| Issue | #9 |
| Published | July 1967 |
| Cover Price | 0.25 USD |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Characters | Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor] |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Pencils | Cover Repros: Amazing Spider-Man #14; Journey into Mystery #91; Strange Tales #107 |
| Inks | Sol Brodsky |
| Colors | Stan Goldberg |
| Reprinted | from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #14 (July 1964); from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #91 (April 1963); from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #107 (April 1963) |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Steve Ditko |
| Inks | Steve Ditko |
| Colors | Stan Goldberg |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| Reprinted | from Amazing Spider-Man, The (Marvel, 1963 series) #14 (July 1964) |
| Characters | Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Thing [Ben Grimm] (cameo); Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards] (cameo); Invisible Girl [Sue Storm] (cameo) |
| Synopsis | Johnny is frustrated that his partners don't take him seriously. Reminded by a photo that Sue still has a crush on Sub-Mariner, Johnny decides to impress them by challenging Namor to a fight! Flying over the water, his flame gives out, and mistaken for a stowaway, he's put to work mopping the deck of a ship! But when they're caught in a dense fog, Johnny proves who he is by guiding the grateful crew to safety. Johnny writes a message in flames challenging Namor, who at first isn't interested, but soon a major free-for-all erupts. At one point Namor uses an idol to hypnotize Johnny so he can clobber him, then sends him toward home tied to the back of a porpoise. But Johnny revives, and using his flame to the utmost pursues Namor underwater, trapping him in an tunnel. Exhausted, Johnny's picked up by the same ship again. Namor frees himself, impressed that The Torch is more powerful than he realized, though still a teenager. Namor wonders if he might one day convince The Torch to join him and beat the Fantastic Four! Back home, Johnny collapses, and Sue makes a snide comment about how tiring working on hot rods must be. |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script) |
| Pencils | Dick Ayers |
| Inks | Dick Ayers |
| Colors | Stan Goldberg |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| Notes | 5th modern-day appearance of The Sub-Mariner. Previous appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR #14 (May 1963); next appearance in FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #1 (November 1963). Although this story came out a month before FF #14, it feels much more like a sequel. 1st non-Jack Kirby Sub-Mariner story of the 1960's. Sub-Mariner exhibits the powers of a puffer fish and an electric eel, never seen again after this story! |
| Reprinted | from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #107 (April 1963) |
| Characters | Wasp [Janet van Dyne] (narrator); Giant-Man [Hank Pym] (cameo); King Shann |
| Synopsis | A king invades another world to win glory, but the costs of occupation make him unpopular. |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Script | Stan Lee (plot); Larry Lieber (script) |
| Pencils | Larry Lieber |
| Inks | Sol Brodsky |
| Colors | Stan Goldberg |
| Letters | Art Simek |
| Reprinted | from Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #54 (April 1964) |
| Characters | Thor; Loki; Odin; Don Blake; Sandu (I); Jane Foster; The Valkyries (I) |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee (Plot); Larry Lieber (Script) |
| Pencils | Joe Sinnott |
| Inks | Joe Sinnott |
| Colors | Stan Goldberg |
| Letters | Terry Szenics |
| Reprinted | from Journey Into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #91 (April 1963) |