FANTASTIC FOUR 23
cover by Jack Kirby & George Roussos
"THE MASTER PLAN OF DR. DOOM"
From Kirby, "ye editor" & Roussos-- probably my first exposure to the horrors of "George Bell" inks.
(2-6-2014)
TALES TO ASTONISH 52
cover by Jack Kirby & Sol Brodsky
DICK AYERS does story & full art, while "ye editor" dialogues. My guess is, Jack Kirby supplied the villain, and possibly a springboard for the story, which Ayers ran with in grand style. The Black Knight-- apparently a descendant of the 1950's Joe Maneely hero-- would soon become a member of "The Masters of Evil" in THE AVENGERS.
(2-6-2014)
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 9
cover by STEVE DITKO
JOURNEY INTO MYSTERY 101
cover by Jack Kirby & George Roussos
from the GCD: "Synopsis: Loki convinces Odin to reduce Thor's power in punishment for loving Jane Foster, and then restores the memory of the Tomorrow Man so that he can come back in time and defeat Thor. He builds a powerful robot, and when Thor cannot defeat it he agrees to help the Tomorrow Man conquer the 23rd century."
Well, now we're up to combining the "sci-fi" stories with the "Asgardian" ones, as Loki is directly responsible for THOR having a rematch with the villain from one of the "sci-fi" stories.
At last, JACK KIRBY returns to THOR with a blast, supplying story & art for the next 6-1/2 YEARS!!! Too many fans totally dismiss everything before this, and I think that's nonsense, but, this is where things really do start to pick up.
"Ye editor" continues on dialogue, while George Roussos, who's been BUTCHERING art all over Marvel for months now, finally gets to do the same on Kirby's return to this series. Fortunately, it didn't last.
"THE INVASION OF ASGARD!"
from the GCD: "Synopsis: Loki makes a hole in Asgard's defenses and lures Thor there to face an attack alone. Thor holds off the enemies of Asgard until help arrives."
"The Boyhbood Of Thor" part 2 has JACK KIRBY continuing on with the 5th installment of "Tales Of Asgard", while "ye editor" & Roussos do the same honors they did on the lead story.
(2-6-2014)
STRANGE TALES 117 /
cover by Jack Kirby & Sol Brodsky (and STEVE DITKO)
DICK AYERS supplies story & full art, "ye editor" does dialogue, with a snazzy Kirby cover. Kirby story? Story idea? Hard to say. Ayers seems quite capable of flying solo here, though AS ALWAYS, "ye editor" keeps STEALING credit & pay for writing.
(2-6-2014)
"THE RETURN OF THE EEL!"
Synopsis:
Having served his time, The Eel is released from jail, but Johnny's suspicious because he left prison wearing his Eel costume. Taking a security guard job at an aquarium, The Eel begins pulling crimes, but eventually, Johnny tracks him down and defeats him again.
Indexer notes:
2nd appearance of The Eel; previous app. in STRANGE TALES #112 (September 1963); Eel has a 2-panel cameo in FANTASTIC FOUR ANNUAL #3 (November 1965), then returns in X-MEN #22 (July 1966). Story not reprinted in MARVEL TALES run (in 1969).
"THE MANY TRAPS OF BARON MORDO!"
Synopsis:
Mordo places a spell over 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. But Strange had found a way to escape by going straight thru the center of the Earth itself, and warned his mentor in advance. Though defeated, both Strange & The Ancient One know Mordo is becoming more powerful all the time.
Indexer notes:
Episode #6. 4th appearance of Baron Mordo; last chronological appearance in STRANGE TALES #114 (November 1963); next app. in STRANGE TALES #121 (June 1964).
(8-17-2007)
TALES OF SUSPENSE 50
cover by Jack Kirby & George Roussos
WOW!!! DON HECK returns to "his" series, with a vengeance!! My belief is that Jack Kirby wanted Iron Man to have an Asian arch-enemy from the start, and after a year, he finally got one. I have no doubt Kirby created The Mandarin, and came up with AT LEAST a story idea, while at this point, Don Heck took over the actual WRITING of the stories. "Ye editor" on dialogue does a damned good job. THIS is the point where the whole IRON MAN series really takes off. Amazing it should happen the same month THOR did the same, eh??
(2-6-2014)
(Continued in March 1964)
All Text (C) Henry R. Kujawa
Artwork (C) Marvel Comics
Restorations by Henry R. Kujawa
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