Marvel's Greatest Comics #26

(April 1970)

A House Divided! (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; the Thing; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl]; Alicia Masters; Gregory Gideon; Commander Vanvroot; Tamiroff; Favorsham; Smedley; Mrs. Gideon; Thomas Gideon

Synopsis

Billionaire Gregory Gideon bets his bid for world domination on his ability to destroy the Fantastic Four.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #34 (January 1965)

If A Man Be Mad! (Table of Contents: 2)

Iron Man / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Hartley (credited)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (credited) (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Morgan Stark; Count Nefaria [Count Luchino Nefaria]; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan; Senator Byrd; Gouda (alien); Edam (alien)

Synopsis

Tony Stark must face not only the traitorous Morgan Stark, his own cousin, but also Count Nefaria and invading aliens.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #68 (August 1965)

The Army of Assassins Strikes! (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain America / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Chic Stone (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

X-784

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Baron Zemo [Heinrich Zemo]; Army of Assassins: Rick Jones

Synopsis

Baron Zemo sends the Army of Assassins after Cap, who is assisted by Rick Jones in defeating them.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #60 (December 1964)

Another Marvel Masterpiece (Table of Contents: 4)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Sporr

Indexer Notes

House advertisement for Where Monsters Dwell (Marvel, 1970 series) #2 reprinting the cover.

Located between pages 2 and 3 of previous story sequence.

The Mighty Marvel Checklist (Table of Contents: 5)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

? (promo copy)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Marvel checklist for Marvel-ous Mags on sale right now! Comics listed with a synopsis are Fantastic Four #96, Spider-Man #82, Silver Surfer #13, Thor #173, Avengers #73, Captain America #123, X-Men #65, Hulk #125, Iron Man #23, Sub-Mariner #23, Daredevil #61, Chamber of Darkness #3, Sgt. Fury #75, Marvel Super-Heroes #25, Marvel Tales #25, Marvel's Greatest Comics #25, Capt. Savage #18 and Tower of Shadows #4.

Located between pages 6 and 7 of previous story sequence.

Marvelmania (Table of Contents: 6)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

? (advertisement copy)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Characters

Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Silver Surfer; Spider-Man; Thor; Daredevil; Dr. Doom

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for the Marvelmania membership kit using a small version of the Poster and Decals that came with the membership.

When Meet the Mystic Minds! (Table of Contents: 7)

Doctor Strange / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Ditko (credited) (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (dialogue)

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

The Ancient One; Dr. Strange; Hamir (unnamed); Baron Mordo

Synopsis

Desperate to learn the secret of Eternity, Dr. Strange probes into the unconscious mind of The Ancient One, meeting one deadly trap after another, until at last, he reaches the mind of his beloved Master, and convinces him of his identity and good intentions. After recovering, Strange departs, and high atop a Himalayan peak, recites "one of the most potent spells of all time". When he's finished, his amulet floats into the air, expands in size, and a doorway opens thru which Strange steps. Seconds after the amulet vanishes, Mordo appears, just barely too late to catch up with his mortal enemy.

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #137 (October 1965)
• in L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #94/95 ([juin 1979]) [N&B [B&W]]