Marvel's Greatest Comics #28

(August 1970)

The Frightful Four! (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 19 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 [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Frightful Four [Wizard [Bentley Wittman]; Paste-Pot Pete [Peter Petruski]; Sandman [Flint Marko]; Madame Medusa] (introduction); X-Men [Professor Charles Xavier; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Angel [Warren Worthington III]]; Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Rick Jones; Alicia Masters

Synopsis

Reed and Sue announce their engagement. The Wizard forms the Frightful Four and attacks the Baxter Building.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #36 (March 1965) [edited; two pages deleted from original - page 2 panels 2-5, page 3 panel 1, page 6 panels 2-6 and page 7 panel 1.]

Indexer Notes

vs. the Frightful Four, 1st, which includes the Wizard, Paste-Pot Pete, Sandman and Madame Medusa. Madame Medusa is introduced here for the first time.

The Gladiator, the Girl, and the Glory! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain America / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

John Romita (credited as Johnny Romita)

Inks

John Romita (credited as Johnny Romita)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Batroc [Georges Batroc]; Agent 13 [Sharon Carter]

Synopsis

Batroc and Cap duke it out over the vial of Inferno 42.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #76 (April 1966) [Page 4 panels 2-3, and page 5 panels 1, 3-4 are not reprinted.]

Fight On! For A World Is Watching! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Don Heck (credited)

Inks

Mike Esposito (credited as Mickey Demeo)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Titanium Man [Boris Bullski]; Countess Stephanie De La Spirosa; Pepper Potts; Happy Hogan; Senator Harrington Byrd

Synopsis

The Battle between Iron Man and Titanium Man continues.

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #70 (October 1965)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Marvelmania (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Beware...! Dormammu is Watching! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script

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

Pencils

Steve Ditko (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

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

Synopsis

Dormammu reveals The Ancient One, who tells Strange he must fight on, and he can only expect token aid. Dormammu forces Clea to watch Strange's defeat. Strange and Mordo square off and battle. After a time, Dormammu grows frustrated at how Mordo has been out-fought, and prepares to strike personally...!

Reprints

• from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #139 (December 1965)
• in L'Incroyable Hulk (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #98/99 ([octobre 1979]) [N&B [B&W]]