Marvel Collectors Item Classics (1966) comic books 1965-1967

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Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (Fantastic Four, Tales to Astonish, and Journey into Mystery) and Steve Ditko (Amazing Spider-Man), inks by George Klein (Fantastic Four), Steve Ditko (Amazing Spider-Man), Dick Ayers (Tales to Astonish), and George Roussos (Journey into Mystery). Reprints Fantastic Four #2, Spider-Man #3, Tales of Asgard from Journey into Mystery #97, and Ant-Man from Tales to Astonish #36. "The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls from Outer Space!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Klein; Four shape-changing Skrulls pose as the Fantastic Four and act as criminals while the true ones are in the country and recall their origin; The real FF is imprisoned by the government for their criminal acts; They escape and decide to flush out the imitating Skrulls; The FF infiltrate the Skrull mothership and pose as the Skrull spies. "The Challenge of Comrade X," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Ant-Man is hunted by a Soviet agent sent to capture him, but a beautiful stranger warns him of the spy's whereabouts. "Tales of...Asgard! Home of the Mighty Norse Gods," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by George Roussos (as G. Bell); Story about how Odin and his brothers protected the Earth while waiting for the coming of man. "Spider-Man versus Doctor Octopus," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; When an experiment goes wrong, Otto Octavius gains control of his robotic arms and decides to take over an atomic facility, but Spider-Man stops him. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Fantastic Four #3, Spider-Man #4, and Ant-Man from Tales to Astonish #37. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (Fantastic Four, Tales to Astonish) and Steve Ditko (Spider-Man cover), inks by Sol Brodsky (Fantastic Four), Steve Ditko (Spider-Man), and Dick Ayers (Tales to Astonish). "The Menace of the Miracle Man," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky; The Miracle Man performs his super-villain debut at his magic show by humiliating the Thing; Miracle Man declares war on humanity and animates a movie monster statue; Human Torch torches the animated Monster from Mars statue and Invisible Girl stows away on the atomic tank that Miracle Man has stolen; The Thing recalls the origin of the Fantastic Four while the Invisible Girl is taken prisoner by Miracle Man. "Trapped by the Protector!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Ant-Man deals with a dangerous extortionist, who turns out to be disguised as one of the victimized jewelers. "Nothing Can Stop...the Sandman," script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The Sandman tries to hide from police in the high school where Peter Parker goes to school. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Fantastic Four #4, Tales of Suspense #40, Hulk #3, and Doctor Strange. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (cover repros), inks by Sol Brodsky (Fantastic Four), Don Heck (Tales of Suspense), and Dick Ayers (Incredible Hulk). "The Coming of...Sub-Mariner!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Sol Brodsky; The Fantastic Four is searching for the runaway Human Torch; Fleeing the Thing, the runaway Human Torch finds the amnesiac Sub-Mariner; The Human Torch drops the Sub-Mariner into the sea and he regains his memory; The Sub-Mariner sends Giganto to smash New York. "Iron Man versus Gargantus!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck; Tony takes his newest date, Marion, to the circus; When the wild animals escape, he rounds them up as Iron Man; His grey armor scares the onlookers; Marion suggests that a golden metal might make him look more heroic; A golden Iron Man then battles Gargantus, who turns out to be a mighty robot built by aliens. "Dr. Strange, Master of Black Magic!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Doctor Strange is called on by a man having bad dreams, and confronts Nightmare; The mans dreams reveal that he is guilty of fraud and Strange makes him confess. "The Saga of the Sneepers!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by George Roussos; An alien race watches humanity's progress, worried that they will one day overtake them; With the invention of the atomic bomb and the Cold War, they decide that humanity will wipe itself out before it poses a threat. "Banished to Outer Space," script by Stan Lee," pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The military captures Rick and Ross convinces him that they need the Hulk to test a new experimental rocket for national security; Rick tricks the jade giant into the capsule but once it is shot into space, he realizes that Ross deceived him to get rid of his foe. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Fantastic Four #7, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #41, Incredible Hulk #4 (The Monster and the Machine), and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales # 111. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (cover repros) and Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange image), inks by Dick Ayers (Hulk), Sol Brodsky (Tales of Suspense), Jack Kirby (Fantastic Four), and Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange). "Prisoners of Kurrgo, Master of Planet X," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Kurrgo sends a robot to take the Fantastic Four to Planet X. "The Stonghold of Doctor Strange!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An imprisoned criminal scientist takes control of Iron Man in order to free himself; He threatens to blow up the world unless he is made world ruler; Iron Man stops him by shorting out his power and is helped by the villain's conscience-stricken daughter. "Face-to-Face with the Magic of Baron Mordo!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; In his castle in Europe, Baron Mordo plots to steal the secrets of his former master, the Ancient One; Sending his spirit form to Tibet, he causes Hamir to poison the Ancient One's food; From his NYC sanctum, Strange senses his master's plight, and challenges Mordo to a battle in their spirit forms. "The Monster and the Machine!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Rick uses some of Banner's machinery to transform the Hulk, who was stuck in his monster persona, back into Bruce; Bruce is incredibly weakened by the transformation and takes a chance in using the machinery on himself again which transforms him back into the Hulk's body but with Bruce Banner's mind; Now Bruce and the Hulk can switch at will using the gamma ray machine. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Fantastic Four #8, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #42, Incredible Hulk #4 (The Gladiator from Outer Space), and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales #114. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (cover repros of FF, Tales of Suspense and Hulk scene), Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange scene), and Larry Lieber (Watcher vignette), inks by Dick Ayers (FF cover repro and Hulk scene); Don Heck (Tales of Suspense cover repro); George Roussos (Dr. Strange scene); and Sol Brodsky (Watcher vignette). "Prisoners of the Puppet Master!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay that gives him the power to remotely control people that are modeled in the clay; The Puppet Master gets the Thing under his command and imprisons the Invisible Girl. He then sends the Thing and Alicia Masters, disguised as Sue Storm, to infiltrate the Baxter Building; While acting under the Puppet Master's influence, the Thing is subjected to one of Mister Fantastic's potions that changes him back to Ben Grimm. "Trapped by the Red Barbarian," script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script), art by Don Heck; A Soviet spymaster sends a master of disguise to steal the design of Tony Stark's latest weapon; The Actor steals the plans and learns Iron Man's secret identity, but Iron Man regains the plans and tricks the communists into killing their own agent. "Journey's End!" Tales of the Watcher story, script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Sol Brodsky; A meek and lonely space pilot volunteers for a suicide mission to investigate a strange cosmic cloud; The cloud hides a utopian planet, whose inhabitants only want humans brave enough to face the unknown to visit them. "The Return of the Omnipotent Baron Mordo!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Strange is lured into a trap in England by Baron Mordo, but defeats him with the help of a woman with latent magical talents. "The Gladiator from Outer Space!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; An alien invades earth and claims his people will conquer the planet unless he is met in battle by the strongest opponent the world has to offer; Hulk meets the challenge but finds out it is all a ploy by the Russians to capture him and create an army of hulks of their own. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Fantastic Four #9, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #43, Incredible Hulk #5 (Beauty and the Beast), and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales #116.Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (cover repros) and Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange), inks by Dick Ayers (cover repros) and Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange). "The End of the Fantastic Four!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Fantastic Four are bankrupt and the Sub-Mariner is scheming to use this; The Sub-Mariner offers the Fantastic Four one million dollars if they star in a film that he's producing; Mr. Fantastic, Torch and Thing discovers that the film project is a setup. "Kala, Queen of the Netherworld!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script), pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Don Heck; Stark is abducted by the queen of an underground kingdom to help her invade the surface; As Iron Man, Stark shows her that she would rapidly age on the surface, convincing her to call off the invasion. "Return to the Nightmare World!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Nightmare has discovered the ability to capture humans and bring them to his world for study while they sleep; The police ask Strange's help, as a "last resort," to discover the cause behind a rash of people unable to awaken. "Beauty and the Beast!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Underground overlord Tyrannus kidnaps Betty and lures the Hulk into his subterranean kingdom, forcing the Hulk to do his bidding to keep Betty safe; The Jade Giant is powerless until Rick frees Betty, thus leaving the Hulk free to bring the house down on Tyrannus. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Fantastic Four #13, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #44, Incredible Hulk #5 (The Hordes of General Fang), and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales #117. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (cover repros & Hulk) and Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange), inks by Don Heck? (Fantastic Four cover), Dick Ayers (Tales of Suspense cover & Hulk), and Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange). Reprints Fantastic Four #13, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #44, Incredible Hulk #5 (The Hordes of General Fang), and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales #117. "The Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; While Reed prepares a journey to the Blue Area of the Moon, Ivan Kragoff trains three apes to pilot a spaceship and take possession of the Moon "for the communist empire"; In space, the Fantastic Four's ship crosses that of Ivan Kragoff and they learn of the powers the apes have acquired before landing on the moon; The Watcher appears and explains where he comes from and why he cannot take sides in the battle between the Fantastic Four and the Red Ghost. "The Mad Pharaoh!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script), art by Don Heck; After waking up from a 2000 years long sleep, Hatap, the Mad Pharaoh, brings Tony Stark into the past to resume his war against Cleopatra. Stark helps Cleopatra defeat Hatap as Iron Man. "The Many Traps of Baron Mordo!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Mordo places a spell over Doctor Strange's house that causes it to vanish to another dimension. Strange manages to track Mordo down using his ethereal form, but it becomes trapped in Mordo's lair; Mordo goes to see the Ancient One, claiming he's changed his way, just so he can attack him unawares. "The Hordes of General Fang!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Hulk thwarts a would-be Genghis Khan conqueror named General Fang from taking over the Asian province of Llhasa, and he only has to dress up as the Abominable Snowman once to do it. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Fantastic Four #10, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #45, Incredible Hulk #2 (Terror of the Toad Men Part 1), and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales #118. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (cover repros), Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange), Steve Ditko ? (Tales of Suspense cover) and Don Heck ? (Tales of suspense cover), inks by Dick Ayers (Fantastic Four cover), Don Heck (Tales of Suspense cover), and Steve Ditko (Hulk cover & Dr. Strange). "The Return of Doctor Doom!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Doctor Doom returns from his unwanted journey in space and visits Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in order to make them set a trap for the Fantastic Four; Doctor Doom tells how he managed to return to Earth with the help of the Ovoids and then he changes bodies with Mr Fantastic using Ovoid technology; Doctor Doom convinces the rest of the Fantastic Four that he is Mr. Fantastic. "The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script), art by Don Heck; A washed up boxer saves Stark's life, and he hires him as a chauffeur; Meanwhile, a scientist fired by Stark creates a suit that gives him the power to freeze whatever is near him. He attacks Stark and Iron Man stops him. "The Possessed!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Using his "Earthly Scanner," which is a small replica of the planet, Strange senses evil somewhere in Bavaria; In a remote village, he finds the townspeople the victims of some strange form of possession, and believes a supernatural force is at work. "The Terror of the Toad Men, Part 1: Enter...the Toad Men," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; The Toad Men are above Earth, in search of its brightest scientist; Meanwhile, Rick and Bruce explore an underground cave where they hope to imprison Hulk each night. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Fantastic Four #14, Doctor Strange from Strange Tales #119, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #46 & 53, and Incredible Hulk #2 (Terror of the Toad Men Part 2 and 3). Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (covers & Hulk) and Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange), inks by Dick Ayers (Fantastic Four cover) and Steve Ditko (Fantastic Four cover, Hulk & Dr. Strange). "The Merciless Puppet Master," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Puppet Master is declared healed and plans his revenge againt the Fantastic Four; This time, he'll use the Sub-Mariner. "Iron Man Faces the Crimson Dynamo!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script), art by Don Heck; Khrushchev sends the Crimson Dynamo in the United States to "wreck Stark's project and get rid of Iron Man"; Iron Man defeats the Crimson Dynamo and convinces him to defect. "Beyond the Purple Veil!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Doctor Strange must rescue two thieves who unwittingly steal a magic gem from him and are trapped in a mystical dimension as a result. "The Way It Began...", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Paul Reinman; The Watcher comes from a super-advanced race that decides to share its technology with others; When their first attempt ends in tragedy they vow never to interfere with the affairs of less advanced species. "The Terror of the Toad Men Part 2: Prisoners of the Toad Men!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; The Toad men capture Bruce Banner and bring him to their spaceship. "The Terror of the Toad MenPart 3: Bruce Banner, Wanted for Treason!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; Bruce Banner is found in a Toad Men crashed spaceship while their fleet arrives on Earth. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Fantastic Four #15, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #47, Watcher story from Tales of Suspense, Incredible Hulk # 2 (Terror of the Toad Men part 4 and 5), No Doctor Strange this issue. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (covers & Hulk) and Larry Lieber (Watcher), inks by Dick Ayers (Fantastic Four cover), Sol Brodsky? (Tales of Suspense cover), George Roussos? (Tales of Supsense cover), Steve Ditko (Hulk), and Chic Stone (Watcher). "The Mad Thinker and His Awesome Android!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Mad Thinker has summoned gang leaders to try to become the king of New York; To achieve his goal, he must defeat the Fantastic Four; So he makes sure they are all offered interesting opportunities. "Iron Man Battles the Melter!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by Don Heck; A former competitor of Tony Stark becomes the Melter and sabotages one of his plants; Iron Man tries to defend it but must flee before the Melter. "Hands Off!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Chic Stone; The Watcher is tempted to break his vow of non-interference, but sees that it is for the best to obey. "The Terror of the Toad Men Part 4: Hulk Runs Amok!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; Hulk escapes from his cell while General Ross forgets about the Toad Men. "The Terror of the Toad Men Part 5: The End of the Hulk?", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; Bruce Banner repels the Toad Men invasion. Doctor Strange pinup by Steve Ditko. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Fantastic Four #16, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #51, Incredible Hulk #6 (Metal Master part 1), and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales # 120. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (Fantastic Four & Tales of Suspense cover), Steve Ditko (Hulk cover & Dr. Strange), inks by Dick Ayers (Fantastic Four cover), George Roussos (Tales of Suspense cover), and Steve Ditko (Hulk cover & Dr. Strange). "The Micro-World of Doctor Doom!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Fantastic Four answers a cry for help from someone too small to be seen; They arrive in a micro-world whose leader is Doctor Doom. "The Sinister Scarecrow," script by Stan Lee, art by Don Heck; A contortionist becomes the Scarecrow and steals some plans from Tony Stark to sell them to Cuba; Iron Man follows the Scarecrow and steals back the plans. "The House of Shadows!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Strange is on the scene to observe a TV crew as they prepare to enter & broadcast about a "Haunted House"; Strange discovers something is amiss, as he is unable to enter via his spirit form. "The Incredible Hulk vs The Metal Master!" Part 1, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Finding his transformations more and more difficult using his gamma ray machine, the Hulk with Banner's brain also finds that he has Banner's features when he zaps himself to face the alien invading Metal Master and his head does not transform. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.

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Reprints Fantastic Four #17, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #52, Incredible Hulk #6 (The Metal Master part 2), and Doctor Strange from Strange Tales #121. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (FF), Steve Ditko (Hulk), Don Heck (Iron Man), inks by Dick Ayers, Joe Sinnott (FF), Steve Ditko (Hulk), and Don Heck (Iron Man). "Defeated by Doctor Doom!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; Back from the Micro-world, Doctor Doom attacks the Fantastic Four once more by kidnapping Alicia. "The Crimson Dynamo Strikes Again!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Don Rico, art by Don Heck; The Black Widow and Boris are sent to America to kill Anton Vanko, the Crimson Dynamo, for defecting to America; They are also tasked with killing both Iron Man and Tony Stark. "Witchcraft in the Wax Museum!" script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; A phone call lures Strange away in his ectoplasmic form, so Baron Mordo can steal his body; Knowing that if the two are not reunited in 24 hours Strange is doomed, Mordo places a spell over the body so Strange cannot return to it. "The Incredible Hulk vs The Metal Master!" Part 2, script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; The power of the Metal Master is too much for the Hulk and he is captured by Ross. Rick forms the Teen Brigade. 68 pgs., full color. Cover price $0.25.