Fantastic! #3

(4 March 1967)

Trapped by Loki, the God of Mischief! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee; Larry Lieber (script)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Letters

?

Editing

Stan Lee (original story)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki (introduction); Jane Foster; Heimdall (introduction, cameo)

Synopsis

Loki escapes from his prison in Asgard and comes to Earth to get revenge on Thor. The trickster hypnotizes him to help make mischief, but Thor’s transformation into Donald Blake frees him from hypnosis, allowing him to defeat Loki and return him to Asgard.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #85 (October 1962)

Indexer Notes

The original story was divided into two parts: an unmarked first part (5 pp) and part two- "The Vengeance of Loki!" (8 pp). In this reprint, the chapter heading for part two (on page six) has been removed and the panels on that page have been expanded top and bottom with minor detail added. This was common in these Power Comics reprints. Some 'hip' dialogue in a new text box in the story's final panel draws the reader's attention to the 'next issue' preview on the following page.

We Can't Keep A Secret! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

News from the Floor of 64 / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Alf Wallace

Letters

typeset

No One Can Stop The Vanisher! (Table of Contents: 4)

X-Men / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Paul Reinman

Letters

Sam Rosen

Editing

Stan Lee (original story)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Professor X; X-Men [Cyclops; The Beast; Iceman; Angel; Marvel Girl]; The Vanisher

Synopsis

The X-Men face a new foe: The Vanisher!

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #2 (November 1963) [pages 1-11]

Indexer Notes

A newly-added caption in the final panel draws this segment to a close and points the way to the conclusion in next week's issue - "if the Vanisher doesn't vanish in the meantime!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Fantastic Fan Mail [UK] / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Missing Link / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Alf Wallace

Pencils

Luis Bermejo

Inks

Luis Bermejo

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Bull Belson fails to capture the Link...

Genre

adventure; science fiction

Characters

Bull Belson; Lita Munro; Cord Cleat

Reprints

• in The Complete Johnny Future (Rebellion, 2020 series) (2020)

Iron Man versus Gargantus! (Table of Contents: 7)

Iron Man / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (plot); Robert Bernstein (credited as R. Berns)

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Don Heck

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Stan Lee (original story)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Gargantus (introduction)

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #40 (April 1963) [part 1]

Indexer Notes

This is the story in which Iron Man changes the color of his armor from gray to gold in order to appear less menacing. Unfortunately, in this black and white reprint, he looks exactly the same after doing so! A new caption has been added to this segment's final panel, pointing the way to this story's conclusion in the next issue.

London's Rocking... (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

From Your Pal, Spider-Man (Table of Contents: 9)

Power House Pin-Up / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Steve Ditko

Inks

Steve Ditko

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Full-color back cover