| Characters |
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Sub-Mariner [Namor McKenzie]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo); Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo) |
| Synopsis |
The latest fight between Ben and Johnny is interrupted by the arrival of a pair of reporters from LIFE Magazine, but it turns ugly when they find out it's Reed and Sue the reporters want to interview! When the news reports Sub-Mariner is heading for NYC, Ben and Johnny figure they can make an impression by tackling him on their own. Taking out the "U-Car," they soon find Namor, who seems to be expecting them. A big fight breaks out, ending when the Sub-Mariner leaves, feeling he's been "lied to." Reed and Sue arrive, with Reed chastising Ben and Johnny for ruining the peace talk he'd spent weeks trying to set up. Feeling betrayed, Namor promises himself that their next fight will be to the finish. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Stan Lee |
| Pencils |
Dick Ayers |
| Inks |
Paul Reinman |
| Letters |
Sam Rosen |
| Notes |
Sub-Mariner last appears in X-Men #6 (July 1964) and next appears in Fantastic Four #33 (December 1964). Namor's "electric eel" power crops up again, for the last time. The reporters from LIFE suspiciously resemble Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber. Colors credit for Stan Goldberg removed due to lack of attribution (31/03/2010). |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #27 (July 1970); in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #26 (March 21, 1972) [as "Bisogna fermare Sub Mariner", 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]; Baron Mordo [Karl Amadeus Mordo]; Ancient One [Yao] |
| Synopsis |
Three followers of Mordo attack Strange in his sanctum. After dispatching them, he uses the Eye of Agamotto and his amulet to contact his mentor, but to no avail! Mordo appears saying he's captured The Ancient One. In their ectoplasmic forms, a running battle begins that takes them halfway around the world, until Strange locates his mentor in a half-hidden jungle somewhere in Tibet. The battle continues, until the light of Strange's amulet forces Mordo to give in and free The Ancient One. With Mordo apparently beaten "for a long time," Strange heads back to NYC. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Stan Lee |
| Pencils |
Steve Ditko |
| Inks |
George Roussos [as Geo. Bell] |
| Letters |
Artie Simek |
| Notes |
Sixth appearance of Baron Mordo; Mordo last appears in issue #121 (June 1964) and next appears in issue #130 (March 1965). Doctor Strange guest-stars in Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #108 (September 1964), and has a cameo in Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 (1964) shortly before this story. This episode leads directly into Strange's first encounter with Dormammu in the next issue. Stan Goldberg colors credit removed due to lack of attribution. (31/03/2010). |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #16 (August 1968); 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) |