| Characters |
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Plantman [Sam Smithers]; Doris Evans; Mr. Evans (flashback); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo) |
| Synopsis |
After improving his plant ray, The Plantman captures Johnny to get him out of the way while he pulls a robbery. After, Doris, worried about her father, begs Johnny to stop the villain. They have a duel at the Botanical Gardens...with predictable results. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Stan Lee (co-plot, script); Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited) |
| Pencils |
Dick Ayers |
| Inks |
Dick Ayers |
| Letters |
Artie Simek |
| Notes |
Second appearance of Plantman; last appears in issue #113 (October 1963) and next appears in X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #22 (July 1966). Plantman redesigns his costume in this episode, going from "mystery man" to "super-villain" in style. Colors credit for Stan Goldberg removed due to lack of attribution. |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #23 (November 1969); in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #22 (January 25, 1972) [as "Prigioniero dell'Uomo Pianta!", 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 |
Dr. Strange [Stephen Strange]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo] |
| Synopsis |
A phone call lures Strange away in his ectoplasmic form, so Baron Mordo can steal his body. Knowing that if the two are not reunited in 24 hours Strange is doomed, Mordo places a spell over the body so Strange cannot return to it. Using his amulet to retrace Mordo's steps, he finds Mordo, and his own body, in a wax museum. Tricking Mordo into fighting him in his ectoplasmic form, Strange turns the tables by trapping Mordo outside his body, and with Mordo held thus, is able to return to his own. Mordo warns Strange his unwillingness to finish him will be his undoing. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Steve Ditko (plot, un-credited); Stan Lee (script) |
| Pencils |
Steve Ditko |
| Inks |
Steve Ditko |
| Letters |
Artie Simek |
| Notes |
This is the fifth appearance of Baron Mordo; he last appears in issue #117 (February 1964) and next appears in issue #125 (October 1964). Doctor Strange guest-stars in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #27 (June 1964) shortly after this story. Colors credit for Stan Goldberg removed due to lack of attribution. (26/03/2010) |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #12 (December 1967); in Giant-Size Defenders (Marvel, 1974 series) #4 (April 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) |