Fantastic! #15

(27 May 1967)

Thor and Loki Attack the Human Race! (Table of Contents: 1)

Thor / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Joe Sinnott

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Letters

Sam Rosen

Editing

Stan Lee (original story)

Genre

superhero; fantasy-supernatural

Characters

Thor; Loki; Odin; Heimdall

Synopsis

Loki uses his magic to cause Thor's hammer to hit his head, turning him evil. Thor lashes out at Odin and then frees Loki.

Reprints

• from Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #94 (July 1963) [Black and white; pages 1-7 only.]

Indexer Notes

A new text panel at the conclusion of this segment tells readers to sit back and wait for the worst - which will be coming next week!

1000 Anglo Ace Watches To Be Won (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

Script

Alf Wallace (credited as Alf); Bob Bartholomew (credited as Bart)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Allan Dickinson, Dave Miller, Mrs. Margarette Belmont (on behalf of her four-year-old son, Glyndwr), Colin Wells, Maureen Beggs, Vanessa Dewey, Mark Rendell and Frances Desole

Unus, the Untouchable! [Part 2] (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Chic Stone

Letters

Sam Rosen

Editing

Stan Lee (original story)

Genre

superhero

Characters

X-Men [Angel; Beast; Cyclops; Iceman; Marvel Girl]; Unus

Synopsis

Unus is trying to join Magneto's Brotherhood so he takes on the X-Men. The X-Men barely fend him off and find Beast has constructed a machine that will actually increase Unus' powers. The X-Men try to prevent Hank from using the machine, but, once Unus has been zapped, he finds that he cannot even eat without the food being repelled out of his hands. Beast returns him to normal and Unus promises to will steer clear of Magneto.

Reprints

• from The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #8 (November 1964) [Black and white; page 10 (panels 4-5) and pages 11-20 only.]

Indexer Notes

The opening page features X-Men vignettes plus the three panels from page 10 which were omitted from last week's chapter.

Here Comes Walls' new-shape Sky Ray (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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Thrill To the Uncanny with Doctor Strange (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Doctor Strange / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.125 page (report information)

"Free stamps" (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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The Missing Link Makes a Dynamic Change to Combat the Animal Man (Table of Contents: 8)

The Missing Link / comic story / 4.5 pages (report information)

Script

Alf Wallace

Pencils

Luis Bermejo

Inks

Luis Bermejo

Letters

?

Genre

adventure; science fiction; superhero

Characters

The Missing Link (adopts his Johnny Future persona in this episode); Dr. Viktor Kelso; Lita Munro; The Animal Man

Synopsis

Lita Munro, upset at being dumped by the Link, drives to London. Dr. Viktor Kelso has been found in a mindless state; the police blame the Link for his condition. Meanwhile, the Animal Man, star of Bigby's Circus, decides that the time is right to demonstrate his ability to control all animals. Chaos ensues. He broadcasts his intention to take over the whole country. The link hears the broadcast. He realizes that he cannot battle the Animal Man himself as he is a wanted man. He breaks into a costumiers shop and, with the help of some make-up and a new outfit, emerges as Johnny Future!

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

The Missing Link strip finally completes its evolution into "Johnny Future", the title by which the strip would be known from the next issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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Accept This Great Encyclopaedia Free! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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The Icy Fingers of Jack Frost! (Table of Contents: 11)

Iron Man / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

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

Pencils

Don Heck

Inks

Don Heck

Letters

Sam Rosen

Editing

Stan Lee (original story)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Iron Man; Harold "Happy" Hogan; Virginia "Pepper" Potts; Professor Shapanka

Reprints

• from Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #45 (September 1963) [Black and white; first 10 pages only. ]

Indexer Notes

Some captions relettered to replace Americanisms with their British counterparts e.g. "Baseball stadium" becomes "football stadium". Some Iron Man stories were reprinted out of published sequence. This created a problem for the editors of Fantastic, because he changed his armor in Tales of Suspense #48 to the familiar red and gold version. In order to avoid confusion for British readers, Iron Man's armor was redrawn in Fantastic #15-20 to resemble the newer model.

The Fantastic Four (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; The Thing

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #15 (June 1963)