprinted |
in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001) [black & white]; in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [black & white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2009) |
| Characters |
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Doris Evans |
| Synopsis |
Trying to tell Johnny that Paste-Pot Pete was paroled (for helping The Avengers), Ben & Johnny get into a brawl. Tired of being thought of as a clown, Pete completely redesigns his costume, then takes on The Thing while he's flying his part of the Fantasti-Car. As he's about to go help Ben, Johnny's told by Doris that if he leaves in the middle of their date, he needn't bother returning. After a fierce battle, Ben & Johnny triumph, and after an "explanation," Doris forgives Johnny. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Stan Lee (co-plot, script); Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited) |
| Pencils |
Dick Ayers |
| Inks |
Paul Reinman |
| Letters |
Artie Simek |
| Notes |
This is the third appearance of Paste-Pot Pete; he last appears in the Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #6 (July 1964)—where he was incorrectly drawn as The Wizard—he next appears in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #36 (March 1965). Stan announces that due to poular demand, Johnny and Ben will co-star in every issue from now on. Colors credit for Stan Goldberg removed due to lack of attribution. (31/03/2010) |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #26 (May 1970); in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #25 (March 7, 1972) [as "Pete l'uomo di colla", Italian translation]; in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [black & white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2009) |
| Characters |
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Zota; Cleopatra VII; Ancient One [Yao]; Mark Antony (cameo) |
| Synopsis |
Sensing sorcery, Strange finds a woman wandering the streets under a spell. After guiding her to his house, he consults his mentor. Strange travels into the past, though he's warned that if the candle employed in the spell goes out, he will be trapped there forever. In Ancient Egypt, he battles a wizard, Zota, then removes his power. While returning to the present, the candle flickers out! But Strange is able to use the light from his amulet to guide his way, just barely making it back. Strange reveals the woman is Cleopatra, sent to the future when she scorned Zota. He sends her back to her waiting Mark Antony. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Steve Ditko (plot, un-credited); Stan Lee (script) |
| Pencils |
Steve Ditko |
| Inks |
George Roussos [as Geo. Bell] |
| Letters |
Sam Rosen |
| Notes |
Zota's "impulse transmitter" (magic mirror), through which Strange arrives and leaves in Ancient Egypt, is strikingly similar to one used in the Doctor Who story, "The Pyramids Of Mars" (1975). Stan Goldberg colors credit removed due to lack of attribution. (31/03/2010) |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #15 (June 1968); in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #182 (November 1975); in Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #nn [1]; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #23 (1992); in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001) [black & white]; in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003) |