MERRY MARVEL MARCHING ORDER 1966

IN THIS YEAR:

AMAZING SPIDER-MAN    32-43 / Annual 3
AVENGERS (VOL. I)    24-35
DAREDEVIL (VOL. I)    12-23
FANTASTIC FOUR (VOL. I)    46-57 / Annual 4
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY (VOL. I)    124-125
SGT. FURY and His Howling Commandoes     27
STRANGE TALES (VOL. I)    140-151
TALES OF SUSPENSE (VOL. I)    73-84
TALES TO ASTONISH (VOL. I)    75-86
THOR (VOL. I)    126-135 / Annual 2
X-MEN (VOL. I)    16-27

    "Man on a Rampage!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Steve Ditko / Steve Ditko
PC:    Spider-Man, Dr. Curtis Connors, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, J Jonah Jameson, Frederick Foswell, May Parker, ~ Dr. Octopus.
COM:    Master Planner revealed as Dr. Octopus. Peter tries to get Betty to finalize with him, gets violent with Ned to get Betty angry at him. Peter brushes Betty off when it doesn't work. May still in the hospital, diagnosed as having radioactive particles in her system, evidently received in the transfusion from Peter in ASM #10. Peter hocks everything to buy some ISO-36 to cure May. Master-Planner's gang steal it. Spidey asks Foswell to help him find MP. Spidey buried under tons of equipment in fight with Ock. May slipping deeper into a coma. Water dripping in on the buried Spidey at story end.

    "From the Ashes of Defeat...!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Don Heck, Dick Ayers
PC:    {Captain America I, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye}, Princess Ravonna, Carelius, Baltag, ~ Kang, Dr. Doom.
COM:    Avengers still in 31st century. Kang turns against his own forces to save Ravonna's life, teams up with the Avengers to stop them. Ravonna takes a shot meant for Kang as he is sending the team back to their own time. Dr. Doom appears in last panel teaser. 1st app and death of Baltag. Jack Kirby cover.

    "Sightless, in a Savage Land!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Jack Kirby, John Romita.
PC:    Daredevil, Ka-Zar, Zabu, Karen Page, Foggy Nelson, ~ Plunderer (Parnival Plunder), Slagg (unnamed), Maa-Gor.
COM:    Savage Land gets named for the first time. Matt leaves Nelson and Murdock to let Foggy and Karen get on with their lives, goes on a cruise on the Odyssey, which gets attacked by Captain Plunder and his pirates. In the Savage Land, Ka-Zar following the Swamp-Men warships headed for Skull Island. Daredevil allows himself to by kidnapped to save the crew, and, after stealing nothing else, Plunder converts his schooner to a Submarine and gives DD an ultimatum, join him or die. The sub lands on Skull Island in time for them to be attacked by Ka-Zar and Zabu, including DD. There is an accidental explosion which seriously injures DD and eliminates his radar sense. Ka-Zar takes him back to his cave and goes to seek Ju Ju Berries (1st mention) to cure him and runs afoul of a killer plant. Zabu goes to help him, and, at story end, Maa-Gor approaches the unconscious and unprotected hero.

    "Those Who Would Destroy Us!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, {Black Bolt, Medusa, Crystal, Gorgon, Karnak, Triton, Lockjaw}, ~ Dragon Man, Seeker.
COM:    Inhumans appearance. 1st full appearance of Black Bolt. 1st mention of the Great Refuge. FF battling Blackbolt, then Triton, then Karnak. Seeker invades the Baxter Bldg. and steals DM. Teams fight to a stand still, but the Inhumans run off when they think Seeker is near. Crystal wants to sty with Johnny, but they take her with them. Seeker has Triton, threatens to take him to the Great Refuge if he does not cooperate. FF captured by Seeker. Origin of the Inhumans. DM escapes, smashes Triton's cage, who is left unable to breathe at story end.

    "The Grandeur and the Glory!" "Tales of Asgard: Closer Comes the Swarm"
BY:    Stan Lee / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta
PC:    Thor I, Jane Foster, Sally, Odin, Mr. Wilkins, Zeus, Atlas, Hercules, Balder, Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg, ~ Demon II, Loki, Magrat, Kroda, Queen Ula.
COM:    Jane still in the hospital. Thor reveals his secret ID to her, breaking one of Odin's laws, making his father very unhappy. Demon has amassed an army. Zeus dispatches Hercules to Earth. Thor goes to Asia, squared off against the Demon at story end. In ToA: The Odinsword Quest Pt. 7. 1st app. of the Flying Trolls and the Stone Hive of Thryheim. Thor still on quest to prevent Ragnarok. Mutiny quelled. Loki still scheming. Ship about to be attacked at story end.

    "The End of Hydra!" "The Pincers of Power!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Joe Sinnott, Steve Ditko.
PC:    {Nick Fury, Gabe Jones, Dum Dum Dugan}, Agent H, Tony Stark, Dr. Strange, Ancient One, Clea, ~ Imperial Hydra, Dormammu, Baron Mordo.
COM:    Hydra appearance. Agent H, helping Fury escape from the clutches of Hydra, falls victim to the ultra-sonic stunner of the Hunter before Nick overloads its stabilizers and saves her from the Coma Gas. Dum Dum and Gabe, looking for their missing leader, are fighting an assault force of Hydra Tigers, and they use their new Electro-Jab. In retaliation, Imperial Hydra sends Skate Board Unit A with Battle Plan Apache to repel the invaders, and Unit B to recapture Fury. On the Heli-Carrier, Stark launches the Braino-Saur missile into space, and Nick and his men come together and have the Tigers on the run. As Stark deactivates the firing mechanism of the Betatron Bomb, Imperial Hydra, his cheese beginning to slip, prepares to enact Operation Last Resort. AS Fury and his men pour into Hydra HQ, Imperial Hydra revealed to be Arnold Brown, and, at story end, he readies to press the destruct button spelling Fury's doom and the doom of his own daughter. In Dr. Strange's feature: Mindless Ones appearance. Dormammu steps in after Mordo's bungle and challenges Strange to a duel, with mastery over Earth as the prize. 1st app. the Pincers of Power. Strange nearly wins, but Mordo interferes, leaving Dormammu victor in the final panel.

    "My Life or Yours!" "Where Walks the Sleeper!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Flo Steinberg / Adam Austin, Gary Michaels, Sol Brodsky, Jack Kirby, George Tuska
PC:    Iron Man I, Inspector Flint, Pepper Potts, Happy Hogan, Sen. Harrington Byrd, Captain America I, ~ Black Knight II, Aragorn, Schlag (Agent 2), Wolfmann (Agent 3)..
COM:    Death of Black Knight II. IM visits hospital where Happy was taken (after being severely wounded by TM last issue) and discovers he's been kidnapped by the BK. 1st app. of Garrett Castle. IM follows into an obvious trap. During the fight, BK is de-horsed and is killed (death not shown). Sen. Byrd visits SI, threatens Pepper that he'll take out a warrant for Stark's arrest is he doesn't hand over the secrets of IM's armor. IM saves Happy, calls in paramedics, but has pressed his armor too far in doing so at story end. In Cap's feature: 1st app. of the second Sleeper. Cap in Germany following the first Sleeper. Agent 2 wakes the second Sleeper, which flies. The two Sleepers join together. Agent 3 prepares to awaken the third at story end. Cover by Gene Colan and Jack Abel.

    "The End of the Quest" "Not All My Power Can Save Me!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan (Austin), Vince Colletta, Jack Kirby, Mike Esposito (Demeo)
PC:    Sub-Mariner, Hulk, Rick Jones, Gen. Ross, Maj. Talbot, Betty Ross, the Watcher, ~ Behemoth?.
COM:    1st appearance of Neptune's Trident. In Hulk's feature: Hulk losing Banner's mind, dons the Ultimate Machine briefly. Banner still thought to be a traitor. Rick taken into custody. Watcher reclaims UM. Hulk goes to Washington to help Rick, gets blasted by Banner's T-Gun and sent to the 25th century, thought to be dead in present world.

    "The Supreme Sacrifice!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby)/ Jack Kirby, Werner Roth (Jay Gavin), Dick Ayers.
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl}, ~ Dr. Bolivar Trask, Master Mold I, Magneto.
COM:    Sentinel Mark I appearance. Death of Bolivar Trask. Destruction of Master Mold I. Prof. X returns to the city and learns from the felled Sentinel (3R) how to stop them. Team still captive of the Sentinels in their stronghold. The team escapes, but Prof. X stops the robots with a giant crystal. Trask showing MM how to create new Sentinels, but he rebels and creates an explosion that kills him and destroys MM. Team narrowly escapes the destruction of the Sentinel Stronghold. Magneto seen only as a shadow in the last panel of the story.

    "The Final Chapter!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Steve Ditko / Steve Ditko
PC:    Spider-Man, May Parker, Dr. Curtis Connors, Frederick Foswell, J Jonah Jameson, ~ Dr. Octopus, Kraven.
COM:    Spidey escapes from Doc Ock's trap and delivers the ISO-36 to Connors for a serum to cure Aunt May. Master Planner's gang captured by the police. Betty tries to talk to Peter about her possible engagement, sees that he's all beat up, and flies off the handle because of what happened to her brother. May recovers but still in hospital by story end.    Kraven appears in last panel teaser.

    "Enter...Dr. Doom!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Don Heck, Dick Ayers
PC:    {Captain America I, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch}, {the Thing, Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II}, ~ Dr. Doom.
COM:    Fantastic Four appearance. Avengers lured to Latveria by a letter from an "aunt" of Wanda and Pietro. FF denied clearance to help them. It is speculated for the first time that Doom might be an ancestor of Kang. Avengers escape across the border at story end.

    "The Secret of Ka-Zar's Origin!"
BY:    Stan Lee / John Romita, Jack Kirby.
PC:    Daredevil, Ka-Zar, Zabu, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Lord Robert Plunder (unnamed), ~ Parnival the Plunderer, Slagg (named), Feepers, Boswell (unnamed, face unseen), Maa-Gor..
COM:    Origin of Ka-Zar. 1st app. of Antarctic Vibranium (unnamed) and the 1st time Ka-Zar's real name given. DAredevil, minus his radar sense and still in the Savage Land, battles Maa-Gor, while Zabu rescues Ka-Zar from the killer plant that captured him while he was hunting Ju Ju Berries to cure DD. Slagg plotting against Plunderer, who rescues Daredevil and takes him captive again, revealing that the jungle lord is in fact his long lost brother, Kevin Plunder. Plunderer captures Ka-Zar, and the Medallion is seen for the first time. They all return to Plunder Castle via the Submarine, where Plunderer drugs all of his henchmen and reveals to Daredevil his plot to get at his father's cache of Vibranium. Plunderer sends Daredevil, whose radar sense has since returned thanks to the berries, into the dungeon to retrieve the other half of the key from Ka-Zar, and, after a brief struggle, the hero uses the jungle lord as a spring board to take out the Plunderer. Daredevil uses Ka-Zar's real name to get him to trust him, but when Slagg finally makes his move and is eliminated by Feepers, the jungle lord bolts, with DD close behind. Feepers revealed to be a member of an international espionage network interested in recovering the anti-metal, alerts his agent pals of the new developments. Plunderer, recovering, sics the police on Ka-Zar, framing him for the death of Slagg, just to make it easier to get his brother back in his clutches, and, at story end, one of Feeper's pals hits Ka-Zar and Daredevil with a grenade to subdue them.

    "Beware the Hidden Land!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, Alicia Masters, {Black Bolt, Medusa, Crystal, Gorgon, Karnak, Triton, Lockjaw}, Aireo (unnamed), ~ Dragon Man, Maximus.
COM:    Inhumans appearance. 1st app. of the Great Refuge. 1st app. of Maximus. 1st app. of the Alpha Primitives. Origin of Black Bolt. Sue and Reed rescue Triton from suffocation. Revealed that Seeker is under orders by Maximus. Johnny and Ben take out DM. Inhumans return to the Great Refuge, and Blackbolt reclaims his crown from his brother. FF follow Seeker and Triton into a mountain range in the Andes, find the Great Refuge. Sue changes her hair. FF not welcomed by the Inhumans, asked to leave. At story end, Maximus starting his Atmo-Gun to wipe out the human race.

    "When Meet Immortals!" "Tales of Asgard: The Queen Commands"
BY:    Stan Lee / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta.
PC:    Thor I, Hercules, Jane Foster, Odin, Balder, Heimdall, Volstagg, Balder, Kroda, Loki, Fandral, Magrat, Hogun, ~ Pluto (as unnamed agent), Demon, Queen Ula.
COM:    Stories continue in THOR (VOL. I)    #126. The title continues in JiM1 #503 in 11/96. Thor in Asia, defeats the Demon and retrieves the Norn Stone. Hercules on Earth, hooks up with a train bound for NY. Odin still angry about Thor revealing his ID to Jane Foster, bids Balder and the others to strike his son down, but Thor fights his way from Asgard and returns to Earth. Jane mistakes Herc for Thor, making Thor jealous. He and Herc square off at story end. In ToA: Flying Trolls appearance. Thor still on quest to prevent Ragnarok. Loki kidnapped and brought to Thryheim.

    "Fury Fights Alone!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Dick Ayers, John Tartaglione.
PC:    {Sgt. Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, Percival Pinkerton, Eric Koenig}, ~
COM:    Origin of Nick Fury's eyepatch. Title is a WWII combat action storyline. Cover by Jack Kirby.

    "Operation: Brain Blast!" "Let There Be Victory"
BY:    Stan Lee, Steve Ditko / Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Frank Giacoia (Ray)
PC:    {Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones}, Agent H, Dr. Strange, Ancient One, Clea, Haimir the Hermit (named), ~ {Imperial Hydra, Fixer (Norbert Ebersol), Mentallo (Marvin Flumm)}, Dormammu,. Baron Mordo.
COM: Hydra appearance. Imperial Hydra enacts Operation Last Resort and is killed. In Dr. Strange's feature: Mordo sent to the Dimension of Demons for his interference with Dormammu and Strange's duel last issue. They go for round two with the Pincers of Power. Strange defeats Dormammu, but he uses Clea for bait. Mordo's followers plant a bomb in the Sanctum Sanctorum. It is triggered at the end of the story.

    "If This Guilt Be Mine--!" "The Final Sleep"
BY:    Stan Lee / Adam Austin, Gary Michaels, Jack Kirby, George Tuska
PC:    Iron Man I, Pepper Potts, Sen. Harrington Byrd, Captain America I, ~ Freak (Happy Hogan), Schlag (Agent 3).
COM:    Happy becomes the Freak. IM nearly unconscious in Garrett Castle after saving Happy last issue, calls Pepper in to save him. Pepper switches her affection from Tony to IM. Sen. Byrd threatens Tony that he's coming to NYC with a subpoena to get him him in front of their military committee. Hospital uses Stark's Enervator on Happy to save his life, change him into the Freak. IM, without his armor fully recharged, goes after the Freak at story end. In Cap's feature: 1st app. of the third Sleeper. Cap in Germany trying to stop the first two Sleepers. Agent 3 wakes the third and it joins the first two. Cap destroys it with a flame thrower at story end.   Cover by Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky.

    "Uneasy Hangs the Head...!" "I Against the World!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Adam Austin, Vince Colletta, Jack Kirby, Scott Edwards, Mike Esposito (Demeo)
PC:    Sub-Mariner, Lady Dorma, Lord Vashti, Hulk, Gen. Thunderbolt Ross, Maj. Glenn Talbot, Deputy Chief of Staff, King Arkham, ~ Warlord Krang, Evil One (Executioner).
COM:    As Dorma lay dying, Namor takes his frustration and anger out on the traitor Krang, before using the Revitalizer to revive his beloved. The next day is the coronation of Namor where he is crowned the undisputed ruler of Atlantis, names Dorma as his first lady and makes Vashti his Grand Vizier. Krang, expecting execution for his crimes, is exiled instead, and is already plotting his revenge. The next day, an earthquake rocks Atlantis, and, at story end, Namor, who suspects a human hand behind the disaster, plans his return to the surface world.   In Hulk's feature: Hulk in the 25th century, asked by Arkham to battle the Evil One. Banner still thought to be a traitor. Ross' command threatened by the Deputy Chief of Staff. Hulk faces the Evil One who is revealed to be the Executioner at story end.

    "....And None Shall Survive!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Werner Roth (Jay Gavin), Dick Ayers
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl}, Lt. Col. Fredricks, Kathryn and Warren Worthington Jr., Dr. John Thomas, ~ Magneto.
COM:    Team receiving 1st aid from the military after their narrow escape last issue. Prof. X doing his best to keep suspicions down about his connection with the X-Men. Dr. Thomas treating Iceman and Beast in a military hospital. The Worthingtons worried about their absence. Angel returns to the school alone to meet them and gets captured by Mags. He gets Cyke, Jean, Beast and Prof. X as well, loads them in a gondola and sends them skyward to parish. Bobby still in hospital, delirious. Mags meets the Worthingtons at the door in the last panel. Kirby stops doing the layouts.

    "The Thrill of the Hunt!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Steve Ditko / Steve Ditko
PC:    Spider-Man, Betty Brant, May Parker, Anna Watson, Gwen Stacey, Harry Osborn, J Jonah Jameson, Frederick Foswell, ~ 'Nails' Hogan, Kraven, Molten Man.
COM:    Kraven sneaks back into the US by posing as an animal handler from Nairobi. Betty dreams that Peter reveals he's Spidey. Harry confronts Peter for snubbing everyone. May is home from hospital. Kraven impersonates Spidey and terrorizes JJJ, uses 'jungle scent' to cancel out Spidey's spider sense. Spidey captures Kraven and nails the Hogan gang. Betty quits her job at the Daily Bugle and is replaced by an unnamed secretary. Mary Jane is mentioned again. Peter gives Betty up. Molten Man appears as a teaser for the next story.

    "The Voice of the Wasp!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Don Heck, Frank Giacoia (Ray)
PC:    {Captain America I, Hawkeye, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver}, Wasp, Henry Pym, Sub-Mariner, ~ Attuma, Beetle.
COM:    1st app. of Hawkeye's signal ring, and the Subliminal Recall Inducer. Avengers have new voice activated way of leaving secure messages created by Tony Stark. Main story continues from TtA1#78. The Avengers (w/o Hawk) attempt to rescue Wasp from Attuma at Cape Hatteras and stop his "Floodtide" machine, but are captured. Hawk trying to find them. Beetles feet only seen at HQ in last panel teaser.

    "If This Be Justice...!"
BY:    Stan Lee / John Romita, Frank Giacoia (Ray).
PC:    Daredevil, Ka-Zar, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page ~ Parnival the Plunderer, Feepers, Boswell.
COM:    DD (still in England) and Ka-Zar caught in an explosion from last issue. Boswell steals Ka-Zar's half of the medallion for Feepers, but is followed by DD back to Plunder Castle. Plunderer catches Feepers at his double-cross. Boswell tries his own double cross and accidentally shoots Feepers.. P, with both halves of the medallion, goes to unlock the secret family crypt but encounters DD. Police arrive with Ka-Zar, and DD escapes. P opens the crypt, and discovers the family supply of vibranium which he calls Plunder-Stone, makes his Vibra-Ray Gun and dons his green and white costume for the first time, decides to rule the world. Foggy and Karen summoned to UK to defend Ka-Zar. P has costumed his crew and outfitted them with special weapons, attacks a missile base. DD tags along and reveals that their weapons are plastic. Ka-Zar on trial, goes wild before he is subdued with gas. DD defeats P and crew; and P reveals his relationship to Ka-Zar and that Feepers committed the murder with which his brother is charged. Ka-Zar is hospitalized from the gas, but the charges are dropped against him. Matt, Karen, and Foggy reunited. Foggy takes him back as a partner. At story end, the trio returns home.

    "The Coming of Galactus!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott.
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, Alicia Masters, {Black Bolt, Medusa, Crystal, Gorgon, Karnak, Triton, Lockjaw}, the Watcher, ~ Emperor Dorrek, Seeker, Maximus, Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd), Galactus.
COM:    Inhumans appearance. Maximus erects the Great Barrier around Attilan. Partial origin of Silver Surfer. Maximus has activated his Atmo-Gun to wipe out all human life, but it doesn't work, proving that the humans and Inhumans have the same origin. M reverses the Atmo-Gun and creates an impassible "Negative Zone" (Great Barrier) around the Great Refuge, through which the FF narrowly escape. Johnny pledges to come back to Crystal somehow. At the passing of the Silver Surfer, Dorrek orders the entire Skrull solar system blacked out to escape his notice. FF return home to find the skies over NYC aflame, then the skies appear to be filled with space debris. Revealed that the Watcher is responsible (breaking his non-interference pledge for the first time) to hide the Earth from SS, but it proves too late and the Surfer signals Galactus. Galactus arrives (in purple and green) at story end and declares he's going to consume the planet.

    "Who Strikes at--SHIELD?" "Those Who Would Destroy Me!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Steve Ditko / Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Mike Esposito (Demeo).
PC:    {Nick Fury, Warden, Harry}, Dr. Strange, ~ Fixer, Mentallo, Fair One (unnamed), Demon.
COM:    In SHIELD feature:  1st mention of Them. 1st appearance of the ESP Division. SHIELD testing their new "Wild Bill" Robot and it goes out of control, causing some minor havoc. The ESP Division, under their new Brainwave Stimulator (produced by Stark Industries) locate Fixer and Mentallo, who have teamed up against SHIELD. Some of the men are testing the new Portable Distorters, and Fury contacts another unit about Inferno 42 (ToS1 #75). The bad guys, rushing to the attack in their Thru-the-Ground Tank. Fixer knocks down their outer wall with his Jericho Tubes, and blocks their communications with his Static Distorter. He takes out the last line of defense with his Radar Crab, and then flying in with their Anti-Grav Propellants, they take out the opposition with Neutrino Shells loaded with Element Z. At story end, having taken over the SHIELD outpost, they fix an Electronic Mask on Fury. In Dr. Strange's feature: Strange returns from his battle with Dormammu and is captured by Mordo's henchmen. They encase his hands and head and take his Amulet and Cloak. Strange overcomes the Demon and escapes, but Mordo's flunkies are closing in at story end. Cover by Jack Kirby and Joe Sinnott

    "The Fury of...the Freak!" "30 Minutes to Live!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Adam Austin, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Gary Michaels, John Tartaglione.
PC:    Iron Man I, Freak (Happy Hogan), Pepper Potts, Captain America I, Agent 13 II (Sharon Carter), ~ Sen. Harrington Byrd, Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc).
COM:    Happy still the Freak. In Cap's feature: 1st part. appearance of Batroc. The French mercenary is trying to steal the radioactive substance, Inferno 42, that is being transported by Agent 13 for SHIELD. At story end, Cap is trying to catch her as well, but because the protective casing is missing from the canister and the radiation could prove lethal for the girl. Cover by Gene Colan and Jack Abel.

    "To Walk Amongst Men!" "Bruce Banner is the Hulk"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan (Austin), Vince Colletta, Jack Kirby, John Romita.
PC:    Sub-Mariner, Vashti, Dorma, Hank Pym, Janet Van Dyne, Hulk, Gen. Ross, Maj. Talbot, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, King Arkham, ~ The Behemoth (only its hand), Executioner (Evil One).
COM:    Atlantis rocked by earthquakes. Namor goes to confront the humans who he thinks are responsible. 1st part. appearance of the Behemoth (its hand). Namor attacks Pym's nautical lab. Stand off with military at story end. In Hulk's feature: Executioner has his helmet and ax again. Hulk still in the 25th century. Banner still thought to be a traitor. Ross presses Rick to reveal the secret between Banner and the Hulk. Talbot plotting against Banner to win Betty. Hulk defeats the Executioner's army and disappears from the 25th century. Rick, thinking Banner dead, reveals his secret ID to Talbot at story end. Cover by Jack Kirby, John Romita, and Mike Esposito.

    "Whom the Gods Would Destroy!" "Tales of Asgard: The Summons"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta
PC:    Thor I, Hercules, Jane Foster, Loki, Volstagg, Balder, Odin, Seidring, Fandral, Hogun, Kroda, Magrat, ~ Pluto (as an unnamed agent), Queen Ula
COM:    Stories continued from JIM1 #125. Thor and Hercules fighting over Jane. Odin planning punishment of Thor from JiM1 #124, cuts Thor's power in half, giving Siedring the power to strike him down because he can't bring himself to do it. Herc beats weakened Thor, is offered a movie contract by the disguised Pluto, and heads for the west coast. Thor brushes off Jane, but Odin convinces her to stick with him. In ToA: The Odinsword Quest Pt. 9. Flying Trolls appearance. Thor still on quest to prevent Ragnarok, rescues Loki from the Stone Hive of Thryheim. Odin calls them back to Asgard.

    "If Iceman Should Fail...!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Werner Roth (Jay Gavin), Dick Ayers.
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl}, Dr. John Thomas, Kathryn and Warren Worthington Jr., the Stranger, ~ Magneto, Toad.
COM:    Cerebro is wrecked by Magneto. Unconscious, the team (w/o Bobby) is flying up into the sky in a balloon gondola courtesy of Mags last issue. Mags wrecking the Mansion, including Cerebro, abducts the visiting Worthingtons to study their DNA to produce more mutants. Dr. Thomas saves Bobby's life with a "new sulfa drug" and a "laser induced hypodermic". Bobby revives and under Prof. X's guidance, returns to the School. Flashback to explain how Mags escaped from the Stranger's planet. Mags steals a spaceship and strands Toad. Mags begins to assembly line a mutant army. The rest of the team returns to Earth and helps Bobby battle Mags, but Prof. X calls in the Stranger to collect him. The mutant factory is stopped and the Worthingtons awake with no knowledge of the whole affair at story end..   Jack Kirby cover.

    "The Molten Man Regrets...!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Steve Ditko / Steve Ditko
PC:    Spider-Man, ~ Molten Man, Looter (unnamed).
COM:    Molten Man given a suspended sentence. Spidey captures MM by hog tying him with a rope and turns him over to the police, providing photos as proof of his guilt. Peter finds out Betty is no longer working at the Bugle. First time Spidey calls his trackers 'Spider Tracers'. The Looter is seen unnamed as teaser for the next story. Last time he uses his portable receiver until ASM #250.

    "Four Against the Floodtide!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Don Heck, Frank Giacoia (Ray)
PC:    {Captain America I, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch}, Chet Brinkley, ~ Attuma, Beetle.
COM:    1st app. of the Fantastic Four Aero-Sub. Hawk captures the Beetle at Avengers HQ, but he later escapes. Team in Cape Hatteras to stop Attuma and his Flood tide machine. Attuma's base is destroyed, and the team returns to HQ to an unexpected message concerning the Wasp. (Her escape from Attuma is never shown.)

    "And Men Shall Call Him...Ox!"
BY:    Stan Lee / John Romita, Frank Giacoia (Ray)
PC:    Daredevil, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, ~ Dr. Karl Stragg, Ox I.
COM:    DD back in New York. Foggy has relapse from injuries by Ox in DD1 #6. Stragg switches bodies with Ox. Ox's body dies and Stragg's mind.

    "If This Be Doomsday!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, Alicia Masters, the Watcher, Silver Surfer, ~ Galactus, Punisher robot.
COM:    This Punisher is Galactus' robot, not Frank Castle from ASM #129. 1st app. of Galactus' World Ship. Watcher tries to talk Galactus out of consuming Earth (breaking his pledge of non-interference), but it does no good. The FF take a shot at G but are brushed off like insects. Unconscious, the SS falls through Alicia's skylight while G builds his machine atop the Baxter Bldg. Explained what G does to a world. Torch sent after the Ultimate Nullifier. Alicia appeals to SS's humanity. Ben, Reed and Sue hampering G until Johnny gets back. G sics the Punisher on them and he fights them to a stand still. At story end, SS is questioning his loyalty to G, and the Watcher is concerned that this new development might upset his plans to save humanity.

    "To Free a Brain Slave" "With None Beside Me!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Roy Thomas / Jack Kirby, Howard Purcell, Steve Ditko, Mike Esposito (Demeo)
PC:    {Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Gabe Jones, Warden, Bob, Bill}, Tony Stark, Dr. Strange, ~ Fixer, Mentallo, Fair One, the Demon.
COM:    In SHIELD feature: Fixer and Mentallo have taken over SHIELD HQ and captured Fury. Stark takes over the combat planning for his rescue and has his new Neutralizer set up. The ESP Unit is unable to locate Fury, who had been handcuffed to a hydrogen bomb (courtesy of Them) and his mind is being blocked by the power of Mentallo, until he begins singing "Johnny Get Your Gun!" over and over. The ESP Unit mind blasts everyone in the vicinity, including Fury, giving Stark enough time to neutralize the bomb. The two bad guys try to shoot their way out, but their fire is drawn by the Metronome Unit, and they are captured by Dugan and his men. Nick is rescued, and the Mental Transmitter that helped him contact the ESP Unit is removed from the back of his head, and it's on to the next mission. At story end, the new Atomic Aircraft is shot down by a Satan's Egg (unnamed). In Dr. Strange's feature: Strange battling Mordo's disciples, recovers his cloak and the Eye and regains his body. He defeats the disciples and hypnotizes them to remember no black magic, and turns his attentions to Dormammu at story end. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia.

    "Here Lies...the Unspeakable Ultimo!" "The Gladiator, the Girl, and the Glory!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Adam Austin, John Romita, Gary Michaels.
PC:    Iron Man I, Happy Hogan (Freak), Pepper Potts, Captain America I, Agent 13 II, ~ Ultimo, Mandarin, Sen. Harrington Byrd, Batroc the Leaper (Georges Batroc).
COM:    Happy reverts to normal but with amnesia (doesn't remember Tony is Iron Man). Mandarin kidnaps Tony, who loses his attache' case with his armor. In Cap's feature: 1st full app. of Batroc. Both Cap and Batroc are trying to stop the girl with the Inferno 42 for different reasons. She tries to hide in a SHIELD shelter, but she is overcome with the radiation. Cap realizes the uncanny resemblance to the girl he loved back in France during WWII (her sister, Peggy Carter) before Batroc ambushes him and takes the cylinder. He goes to collect his money from the spy organization that hired him, but Cap shows up to continue the fight, and the spies get away. Batroc, realizing he's outmatched, escapes, and, at story end, it is revealed that the spies got away with a bogus cylinder, and that the girl has hopeless Inferno 42 poisoning. Cover by Jack Kirby and John Romita.

    "The Prince and the Puppet" "The Hulk Must Die"
BY:    Stan Lee / Jack Kirby, Bill Everett, Gene Colan (Austin), Vince Colletta.
PC:    Sub-Mariner, Wasp, Henry Pym, Hulk, Maj. Talbot, Betty Ross, Rick Jones, ~ Puppet Master, Dr. Zaxon.
COM:    Namor under control of Puppet Master, faced by army at story end. In Hulk's feature: Hulk returns from distant future. Is captured by Ross's men, and is turned over to Dr. Zaxon for experimentation.

    "The Hammer and the Holocaust!" "Tales of Asgard: The Meaning of Ragnarok!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta.
PC:    Thor I, Hercules, Jane Foster, Balder, Heimdall, Fandral, Volstagg, Hogun, Loki, Kroda, Magrat, Odin, Volla, ~ Seidring, Pluto, Hippolyta, Midgard Serpent (Jormundgard), .
COM:    Thor's power has been halved (last issue) and he is inconsolable even to Jane. Pluto reveals that he is planning to trick Herc into replacing him as Lord of the Netherworld. Seidring attacks Odin with the Odin Power (given to him last issue). Thor returns to Asgard and finds Seidring has frozen everyone, battles him, and beats him by threatening to drop the Odinsword if he doesn't relinquish the power. Seidring flees Asgard, and Thor is back in Odin's good graces by story end.    In ToA: The Odinsword Quest Pt. 10. Thor back in Asgard. Volla prophesizes Ragnarok. Midgard Serpent appears only in those prophecies.

    "Lo! Now Shall Appear....the Mimic!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Werner Roth (Jay Gavin), Dick Ayers
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl}, Zelda, Vera Cantor, Dr. Ronald Rankin, ~ Mimic (Calvin Rankin).
COM:    Origin of Mimic. 1st time the word "Mutie" is coined. Dr. Rankin appears only in flashback and was deceased at the time of the story. Prof. X decides to give the team another vacation. Beast meets Vera on a double date with Bobby and Zelda, runs into Mimic, who beats them with their own powers. Mimic tangles with Jean and then comes to the Mansion himself to sign up. Cerebro doesn't register him. Prof. X has the team play along until they learn his motives. Mimic gains all their powers, takes off with Jean, tells her his origin. Revealed that Mimic isn't a mutant. RR killed in the explosion that buries the machine that will make his son's powers permanent. Revealed that Mimic is using Jean to lure the team in close enough to give him the power to reach this machine. The Machine turns out to remove Mimic's powers. Calvin is free to leave at story end. Stan Lee ends as regular writer.

    "When Falls the Meteor!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Steve Ditko / Steve Ditko
PC:    Spider-Man, Gwen Stacey, Flash Thompson, Sally Green, the Looter (Norton G. Fester)
COM:    1st full app. and origin of the Looter. Everyone on ESU campus snubbing Peter. Sally tries to break the ice, but he brushes her off. Gwen thinks Peter is a coward, gives him the cold shoulder. Spidey cold cocks the Looter and leaves him for the police. 1st app. of Mendel Stromm's two robots as teaser in last panel.

    "Among Us Walks...a Goliath!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Don Heck, Frank Giacoia (Ray)
PC:    {Captain America I, Hawkeye, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Goliath I (Henry Pym)}, Wasp, ~ the Collector (Tanaleer Tivan), Beetle.
COM:   Hank reveals his secret ID to the team. Wasp is missing, captured by the Collector, for whom the Beetle is working. Giant Man I rejoins the team and becomes Goliath I in a new costume (blue and yellow) created by Wanda. Team rescues Wasp, who also reveals her secret ID. Collector and Beetle escape with his Temporal Assimilator. Goliath is unconscious and stuck at a height of 10' by story end.

    "Enter: Spider-Man"
BY:    Stan Lee / John Romita, Frank Giacoia (Ray).
PC:    Daredevil, Spider-Man, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, May Parker, J. Jonah Jameson, ~ Masked Marauder (Frank Farnum),
COM:    First John Romita art on Spider-Man. Matt jealous over all the publicity Spidey's getting for rounding up the Marauder's henchmen. Marauder sends his men dressed as DD to bait Spidey into fighting the real deal, uses his Opti-Blast on one dissenter who doesn't want to class with the web slinger. The plan works; Spidey and DD end up kicking the snot out of each other when the meet next allowing the Marauder and his gang to proceed with Plan W, to steal plans of the XB-390 from the World Motor Center's Advanced Plans Vault. They succeed; DD ties Spidey up to finish the fight, and next day all the papers are saying that they had a hand in the heist. Marauder announces the the stolen plans are only the first step in his Master Plan, and, at story end, Spidey thinks Foggy is DD and breaks through the window to continue their fight.

    "The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, Alicia Masters, the Watcher, Silver Surfer, Wyatt Wingfoot, {Black Bolt, Medusa, Gorgon, Crystal}, Sam and Belle Thorne, Whitey Mullins, Dean Asher, ~ Galactus, Thing Impostor (Ricardo Jones).
COM:    Inhumans appearance only in a short scene depicting how much Crystal misses Johnny. 1st app. of the Ultimate Nullifier. Surfer turns against Galactus, tries to convince him to leave Earth, then openly attacks him. Johnny returns from G's World Ship with the UN. Reed threatens G with it, who agrees to leave Earth rather than see the whole Universe destroyed. G takes the UN, removes the SS's space/time powers (binding him to the Earth), and departs via dimensional displacement. Alicia runs to SS instead of Ben, who misunderstands their relationship. Introducing characters from Metro College. Sue and Reed having marital problems. Ben really feeling sorry for himself. Johnny signs up for classes at Metro to forget Crystal, meets Wyatt. They become roommates at the Northfield Dorm at story end.

    "The Day of the Druid!" "Where Man Hath Never Trod"
BY:    Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Roy Thomas / Jack Kirby, Howard Purcell, Steve Ditko, Mike Esposito (Demeo).
PC:    {Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Jasper Sitwell}, Dr. Strange, Clea, ~ the Druid, Dormammu, Asti, Tazza.
COM:    In SHIELD feature: During a Witches Sabbath, the Druid creates a second Satan's Egg (named) and sends it after who he has ascertained as his greatest enemy, Nick Fury of SHIELD. At the wreck of their new Atomic Aircraft (from last ish), Nick stays onboard to shut down its reactor, leaving Dugan outsie to worry so much that wh won't use the Mobile Fallout Shelter. Driving back to base, Nick and Dum Dum are attacked by the second Egg, and they use a Borer Bomb to try and stop it, only managing to blow a hole in its armored shell. It uses its many weapons against them, but they get the drop on it and blow it to bits. Back at HQ, Jasper, who has just graduated from the SHIELD Academy and has been assigned to help with the Egg problem, is trying to get access through the Barber Shop, and as the wet behind the ears agent goes on about his dedication to duty, Nick and Dugan sink into the floor to Sitwell's surprise. In Dr. Strange's feature: Strange is seeking the lost Clea, gets misdirected by Dormammu into Tazza's dimension, hoping Strange would become another victim in the evil sorcerer's Hall of Heroes. Strange distracts him by reanimating the lifeless bodies of Tazza's other captives and defeats him. Learns he isn't Clea's captor, forces him to release his other prisoners, and continues on his search at story end.

    "Ultimo Lives!" "If A Hostage Should Die!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Adam Austin, John Romita, Jack Kirby, Gary Michaels, Frank Giacoia (Ray).
PC:    Iron Man I, Sen. Harrington Byrd, Captain America I, Peggy Carter (unnamed) ~ Mandarin, Ultimo.
COM:    1st full app. and origin of Ultimo. Stark Industries closed. In Cap's feature: Cap story flashback to WW II and his lost love. Cover by Gene Colan and Jack Abel.

    "When Rises the Behemoth" "The Titan and the Torment!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan (Austin), Bill Everett, Jack Kirby.
PC:    Sub-Mariner, Dorma, Lord Vashti, Hulk, Hercules, Betty Ross, Maj. Talbot, Rick Jones, ~ Behemoth, Puppet Master, Krang, Dr. Zaxon.
COM:    1st full appearance of the Behemoth. Namor shot and pursued by the Army. Puppet Master's control broken. Behemoth attacks Atlantis. Dorma goes against Krang and finds Namor to bring him back to fight the Behemoth.    In Hulk's feature: Death of Dr. Zaxxon. Hulk faces off with Herc, runs off when the military intervenes.

    "The Power of Pluto"   "Tales of Asgard: Aftermath"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta
PC:    Thor I, Odin, Seidring, Hercules, Volstagg, Balder, Hogun, Fandral, ~ Hyppolita, Pluto, Loki, Midgard Serpent, Surtur.
COM:    Thor recovering from injuries from last issue. Odin returns his full power. Seidring banished to the land of the rock Trolls. Hercules tricked into signing contract to become lord of the Netherworld. Thor returns to Earth. In ToA: The Odinsword Quest Pt. 11. More of Volla's prophecies of Ragnarok. Asgard's destruction and rebirth. Odin comes to the conclusion that Loki is the cause of the impending doom. Midgard Serpent and Surtur seen only in Volla's prophecies. The Odinsword quest ends.

    "I, Lucifer...."
BY:    Roy Thomas / Werner Roth (Jay Gavin), Dick Ayers.
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl}, ~ Lucifer, Supreme One, Blob, Unus.
COM:    1st mention of Dominus. Unus and Blob appear in yellow and blue X-Men costumes. Origin of Prof. X. 1st app. of the Quists. Unus and Blob team-up and rob a bank dressed as the X-Men. Scott leaves the team to find a doctor to "cure" his eyes. Prof. X has rebuilt Cerebro. Revealed that Unus and Blob are working for Lucifer, who has made Unus immune to the ray used to defeat him in UXM #8. Lucifer mindblasts Prof. X and leaves him paralyzed. Flashback to his first encounter with Lucifer and how he lost the use of his legs. It is revealed that Lucifer is an alien. The team builds a beam distorter to cure Prof. X of his paralysis and then takes off in their new plane to go after Lucifer at story end. Stan Lee becomes editor of the book.

    "Once Upon a Time, There Was a Robot...!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Steve Ditko / Steve Ditko
PC:    Spider-Man, Frederick (Patch) Foswell, J Jonah Jameson, Gwen Stacey, Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn, Norman Osborn, Max Young, Prof. Mendel Stromm.
COM:    1st full app. of Norman Osborn and 1st app. as Harry's dad. Prof. Stromm released from prison, sworn to get revenge on Norman Osborn. Peter still on everyone's hate list at college, but Gwen is softening. Norman's laboratory destroyed by first of Stromm's robots. Revealed that Norman cheated Stromm and sold him up the river. Second robot destroyed. Stromm shot by unknown gunman (hinted that it's Norman) from a fourth storey window. Norman has uneasy thoughts about Spidey. Peter worried about losing his spider sense at the story end. First time Spidey tracks his Tracker with only his Spider Sense. Jonah replaces his secretary again. Death of Prof. Stromm.

    "This Power Unleased!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Don Heck Frank Giacoia (Ray)
PC:    {Captain America I, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Hawkeye, Goliath I, Wasp}, Black Widow, Maj Carlson, ~ Hu Chen, Dr. Yen, Swordsman, Power Man I.
COM:    1st app. of Cap's Communi-crystal. SHIELD appearance. Wasp rejoins the team in her old red and black costume. Doctor says if Goliath shrinks to normal size it would kill him. Dr. Yen has brainwashed Widow to be a red agent again, and she teams-up with Swordsman and Power Man against the Avengers. Wanda hit with electro shock blast that affects her hex powers. The bad guys get away at story end because Hawk can't fire an arrow at Widow.

    "None Are So Blind...!"
BY:    Stan Lee / John Romita, Frank Giacoia (Ray).
PC:    Daredevil, Spider-Man, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, J Jonah Jameson, May Parker, J.W., Dave, ~ Masked Marauder.
COM:    Spidey knocking the stuffing out of Foggy thinking he's DD (from last ish). Karen breaks it up, but Foggy gets the bright idea to start dropping hints that he really is DD to have an in with his secretary. DD comes up with a plan to capture the Marauder and plants a bogus story through JJJ about the XB-390. Spidey catches up with DD and renews their fight from last ish until the Marauder and his men show up in a blimp to steal the 'fuel formula' from the World Motor Center. Spidey and DD team up against the henchmen, and in the end, DD shrugs off an Opti-Blast to cold cock the Marauder. Company security arrives, and DD explains that neither he nor Spidey were involved with the bad guys. While they're making nice, Marauder slips away in a guard uniform, and, at story end, overhears Foggy bragging about being DD.

    "This Man....This Monster!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, Alicia Masters, Wyatt Wingfoot, Sam and Belle Thorne, ~ Whitey Mullins, Thing Impostor.
COM:    Last appearance of Mullins to date. First mention of Wyatt's father, Will.    1st app. of the Kozy Kampus Koffee Shop. Thing really depressed about being a monster, runs into the Thing Imposter who drugs him and takes his powers, which changes him back to Ben Grimm. Reed has been working feverishly on the portal to Sub-Space (becomes Negative Zone in FF1 #61). Face off between the real Ben and the Imposter, and the Imposter wins. Johnny runs afoul Mullins, and Wyatt intercedes. Thorne tries to recruit Wyatt but is turned down. Reed enters Sub-Space for the first time with only the Imposter to hold his life line. The Imposter gets pulled in, gives his life to save Reed. The real Ben, ready to face Alicia again, changes back to the Thing and runs off. Ben returns to the Baxter Bldg. and everyone realizes what has happened.

    "Lo! The Eggs Shall Hatch!" "To Catch a Magician!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Denny O'Neil / Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Mike Esposito (Demeo), Steve Ditko.
PC:    {Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Jasper Sitwell}, Fixer, Dr. Strange, ~ The Druid, Mister Rasputin.
COM:    Begin alternating cover features with Nick Fury as the odd #s and Dr. Strange as the even #s. Multiple Fury LMDs created to smoke out the Druid. Fixer interrogated about the organization, Them. Fury lured to a face-off with the Druid. Fury and SHIELD capture Druid and his men. Fury warned about his job because of Sitwell at story end. In Dr. Strange's feature: Rasputin pilfering guarded secrets all over the world with his illusions. Strange defeats him in NYC, confronts him, gets shot, and is hospitalized. Rasputin sends a thug to kill him. Strange gain the upper hand and compels them to confess at story end.

    "Crescendo!" "Them!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Jack Kirby, Gary Michaels, Frank Giacoia.
PC:    Iron Man I, Captain America I, {Nick Fury}, ~ Mandarin, Ultimo.
COM:    Iron Man in China battling Ultimo which is under the control of the Mandarin, and he comes to the conclusion that he doesn't have the power to defeat the android. He lures the creature back into the volcano where it was created and dupes it into setting off an eruption with its heat rays; and Ultimo is buried and assumed dead. Mandarin happy with the small victory of the assumed death of Tony, and Iron Man steals a jet from a Red Chinese base and returns safely to a US base thanks to his Avengers ID. But, upon returning to SI at story end, he finds the plant locked up tight and a warrant has been issued for his arrest for failure to appear before Byrd's committee. In Cap's feature: SHIELD appearance. 1st appearance Them. Cap training with the new Shock Rollers, and Fury enters with a miniaturized brain produced by Them. Them send a chemical android after Cap. Origin of the Chemical Android. Cap and Nick beat the Android but it reverts back to a lifeless "withered, dry root" Nick gives Cap an A-1 priority SHIELD badge at story end.

    "To the Death" "They Dwell in the Depths!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Jack Kirby, Gene Colan, Bill Everett, Dick Ayers.
PC:    Hulk, Betty Ross, Rick Jones, Maj. Talbot, Sub-Mariner, Dorma, Lord Vashti ~ Tyrannus, Mole Man, Behemoth, Krang, Puppet Master.
COM:    1st app. of Octo-Sapien. Hulk brought to Subterranea by Tyrannus, who is old, needs his help agaisnt Mole Man who is holding the fountain of youth. Betty, Rick, And Talbot held by Tyrannus and used as leverage. Hulk defeats MM's army and forces the Octo-Sapien into the well, destroying it. In Namor's feature: The Behemoth attacking Atlantis, and even Namor can't stop it. Revealed hat PM has made a puppet of the monster for Krang. Namor buries it with a whirlpool. Krang dupes Dorma into promising to wed him to save Namor. Everyone believes her to be a traitor at story end.

    "The Verdict of Zeus" "Tales of Asgard: The Hordes of Harokin"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta.
PC:    Thor I, Zeus, Hercules, Jane Foster, Balder, Artemis (unnamed), Dionysus, Hermes, Hera (unnamed), Loki, Odin, {Hogun, Volstagg, Fandral} ~ Pluto, Ares, Tana Nile (in human guise), Harokin.
COM:    Thor is back in New York to visit Jane, whose new roommate is Tana Nile.    Hercules fights his way to Mount Olympus to free himself as Lord of the Netherworld. Thor decides to give up godhood for Jane. Thor champions Herc against Pluto. In ToA: The Warlock's Eye Pt. 1. Warriors Three appearance. Quest started to fetch the Wizard's Eye in Muspelheim. Loki thrown in Well of Eternal Sleep.

    "From Whence Comes....Dominus?"
BY:    Roy Thomas / Werner Roth (Jay Gavin), Dick Ayers
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl}, Porter Mack, ~ Lucifer, Dominus I, Supreme One.
COM:    1st app. of the Ultra-robots. Origin of Dominus I. 1st app. of the Sirians. The team in a mid-western desert to find Lucifer's stronghold in Buchanan's Butte. Mack and his crew think they're the bad guys. While the rest of the team is seeking an entrance, Lucifer's Ultra-Robots capture Prof. X and bring him into the Stronghold. Lucifer lays out his plan for world domination. X-Men defeat the robots. The Supreme One banishes Lucifer to a "nameless dimension" for his failure, and Dominus is rendered "useless" at story end.

    "Just a Guy Named Joe!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Steve Ditko / Steve Ditko
PC:    Spider-Man, Joe Smith, Ned Leeds, J Jonah Jameson, Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson, Gwen Stacey, Sally Green, May Parker, Mary Jane Parker (face unrevealed), Norman Osborn, Tommy Tomkins.
COM:    Ned and Peter get into an argument when they realize the other doesn't know where Betty is. Origin of Joe.    Norman, in disguise throughout most of the story, hires some thugs to kill Spidey. Peter still generally hated on campus, but Gwen is softening toward him. Spidey jealous and angry at Ned. Mary Jane at the Parker's, but her face is unseen. Steve Ditko stops work on title.

    "Frenzy in a Far-Off Land!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Don Heck, Frank Giacoia
PC:    {Captain America I, Hawkeye, Goliath I, Wasp, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch}, Black Widow, Dr. Franz Anton, Prince Rey, ~ Swordsman, Power Man I, Hu Chen, Keeper of the Flame.
COM:    Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch leave the team and travel to Europe because their powers are failing at the beginning of the story. Hank goes to see Dr. Anton in S America for a cure to being stuck at 10' tall and teams up with Rey against the cult of the Flame of Life in the Forbidden land of El Dorado, uses his new helmet for the first time. Hawk defeats Power Man and Swordsman, and the Widow evidently comes out of her Communist brainwashing. Cap and Wasp discover where Goliath has gone at story end.

    "There Shall Come the Gladiator!"
BY:    Denny O'Neil / John Romita, Frank Giacoia.
PC:    Daredevil, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Mr. Dunn, Mac, Chuck, Joe, ~ Gladiator (Melvin Potter).
COM:    Origin of Gladiator. Foggy continuing the ruse that he's really DD to gin favor with Karen, goes to a seedy costume shop owned by Potter to rent a DD costume and has to have one altered to fit. Matt trying to decide what to do about Foggy's latest bent. Foggy returns to the shop that night for the costume, and Potter convinces him the way to go would be to fight a phony villain; and they set up the meeting. Foggy brings Karen along to the secluded spot, and the Gladiator, fighting for real, knocks him out with one shot. DD, who'd been following them, steps in, while Karen, who had run off in terror, is helped by some passing patrolmen. When Gladiator realizes he can't take DD on land, he plunges them both into the harbor where he knows he can breathe under water. Back at the office, Karen accosted by the building manager and she collapses. Back on dry land, DD discovers the main chink in Gladiator's armor, an exposed place beneath his jaw, and takes advantage of it. DD leaves him for the police, and Foggy, just regaining consciousness, takes the credit for the victory. At story end, Dunn tells matt that Karen is suffering from nervous fatigue, and Matt wondering what he's going to do about his partner.

    "The Black Panther!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby), Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott.
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, Wyatt Wingfoot, {Black Bolt, Gorgon, Medusa, Crystal, Karnak}, Black Panther (T'Challa), ~ Maximus.
COM:    Inhumans appearance. 1st app. of Wakanda. Black Panther wearing a cap in this story, and his real name is revealed in CAP1 #100. BP sends the FF a sky-craft for a gift and invites them back to Wakanda, which is accepted. FF visit Metro College to take Johnny with them, Wyatt gets invited as well. Karnak attempts to use his power to crack the Negative Zone (Great Barrier) around the Great Refuge, but fails. FF arrive in Wakanda and find an 'electronic jungle', where BP proceeds to test their mettle. Wyatt displays his scouting abilities for the first time, tips the scales against the Panther who was only prepared to face the FF. Panther stands down, reveals his ID, and prepares to tell his origin at story end.

    "The End At last!" "When the Unliving Strike!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Denny O'Neil / Don Heck, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Mike Esposito (Demeo).
PC:    {Nick Fury}, Dr. Strange, Clea,
COM:    1st app, of AIM (Advanced Idea Mechanics). In Dr. Strange's feature: Steve Ditko art stops on Dr. Strange story.

    "Disaster!" "The Red Skull Lives!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Jack Abel, Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia,
PC:    Iron Man I, Dorma, Sub-Mariner, Captain America I, ~ Red Skull (Johan Schmidt), Horst, Wolfgang II, Count Bornag Royale, Krang.
COM:    Begin 3 part Iron Man/Sub-Mariner story. Tony on the skids after Sen. Byrd's committee had shut down SI and impounded his money, having trouble with his heart after the fight with Ultimo last issue. Decides to turn himself in to police, but runs into Krang who uses him to prove his manliness to Dorma (from events in TtA1 #81). Dorma turns against him to save IM, who then decides to break into SI to repair his armor. Namor shows up in last panel teaser. Story cont. in ToS1 #80. In Cap's feature: 1st app. of the Cosmic Cube (Kubik). 1st modern app. of Red Skull. RS trying to discredit Cap with Hypno-Helmets. Revealed how Skull, Horst, and Wofgang were kept alive from WWII in suspended animation and revived by Them (AIM). Everyone thinks Cap is hallucinating, but with a gizmo from SHIELD he captures Horst at story end.

    "When a Monarch Goes Mad!" "The Stage Is Set!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Dick Ayers, Jack Kirby, Bill Everett.
PC:    Sub-Mariner, Lord Vashti, Dorma, Hulk, Maj. Talbot, Betty Ross, Rick Jones, ~ Krang, {Boomerang (Fred Myers), Number One (unnamed), Number Five, Number Seven}, Tyrannus, Mole Man.
COM:    Namor thinks Dorma has betrayed him, wants revenge on Krang. He flees to the surface with Dorma, uses the gas he created to allow them to breath air. Namor hot on their trail at story end. Story continues into ToS1 #79. In Hulk's feature: 1st app. of the Secret Empire I. They hire Boomerang to steal the Orion Missile for them. Moleman attacks Tyrannus' kingdom. Hulk still in Subterranea. Tyrannus is still old, but finds the remnants of the fountain. Rick, Betty, and Talbot transport to surface, Boomerang kidnaps Betty. In the thick of battle, Hulk finds the matter transmitter and returns to the surface at story end.

    "Thunder in the Netherworld" "Tales of Asgard: The Fateful Change!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta.
PC:    Thor I, Jane Foster, Hercules, {Hogun, Volstagg, Fandral} ~ Tana Nile (in true form), Pluto, Cerberus, Crusher, Harokin.
COM:    1st app. of Tana Nile in her true form. 1st app. of the Rigellians. Thor travels to the Netherworld to champion Herc. Frees him from being lord there in Pluto's place. Tana Nile takes control of Jane and orders her to leave. In ToA: The Warlock's Eye Pt. 2. Warriors Three appearance. Thor imitates Harokin who is severely wounded in battle. Quest for the Warlock's Eye continues, takes them to Muspelheim..

    "Divided--We Fall!"
BY:    Roy Thomas / Werner Roth (Jay Gavin), Dick Ayers.
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl}, Zelda, Vera Cantor, {Count Nefaria, Plantman, Scarecrow, Porcupine, Eel I, Unicorn}.
COM:    Maggia appearance. 1st mention of Sara Grey (unnamed). 1st app. of Colosso (for the Danger Room). Prof. X grants the team all a 2 week holiday, regretting not being able to walk. Nefaria wants the X-Men as allies. Bobby and hank with Zelda and Vera. Scott puts a crimp in jean and Warren's dinner date. Nefaria hires some costumed baddies to take on the X-Men. Plant Man takes on Jean, Scarecrow takes on Angel, Porcupine takes on Beast, Eel takes on Iceman, and the Unicorn takes on Cyke. Team is captured and taken out to sea. A lot of unrest in Nefaria's ranks. N asks the team to join him. When they refuse, he threatens to steal the Capitol of the US and ransom it for 100 million dollars at story end.

    "How Green Was My Goblin"
BY:    Stan Lee, John Romita / John Romita, Mike Esposito (Demeo)
PC:    Spider-man, May Parker, Dr. Bromwell, Gwen Stacey, Flash Thompson, Harry Osborn, Ned Leeds, J Jonah Jameson, ~ Green Goblin I, Prof. Mendell Stromm..
COM:    GG modifies his "broomstick" to be faster and more maneuverable. Bromwell warns Peter that May should get no sudden shocks or it could kill her. Harry not getting along with his father. Peter and he get friendly for the first time. Stromm seen only in flashbacks to ASM #37. GG sees Spidey change to Parker, and learns his name before following him home, where he captures him and reveals his own secret ID as Norman Osborn at story end.   John Romita starts work on title, replacing Steve Ditko. Classic cover.

    "Never Bug a Giant!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Don Heck, Frank Giacoia
PC:    {Captain America I, Hawkeye, Goliath I, Wasp}, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Dr. Franz Anton, Prince Rey, ~ Keeper of the Flame.
COM:    1st app. of Avengers Wing-Jet. The team follows Goliath to El Dorado in South America. Last appearance of Dr. Anton. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch in their homeland of Transia, hoping for their powers to return. The team defeats the Keeper, extinguishes the Forbidden Flame, and rescues Dr. Anton, who unfortunately can't help Goliath. He does not appear again in the MU.

    "Alone Against the Underworld!"
BY:    Stan Lee / John Romita, Frank Giacoia (Ray).
PC:    Daredevil, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, ~ Masked Marauder, Gladiator.
COM:    Bugle picks up the story that Foggy's DD, but the truth comes out at the story end.

    "The Way It Began...!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, Black Panther, Wyatt Wingfoot, T'Chaka, N'Baza?, ~ Klaw (Ulysses Klaw)
COM:    T'Chaka and N'Baza are seen only in flashback. Origins of Black Panther and Klaw. 1st app. of Wakandan Vibranium. FF are now welcomed in Wakanda as honored guests. 1st app. of Klaw's solid sound animals (a gorilla and an elephant). In flashback, Klaw kills T'Chaka to get at the Vibranium, and young T'Challa fights back, driving the pirates out and crushing Klaw's hand in the process. FF battle the solid sound animals, while Panther faces Klaw again (who now has a Force Glove instead of a right hand, but is still human). Panther overloads Klaw's equipment and the whole mountain of Vibranium explodes. The FF convince Panther to continue being a costumed hero, and, at story end, Klaw enters his sound transformer.

    "The Enemy Within" "From the Nameless Nowhere"
BY:    Stan Lee, Denny O'Neil / Don Heck, Jack Kirby, Bill Everett, Mike Esposito (Demeo).
PC:    {Nick Fury}, Dr. Strange, Clea, Wong, ~ Kaluu.
COM:    In Dr. Strang's feature: Origin of Kaluu. 1st partial app. of Kaluu. Cover by Jack Kirby and Frank Giacoia.

    "When Fall the Mighty!" "He Who Holds the Cosmic Cube"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Gary Michaels, Jack Kirby, Don Heck
PC:    Iron Man I, Pepper Potts, Captain America I, ~ Sub-Mariner, Red Skull, Keeper, Wolfgang II.
COM:    Iron Man/Sub-Mariner story continued from ToS1 #79 and into TtA1 #82. Sub-Mariner attacks weakened IM for allowing Dorma and Krang to escape him again. IM changes armor and gets full charge. Namor heads for the ocean to replenish himself just as the police arrive at the break-in scene at the shut-down SI plant. Subby ready for action at story end. In Cap's feature: Cosmic Cube appearance. AIM appearance. Revealed that Red Skull has double crossed AIM. Skull has Wolfgang shoot himself. Keeper leads Cap to Red Skull's island. Skull gets the Cube and sends the Keeper to another dimension at story end.

    "The Power of Iron Man!" "The Battle-Cry of the Boomerang!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Roy Thomas / Gene Colan, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Bill Everett.
PC:    Sub-Mariner, Iron Man I, Pepper Potts, Hulk, Gen. Ross, Maj. Talbot, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, ~ {Boomerang, Number Two, Number Seven, Number Five}.
COM:    3rd and final part of Iron Man/ Sub-Mariner story continued from ToS1 #80. First Iron Man I solo cross over. Namor continues their battle now that they're back at full power. Police still on site at the shut down Stark Industries plant. Namor spots Krang's warship and abruptly ends the fight to follow him. IM flees the police, and the story ends with Tony making call to Sen. Byrd's committee. In Hulk's feature: Secret Empire I appearance. Hulk returns from Subteranea. Ross comes down on Talbot for losing Betty to Boomerang. Number Five dies in a booby trap. Hulk battles Boomerang and rescues Betty, but B gets away in a SE helicopter.

    "They Strike from Space" "Tales of Asgard: The Warlock's Eye"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta.
PC:    Thor I, Hercules, Jane Foster, Odin, {Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg} ~ Ares, Tana Nile (in her true form).
COM:    Hercules back in Olympus. Jane leaves New York on command of Tana Nile, who reverts to her natural form. Thor asks Odin to wed Jane. Thor captured by the Rigellian Inspection Team and taken into space. In ToA: The Wizard's Eye Pt. 3. Warrior's Three appearance. Thor still imitates Harokin.

    "To Save a City!"
BY:    Roy Thomas / Werner Roth, Dick Ayers
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl}, Lt. Gen. Fredricks, Col. Hendershoot, ~ {Count Nefaria, Eel I, Plantman, Porcupine, Scarecrow, Unicorn}, Locust (Prof. August Hopper).
COM:    Maggia appearance. Nefaria planning to steal the US Capitol. and wants the captured X-Men to join him. he forms an impenetrable dome over the city. Unaware of what's going on with the team, Prof. X is brought up to speed by Gen. Fredricks, comes up with a plan that involves the team playing along with N, and they enter the city to collect the ransom. N's lieutenants turn against him. Both groups fight over the money. Jean returns the money to N. Prof. X enters N's stronghold (walking with "flexible metal braces" for the 1st time) and shuts down the dome and creates a "mental image" of the money. All the bad guys are still free at story end. Jean gets a letter that has her quit the team in the last panel.

    "Spidey Saves the Day" "The End of the Green Goblin?"
BY:    Stan Lee, John Romita / John Romita, Mike Esposito (Demeo)
PC:    Spider-Man, May Parker, Anna Watson, J Jonah Jameson, Betty Brant, Dr. Bromwell, Harry Osborn, Ned Leeds, Human Torch II, ~ Green Goblin I, Prof. Mendell Stromm, (Fancy Dan, Montana, and Ox I), Lucky Lobo, Crime-Master.
COM:    Stromm, the Enforcers, Torch, Crime-Master, and Lobo seen only in flashback. Flashbacks to Harry's lonely youth. Origin of GG.   First mention of Stromm's serum. Peter still captive of Goblin. Goblin discovers Peter is Spidey, but does not recognize him yet. May worried because Peter didn't return home. Betty on the way back to New York. GG gets an electro-chemical shock, ends up with amnesia. Norman goes to hospital. Spidey tells firemen that he helped him defeat the Goblin. Bromwell warns Peter again about a shock being fatal to May. Mrs. Osborn mentioned for the first time. Miss Brown (no app.) becomes Jonah's 4th secretary since Betty left.

    "The Sign of the Serpent!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Don Heck
PC:    {Captain America I, Hawkeye, Goliath I, Wasp}, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Black Widow, Dr. William 'Bill' Foster (Black Goliath), {Nick Fury}, {Supreme Serpent I (Gen. Chen)}
COM:    SHIELD appearance. 1st app. of the Sons of the Serpent. Cap convinces Hank to stay on the team. Goliath hires Foster as his lab assistant in hopes of finding a cure for his height problem. Wasp stops using her helmet. Hawkeye and Black Widow resume their romance. Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch still in Transia, informed that their powers would return. Cap finds the SoS HQ and is captured, and the rest of the team is threatened to inaction and have to refuse the Attorney Generals office when they request their help at story end.

    "The Verdict Is: Death!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Frank Giacoia (Ray).
PC:    Daredevil, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Judge Lewis, ~ Owl.
COM:    Owl kidnaps Murdock to defend the judge who sentenced him to prison after DD #5. Foggy and Karen realize that Matt is missing. DD is caught in a cage at story end. Cover by John Romita and Frank Giacoia.

    "Whosoever Finds the Evil Eye--!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, {Black Bolt, Gorgon, Karnak, Medusa, Crystal, Triton}, Wyatt Wingfoot, Black Panther, ~ Maximus, Prester John.
COM:    Inhumans appearance. 1st app. of the Evil Eye and the Gyro-Cruiser. Origin of Prester John. Johnny and Wyatt begin their quest back to the Great Refuge.   FF still in Wakanda, playing a little baseball. Johnny still missing Crystal. Inhumans still trying to escape the 'Negative Zone' (Great Barrier), attempting to trick Maximus into shattering it. FF prepare to take their leave of Wakanda. Johnny and Wyatt decide to try and rescue Crystal, and Panther gives them a Gyro-Cruiser as their going-away gift. They end up in the desert in North Africa where they run across a hidden underground crypt, and Johnny and Wyatt battle Prester John. Maximus fits Triton with a new circulator so he can live in the air. Blackbolt tries to power the Absorba-Bomb to break the barrier, but the pressure is more than he can take and he screams. Johnny steals the Evil Eye to rescue Crystal, but is nearly killed when it builds up power and explodes. Evil Eye is not destroyed at the end of the story but split into 6 parts.

    "Death Before Dishonor" "The Origin of the Ancient One"
BY:    Jack Kirby, Denny O'Neil / Don Heck, Jack Kirby, Bill Everett
PC:    {Nick Fury}, Dr. Strange, Clea, Wong, Ancient One, ~ Kaluu.
COM:    In Dr. Strange's feature: Origin of the Ancient One. 1st full app. of Kaluu.

    "The Return of the Titanium Man!" "The Red Skull Supreme!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia. Gary Michaels.
PC:    Iron Man I, Captain America I, ~ Titanium Man, Adaptoid, Red Skull.
COM:    In Cap's feature: Cosmic Cube appearance. Skull has the Cube. Cap feigns servitude to knock the Cube from his grasp, destroying the island they are on. Skull presumed drowned. Cube is supposedly lost on the ocean floor at story end.   Cover by Gene Colan and Jack Abel.

    "The Sub-Mariner Strikes!" "Less Than Monster, More Than Man!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Bill Everett.
PC:    Sub-Mariner, Dorma, Hulk, Betty Ross, Gen. Ross, Maj. Talbot, Rick Jones, ~ Krang, {Boomerang, Number One, Number Two, Number Seven, Number Nine, Numbers 3,4,6,8 ( all unnamed)}.
COM:    Secret Empire I appearance. Krang still has Dorma, Namor is after them. Number One watching the fight, looking to recruit Namor. Dorma tries to explain her treasonous acts to Namor, but he doesn't buy it. Number One about to use his Lobotomizer on Subby, but Krang hits him with his Fleet Destroyer missile.   Namor with amnesia at story end and is picked up by SE I.     In Hulk's feature: Betty still with Hulk, Ross out looking for her. Boomerang back after the Orion Missile, Talbot hurt by one of his exploding disks. Number Nine charged with treason, takes out the other Numbers with a stun Grenade. Hulk brings Ross and Rick to Betty and lets them go at story end.

    "Rigel Where Gods Fear to Tread!" "Tales of Asgard: The Dark Horse of Death"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta.
PC:    Thor I, Jane Foster, Recorder, {Sir Porga (unnamed)}, {Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg}, Harokin, ~ Tana Nile, Grand Commissioner, Ego (the Living Planet).
COM:    1st app. of the New Men / Knights of Wundagore and the Indestructible. Thor on Rigel-3, strikes truce with Rigellians. Jane on plane to Europe at Tana's command. Tana taken by the police. Thor goes to the Black Galaxy to face Ego, who appears in the last panel of the story. In ToA: The Wizard's Eye Pt. 4. Warriors Three appearance. 1st app. of the Stallion of Doom. Thor liberates Muspelheim.

    "The Plague of....the Locust!"
BY:    Roy Thomas / Werner Roth, Dick Ayers
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl}, Ted Roberts, Mr. Hamilton, ~ Locust, El Tigre (Juan Miroz).
COM:    Prof. X is disguised as a hermit in part of the story. 1st full app. of Locust. Jean leaves the team at the beginning of the story to attend Metro College. Angel and Cyke pretty broken up about it. Ted greets and hits on Jean right out from under the both of them. The Locust breeds "ionically-treated" eggs and grows giant locust. X-Men investigate, get thwarted by a pesticide. Locust revealed as Dr. Hopper, has a portable version of his Magno-Ray. revealed that the X-Copter has a portable Cerebro. Jean puts the team onto Hopper. The team (w/ jean) heads off to the upper Ohio River. Prof. X (walking again on the mechanical legs from last issue) tries to talk Locust out of his evil plan. After a brief fight, Locust realizes the error of his ways and goes to surrender to the Authorities at story end. El Tigre appears only in the last panel teaser for next issue.

    "The Home of the Rhino!"
BY:    Stan Lee, John Romita / John Romita, Mike Esposito (Demeo)
PC:    Spider-Man, May Parker, Anna Watson, J Jonah Jameson, Lt. Col. John Jameson, Betty Brant, Ned Leeds, Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson, Gwen Stacy, ~ the Rhino.
COM:    Anna suggests that May sell her house and move in with her. Peter buys his motorcycle, JJJ recommends him for the loan. Brief telling of events in ASM #1. John, under federal protection, tells story of his last mission when he was infected with alien spores. First use of John Jameson's full rank. Rhino crosses border into US. Betty back in NY from California, distant to Peter but very friendly to Ned. Rhino comes to NY and kidnaps John. Spidey fights Rhino to standstill, turns him over to the police. Gwen softening toward peter, even takes hi side over Flash. First use of Anna May Watson's middle name and Gwen's first full name as 'Gwendolen'.

    "To Smash a Serpent!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Don Heck
PC:    {Captain America I, Hawkeye, Goliath I, Wasp}, Black Widow, Dr. Bill Foster, Sen. Harrington Byrd, ~ {Supreme Serpent I}.
COM:    Sons of the Serpent I appearance. Avenger's hands are tied because SoS have Cap. Bill foster quits because he thinks the team is siding with the very racist group. Team shows their true colors at SoS rally, where Cap is impersonated by one of the cult. Hawk and Widow rescue the real Cap. Supreme Serpent revealed as Gen Chen. Cover has Scarlet Witch instead of Black Widow.

    "The Trap is Sprung"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Frank Giacoia (Ray), Dick Ayers, Bill Everett.
PC:    Daredevil, Judge Lewis, ~ Owl.
COM:    Owl escapes. DD rescues the Judge with Owl's giant owl and the castle hideout is destroyed.

    "When Strikes the Silver Surfer!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott.
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, Alicia Masters, Wyatt Wingfoot, Lockjaw, Silver Surfer, Mrs. Binns.
COM:    Reed, Sue, and Ben return to the Baxter Building. Surfer seeks out Alicia to help him understand humans better, but Ben walks in and misunderstands. The jealousy between Ben and the Surfer over Alicia comes to a head (from the misunderstanding in FF1 #50). Johnny and Wyatt reach the Great Refuge (which is placed in the Himalayas for the first time) and run into Lockjaw. Reed and Sue break up the fight between Ben and SS. Surfer reconstructs Ben's Jet Cycle with the Power Cosmic, and leaves at story end as a friend.

    "The End of AIM!" "If Kaluu Should Triumph..."
BY:    Denny O'Neil / Jack Kirby, Ogden Whitney, Bill Everett
PC:    {Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Jasper Sitwell, Gabe Jones}, Dr. Strange, Ancient One, ~ Count Bornag Royale, Kaluu.
COM:    AIM and SHIELD appearances. Fury infiltrated AIM posing as an LMD. Still thought that Fury killed himself. Royale revealed as an AIM agent. Gabe (still posing as Number Nine) returns from his mission to defeat the Secret Empire. Fury returns , puts 2 and 2 together and realizes that Hydra is behind both organizations. At story end, Hydra has returned. In Dr. Strange's feature: Kaluu has Strange and the Ancient One pinned in the Sanctum Sanctorum. Strange defies his teacher to save his life. 1st app. Demons of Danak. Strange defeats the demons with his amulet. Kaluu thinks he's killed his captives, then is unsure if they've escaped. Revealed that they have changed themselves into candles at story end. Cover by Jack Kirby and Mike Esposito.

    "By Force of Arms!" "The Maddening Mystery of the Inconceivable Adaptoid!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Jack Kirby, Frank Giacoia,
PC:    Iron Man I, Happy Hogan, Pepper Potts, Sen. Harrington Byrd, Captain America I, Edwin Jarvis, Bucky I, ~ Titanium Man, Adaptoid, Count Bornag Royale.
COM:    Iron Man, in Washington to testify at Byrd's hearing, is attacked by the new and improved Titanium Man. Happy and Pepper arrive looking for Tony, and Iron Man hits the Russian with a vial of Unstable Freon. When it fails to stop the villain, he lures him to a more secluded spot and makes use of his new Roller Wheels to outmaneuver his larger opponent, but Titamium Man hits him with his new Paralysis Ray. pepper shows up ringside offering help, and Titanium Man, realizing she means something to Iron Man, threatens to electrocute her if he doesn't surrender.  In Cap's feature: AIM appearance. 1st full app. of the Adaptoid. Cap is reviewing a snapshot album. Buck I seen only in a photo. Adaptoid poses as Jarvis, Agent Axis, Bucky, and finally as Cap, who is drugged and tied up. Cross over with the SHIELD story in ST1 #149. Count Royale pulled from the wreckage of AIM HQ muttering incoherently about the Adaptoid, who poses as Cap at story end.

    "Like a Beast At Bay" "Rampage in the City!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Dick Ayers, almost the whole blamed Bullpen (including Jack Kirby and John Romita)
PC:    Sub-Mariner, Dorma, Hulk, Rick Jones, Maj. Talbot (in newsreel), ~ Krang, {Number One, Boomerang (in newsreel)}, Gorki (unnamed)
COM:    Secret Empire I appearance. Namor still with amnesia, being controlled with remote transceiver by Number One, sent to slay the Hulk. After a brief rampage through the city, Krang hits him with a power blast, but instead of killing him, it frees him from SE's power and revives his memory by story end. Krang still has Dorma. Stories cross over briefly. In Hulk's feature: Hulk decides he's tired of being hunted and goes to NYC to seek the help of the Avengers. Rick needs to get back to NYC from Cape Kennedy, agrees to drive Gorki's car there for him. Hulk still at large at story end.

    "Behold the Living Planet" "Tales of Asgard: Valhalla"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta.
PC:    Thor I, Recorder, Jane Foster, {Count Tagar, Sir Porga (named)}, {Fandral, Hogun, Volstagg}, Harokin, Hela ~ Tana Nile, Ego.
COM:    New Men/ Knights of Wundagore and Rigellians appearance. 1st app. of the Anti-Bodies. Thor travels to the Black Galaxy. Jan in Europe, hired as a teacher by Porga and Tagar. High Evolutionary first mentioned.   Tana ordered back to Rigel. Recorder damaged while Thor fights the Anti-Bodies. Ego assumed dead at story end. In ToA: The Wizard's Eye Pt. 5. Warriors Three appearance. Death or Harokin. End of the Quest for the Wizard's Eye. 1st app. of the Valkyries?

    "The Power of the Pendant!"
BY:    Roy Thomas / Werner Roth, Dick Ayers
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman}, Jean Grey, Ted Roberts, ~ El Tigre (Kukulcan), Ramon and Toloc.
COM:    1st full app. of El Tigre. Jean returns to Metro College. El Tigre uncovers half of an amulet in the pyramid of Kukulcan in San Rico which grants him magical mental powers, wants the other half and comes to NYC to get it. Prof. X's metal leg braces fail. Team sent to intercept El Tigre at City Museum.. El Tigre and his crew beat the team and finds the other half of the amulet. Last panel, El Tigre becomes Kukulcan.

    "The Birth of a Super-Hero!"
BY:    Stan Lee, John Romita / John Romita
PC:    Spider-Man, Mary Jane Watson, May Parker, Anna Watson, Ned Leeds, Betty Brant, Frederick Foswell, J Jonah Jameson, Lt. Col. John Jameson, Gwen Stacey, Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson, Foggy Nelson, ~ the Rhino.
COM:    Betty back at the Bugle. John Jameson develops super abilities, given restraining suit designed by Stark Industries to dampen his powers. JJJ sics his son on Spidey. Foggy Nelson appointed to defend the Rhino, who tries to escape from prison. Gwen invites Peter to a party, which he can't attend, defends him against Flash, and walks away with Harry. Spidey beats John with electro-magnetic feedback, which reverts him back to normal. The infecting spores are assumed to be destroyed. JJJ blames Spidey for the whole thing. Peter finally meets MJ. 1st full app. of Mary Jane. She calls Peter 'Tiger' for the first time.

    "The Living Laser!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Don Heck
PC:    {Captain America I, Goliath I, Wasp, Hawkeye}, Dr. Bill foster, Lucy Barton, ~ Living Laser (Arthur Parks)
COM:    Origin of the Living Laser. Parks falls for the Wasp. Bill Foster returns. Team finds Laser's HQ. Wasp is captured and Cap and Hawk trapped in a laser cage at story end. Cap using substitute shield.

    "The Tri-Man Lives!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Frank Giacoia (Ray), Dick Ayers.
PC:    Daredevil, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Judge Lewis, ~ Gladiator, Owl, Masked Marauder, Tri-Man (Mangler, Dancer, and Brain).
COM:    Mention of their crossover with ASM #43. Frank Farnum appears at the door of Nelson and Murdock. MM uses the Mangler, Dancer and Brain to power the Tri-Man. MM discovers a connection between DD and Foggy and Karen, uses them to make DD surrender at story end.

    "Klaw, the Murderous Master of Sound!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, Wyatt Wingfoot, {Black Bolt, Gorgon, Karnak, Medusa, Crystal, Lockjaw}, Black Panther, Silver Surfer, ~ Klaw, Dr. Doom.
COM:    Inhumans appearance. 1st app. of life form in Negative Zone (Sub-Space) and the dimension where Lockjaw goes to feed. Origin of Klaw. Reed and Ben in the Space-Time research room studying Sub-Space (Negative Zone) when they are attacked by Klaw (1st time seen in solid sound form). Revealed that Blackbolt's scream from #54 was to diffuse the Absorba-Bomb when he realized it would destroy everything with the 'Negative Zone Barrier' (Great Barrier). The recoil nearly kills him, and Medusa breaks down. Klaw attacks Sue. Retelling of events at the end of #53. Team takes on Klaw. Lockjaw brings Johnny and Wyatt to the dimension where he feeds. Klaw beats the FF to a standstill, then Reed uses Vibranium bands as brass knuckles and beats the snot out of Klaw. Panther seen only on a video screen. At story end, Doom spots Surfer over Latveria.

    "Hydra Lives!" "The Conquest of Kaluu"
BY:    Stan Lee, Roy Thomas / Jack Kirby, John Buscema, Bill Everett, Frank Giacoia.
PC:    {Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Jasper Sitwell}, Sen. Dudley, Dr. Strange, Clea, Wong, ~ {Don Antonio Caballero (Supreme Hydra (unnamed)/Baron Strucker)}, Kaluu, Umar.
COM:    SHIELD and Hydra appearance. Fury testing an Anti-Shock seat as a countermeasure against the Overkill Horn, which temporarily puts him in a wheel chair, sets all of SHIELD to the task of watching for its particular sonar signature. Caballero invites Fury to a big party he's throwing in Karnopolis, and Fury is urged to go and check his operation out.   An onsite SHIELD agent discovers Hydra still lives and Caballero is revealed as the new Supreme Hydra. He uses the Overkill Horn to hit the SHIELD nerve center, and, at story end, Fury decides to go after Caballero and leaves Sitwell in charge. 1st John Buscema work at Marvel. In Dr. Strange's feature:

    "Victory!" "Enter....the Tumbler!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Gary Michaels, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers.
PC:    Iron Man I, Happy Hogan, Pepper Potts, Lyndon Johnson, Sen. Harrington Byrd, Joe, Bill, Captain America I, Edwin Jarvis, ~ Titanium Man, Adaptoid, the Tumbler.
COM:    Iron Man rescues Pepper from Titanium Man's cowardly attack and continues to hammer away at his opponent. Too slow, he tries a Diamond Tip Drill to pierce his foe's armor, but to no avail. Finally, with the whole civilized world watching via television, Iron Man causes a short circuit in the Red's main control panel, creating a sonic blast that rattles the crowd and restores Happy's memory. While Sen. Byrd congratulates Iron Man, Titanium Man slinks off to rendezvous with a sub waiting for him off the coast. Because of his failure though, they leave him behind, and, at story end, as Pepper leaps into Tony's arms, he is left floating in the ocean. In Cap's feature: AIM appearance. Origin of the Tumbler. The Tumbler attacks the Adaptoid, which has taken on Cap's form. Wants to prove himself against Cap after being rejected by a gang, beats the Adaptoid; then the real Cap takes over. Tumbler is turned over to the police. Adaptoid is brought down to the lab until the other Avengers arrive. Adaptoid reveals his mission is to kill Cap, and had a fool proof plan at story end. Cover by Gene Colan and Frank Giacoia. Contribution by Marvin Wolfman in letter column.

    "--And One Shall Die!" "The Missile and the Monster!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Bill Everett, John Buscema, John Tartaglione
PC:    Sub-Mariner, Dorma, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Gen. Ross, Maj. Talbot, ~ Krang, {Number One}, Gorki.
COM:    Secret Empire I appearance. Krang still has Dorma, thinks Namor is dead. SE still trying to get Subby to kill the Hulk, uses the Vibro Discs placed in his ears. Fails again, tries to kill Hulk himself but is caught in his own explosion. In Hulk's feature: Hulk still in NYC. Rick almost in the city with Gorki's car, picks up Hulk. Orion Missile launched, but a robot in the trunk or Gorki's car activates and redirects the missile toward Manhattan. Hulk defeats the robot and leaps to stop the missile, but he changes back to Banner at story end. Cover by Jack Kirby and Bill Everett.

    "The People-Breeders" "Tales of Asgard: When Speaks the Dragon"
BY:     Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta.
PC:    Thor I, Recorder, Jane Foster, High Evolutionary (Herbert Wyndham), {Sir Lepard, Sir Ossilot, Sir Lyan, Count Tagar, Sir Porga}, Galactus, {Fandral, Volstagg, Hogun}, ~ Tana Nile, Man-Beast, "Ancient One", Fafnir the Dragon.
COM:    New Men/Knights of Wundagore appearance. 1st app. of Wundagore Mountain and Atomic Steeds. Origin of Man-Beast. Thor returns to Earth, goes to Europe searching for Jane. In ToA: The Mystic Mountain Tale Pt. 1. Warriors Three appearance. This "Ancient One" is not the one from the Dr. Strange stories. Thor sent on quest to Nostrand. Volstagg captured by Fafnir.

    "Holocaust!"
BY:    Roy Thomas /Werner Roth, Dick Ayers.
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman}, Jean Grey, Calvin Rankin (Mimic), Ted Roberts, ~ Kukulcan (El Tigre), Ramon and Toloc.
COM:    Final appearance of Ramon and Taloc to date. Cerebro is rebuilt. Kukulcan escapes from the NYC Museum and returns to San Rico, and the X-men follow. Rankin starts at Metro College, recognizes Jean but doesn't remember from where. Team battles K and his followers, during which, Cyke accidentally blasts Angel. K's power and empire are shattered and he is captured. At story end, Angel is still unconscious and Cyke is questioning his ability to lead the team.

    "Rhino on a Rampage!"
BY:    Stan Lee, John Romita / John Romita
PC:    Spider-Man, Ned Leeds, Betty Brant, J Jonah Jameson, Lt. Col. John Jameson, May Parker, Anna Watson, Gwen Stacey, Mary Jane Watson, Harry Osborn, Flash Thompson, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Dr. Curtis Connors, ~ the Rhino, Igor II and Georgi.
COM:    Rhino escapes from prison, wants revenge on Spidey. Ned and Betty engaged. Mary Jane is taking drama lessons and is obviously a complete airhead. Origin of Rhino. Igor and Georgi app. only in flashback. Peter sets up a second date with MJ. Spidey brings a piece of Rhino's hide to Dr. Connors for testing. Rhino goes after John again. Special web fluid melts Rhino's hide off. Spidey leaves the Rhino to the feds. Flash gets his draft notice. May feeling poorly because she doesn't renew her prescription. Peter has to break date with MJ.

    "The Light That Failed!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Roy Thomas / Don Heck.
PC:    {Captain America I, Goliath I, Wasp, Hawkeye}, Black Widow, Dr. Bill Foster, Lucy Barton, Cortez , Valdez, ~ Living Laser.
COM:    Last appearance of Lucy Barton to date. 1st app. of Costa Verde. Laser travels to CV to liberate the country for 10 million and takes Wasp with him. The team follows S America to rescue Jan. Cap's substitute shield destroyed in this story. Goliath able to change size again without any ill side effects, and Bill Foster becomes Henry Pym's permanent lab assistant. Ultrana (impersonating the Scarlet Witch) speaks to Cap at story end, but is unseen. Stan Lee becomes editor of the book.

    "DD Goes Wild!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Frank Giacoia (Ray).
PC:    Daredevil, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page,~ Masked Marauder, Gladiator, Tri-Man (Dancer, Mangler, Brain).
COM:    Last appearance of Tri-Man and his counterparts. MM and Gladiator still trying to impress the Maggia by killing DD, draw him with Levitation Ray Beam from the boxing ring to their hideout. DD takes out Dancer, Mangler, and Brain, and MM sends DD and Gladiator to the Maggia convention in Europe. Foggy and Karen concerned about the missing Matt Murdock. DD beats Gladiator, and is allowed to leave the arena by the Maggia, but has no money and no where to turn at story end.

    "Enter....Doctor Doom!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human torch II, the Thing}, Wyatt Wingfoot, Silver Surfer, {Lockjaw, Black Bolt, Gorgon, Karnak, Medusa, Crystal, Triton}, ~ Maximus, Dr. Doom, Sandman, Wizard.
COM:    Inhumans appearance. 1st and only app. of the Pacifier robot. Doom steals Surfer's powers. Captain America seen very briefly on TV. FF are lured by the Wizard and Sandman to State Prison in a botched escape attempt (only the Sandman gets away). Doom lures Surfer into his clutches in Latveria. Sandman reaches the Baxter Bldg. and steals something form one of the storerooms. Doom has Surfer believing he's a good guy, and then he steals his power cosmic. Lockjaw takes Johnny and Wyatt (still trying to reach Crystal at the Great Refuge) to a dimension of dinosaur-like creatures. Blackbolt still incapacitated after the feedback from the Absorba-Bomb (FF1 #54), and Maximus almost spills the beans about BB's secret of silence. Doom enjoys his new found power, and at story end Sue has a premonition of what's to come.

    "Overkill!" "Umar Strikes!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Bill Everett.
PC:    {Nick Fury, Dum Dum Dugan, Jasper Sitwell, Gabe Jones}, Dr. Strange, Clea, Wong, Ancient One, Eternity, ~ {Supreme Hydra/Don Caballero}, Umar, Baron Mordo, Dormammu, Kaluu..
COM:    SHIELD and Hydra appearance. Fury goes to Karnopolis in the Sahara to check out Caballero who is suspected of having the Overkill Horn. Caballero named as the Supreme Hydra. Fury infiltrates the base and is captured. Sitwell, still acting head of SHIELD, is waiting for Fury's signal with an H-Missile to destroy the base and the Overkill Horn. Fury's cache of gadgets in his clothes revealed. A model of the horn is demonstrated for Fury, before he is allowed to escape and steal one of Hydra's planes. Jasper is ready to launch the missile at the source of the horn's signal, and, at story end, revealed that Fury's plane caries the horn and he's unwittingly bringing it to SHIELD's destruction. First Jim Steranko work at Marvel. In Dr. Strange's feature: Umar has taken up the mantle of Queen of the Dark Dimension and, calling on the Flames of the Faltine, consults the Lamp of Lucifer to update her on what's been happening since her imprisonment. She learns of Strange through the many confrontations with her brother and his relationship with her daughter, and decides he's her major stumbling block to attaining absolute power. Back on Earth, Wong asks Strange for money to repair his sanctum, and gets rebuked for profaning his ears with such mundane consideration. Strange calls on the Shades of the Saraphim to do the repairs and then receives a message via Umar through the Orb about Clea, and, when he de ides to help her, he finds himself catapulted into the void between dimensions. Signed cover by Kirby and Steranko.

    "The Other Iron Man!" "The Super-Adaptoid!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Gene Colan, Frank Giacoia, Jack Kirby.
PC:    Tony Stark, Happy Hogan (posing as Iron Man), Pepper Potts, Sen. Harrington Byrd, {Captain America I, Goliath I, Wasp, Hawkeye}, ~ Mandarin, Super Adaptoid (Adaptoid).
COM:    Tony Stark testifying to Byrd's committee and suffers heart attack. Press strongly suspect that Tony is Iron Man. Happy poses as Iron Man to throw off the scent. At story end, Mandarin kidnaps Happy from Stark's room. In Cap's feature: Avengers appearance. Adaptoid becomes the Super Adaptoid. The rest of the team comes in to check out the captured Adaptoid, and it puts it's new plan (from last issue) to kill Cap into action by absorbing all of their powers becoming the Super-Adaptoid. 1st time he uses more than one power at a time. SA beats Cap and throws him into the river, and, thinking Cap dead, decides to hole up and go into business for himself. Cap surfaces at story end.

    "The Wrath of Warlord Krang!" "The Birth of... the Hulk-Killer!"
BY:    Stan Lee / John Grandenetti, Bill Everett, John Buscema, Mike Esposito.
PC:    Sub-Mariner, Dorma, Hulk, Betty Ross, Gen. Ross, Maj. Talbot, Rick Jones, ~ Krang, Hulk-Killer, Boomerang.
COM:    Namor hunting for Krang and Dorma. Krang attacks NYC with a tidal wave, and Namor is blamed. Krang's flagship is destroyed, and they are captured by the Army, and their formula that allows them to breathe air is wearing off. Namor racing to save Dorma at story end. In Hulk's feature: Banner stops the Orion Missile, but it is thought that Hulk sabotaged it in the first place. Gen. Ross has Hulk-Killer activated from Leader's lab. Boomerang has improved his skills and weapons, ready to take the Hulk on again. Military unable to control HK, who bests Hulk in the end of the story. Cover by Gene Colan and Bill Everett.

    "The Maddening Menace of the Super-Beast!" "Tales of Asgard: The Fiery Breath of Fafnir!"
BY:    Stan Lee, (Jack Kirby) / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta.
PC:    Thor I, High Evolutionary, {Count Tagar, Sir Porga, Sir Liyan, Sir Ossilot, Sir Lepard}, Odin, {Fandral, Hogun}, ~ {Man-Beast}, Fafnir.
COM:    New Men/Knights of Wundagore appearance. 1st app. of the Evil New Men. Thor in Wundagore. Origin of High Evolutionary. Evil New Men and Man-Beast exiled to the Dromisana galaxy. HE and New Men launch into space at story end. In ToA: The Mystic Mountain Tale Pt. 2. Warriors Three appearance w/o Volstagg.

    "Re-enter: the Mimic!"
BY:    Roy Thomas / Werner Roth, Dick Ayers
PC:    {Prof. X, Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Iceman, Marvel Girl, Mimic}, Vera Cantor, Zelda, Ted Roberts, Quicksilver, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Man, ~ Puppet Master.
COM:    Marvel Girl rejoins the team. Mimic joins and replaces Cyke as Deputy leader of the team.    Jean designs new team costumes w/ red belts, and she uses the pointy mask again. Angel's shoulder is still hurt from last issue and he may never fly again, and Cyke blames himself. Ralph Roberts is mentioned for the first time as the reason Ted pushes himself so hard. Rankin's memory returns and he recognizes Jean. The Fantastic Four appear in a memory flashback. PM tries to take control of Prof. X and fails. Prof. X boosts Cerebro's power and is checking on Factor Three (unnamed). Short on members, the team tries to recruit QS and SW, Spidey, and finally the Mimic. Prof. X tests the Mimic, and he beats the rest of the team under the control of PM. The team finds PM and frees Mimic. Angel is recovered at story end.

    "....To Become an Avenger!" "Turning Point" "Unmasked by Dr. Octopus"
BY:    Stan Lee, John Romita / John Romita, Don Heck, Mike Esposito (Demeo)
PC:    Spider-Man, May Parker, J Jonah Jameson, Frederick Foswell, {Iron Man I, Goliath I, Wasp, Thor I, Captain America I} Daredevil, Hulk.
COM:    Avengers appearance. First time Spidey is considered for the Avengers (becomes an Avenger finally in AV1 #315). The Avengers decide to test Spidey for membership. Aunt May needs another prescription. First test is to take on all of the Avengers. Second test is to bring in the Hulk. Spidey staggers the Hulk with a single punch. Spidey walks away from being an Avenger rather than hound the Hulk further. Very disappointed at story end. 2nd and 3rd stories reprinted from ASM #s 11&12.

    "The Torch That Was!" "The Hulk vs the Thing" "The Avengers Take Over!"
BY:    Stan Lee, Jack Kirby / Jack Kirby, Joe Sinnott
PC:    {Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch II, the Thing}, Wyatt Wingfoot, Human Torch I (Jim Hammond), Dr. Phineas T. Horton, Lockjaw, ~ Mad Thinker, Quasimodo (Quasi-Motivational Destruct Organism).
COM:    1st app. of Human Torch I since Sep. 1954. 1st app. Dr. Horton since Jun 1949 (although only in flashback). First Torch vs Torch battle. Origin of Torch I. Johnny and Wyatt return by accident with Lockjaw from the Great Refuge (FF1 #55) who then disappears. MT revives the original Human Torch. Brief retelling of Torch's origin from Marvel Comics #1. MT takes control of Torch I and sics him on Torch II. Lockjaw brings the rest of them out west. MT has Quasimodo throw the destruct switch which causes Torch I to burn out, then he escapes. Team leaves Torch I in the hidden lab. Johnny and Wyatt leave with Lockjaw. Q left alone, declares his want to be human, says he could destroy the FF at story end. 2nd and 3rd features are reprinted from FF1 #s 25 and 26.

"The Avengers Battle the Space Phantom" "The Origin of Daredevil" "The Human Torch and the Sub-Mariner Meet!"
COM: First feature is a reprinted story from AV1 #2. Second feature is a reprinted story from DD1 #1. Third feature is a golden age reprint of MARVEL MYSTERY COMICS #8.

    "If Asgard Falls..." "Defying the Magic of Mad Merlin!" "Menaced by the Enchantress and the Executioner!"
BY:    Stan Lee / Jack Kirby, Vince Colletta, R Berns.
PC: Thor I, Odin, {Fandral Volstagg, Hogun}, Heimdall, Balder, ~ Loki, Absorbing Man, Brok, Tyr II, Drom, Galp.
COM:   Warriors Three appearance. Odin declares the beginning of the Tournament of Titans and has the Beacon of the Brave lit on top of the Mount of Eternity to call all the champions of Asgard together for a chance to win a suit of golden armor. Loki, still trapped with the AM in Non-Space, sees the Beacon and seeks out the Destroyer in Asia trapped beneath the rubble of its ruined Temple (JiM1 #119?). As warriors pour into the city, Thor and the Warriors Three seek excitement, encounter Brok, Tyr, Galp, and Drom, who challenge them in the Tournament. During the Tournament, Drom uses his powers to trick Thor and his friends and best them in combat. For the deception, Thor issues a personal challenge to regain their standing, but the new contest is never finished because the Destroyer invades the arena. All of the contestants attempt to stop him from reaching Odin, but it is Balder, who identifies its controller as Loki, who saves the day. Odin uses a beam of forgetfulness on his step-son, and, at story end, declares everyone present to be the winner of the Tournament and has everyone's armor turn to gold once a year to commemorate the victory.   All other features are reprinted stories from JiM1 #s 96 and 103.