| Characters |
Johnny Storm [Human Torch]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Beetle [Abner Jenkins] (introduction, origin); Alicia Masters; Doris Evans |
| Synopsis |
Mechanic-inventor Abner Jenkins creates the identity of The Beetle. While taking the Fantasti-Car for a double-date, Johnny & Ben wind up being humiliated by The Beetle. But when he tries to rip off the NY World's Fair, the rematch goes the other way. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Stan Lee |
| Pencils |
Carl Burgos |
| Inks |
Dick Ayers |
| Letters |
Sam Rosen |
| Notes |
Carl Burgos was the creator of the original Human Torch! The Beetle next appears in Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #21 (February 1965). Colors credit for Stan Goldberg removed due to lack of attribution. |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Tales (Marvel, 1966 series) #25 (March 1970); in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #24 (February 22, 1972) [as "La nascita del Coleottero!", Italian translation]; in Essential Human Torch (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003) [black & white]; in Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch (Marvel, 2006 series) #2 (2009) |
| Characters |
Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Loki; Thor [Donald Blake]; Odin (cameo); |
| Synopsis |
Strange practices the art of levitation. Meanwhile, in faraway Asgard, home of the Norse Gods, Loki, God of Mischief, plots as always. He contacts Strange and tries to convince him that he is a prisoner of Thor, who is evil and deceiving his father. Strange uses a spell to take Thor's hammer, but on examining it, can sense no trace of evil. Realizing he's been had, Strange battle Loki, who later swears vengeance against the mage. |
| Genre |
superhero |
| Script |
Steve Ditko (plot, un-credited); Stan Lee (script) |
| Pencils |
Steve Ditko |
| Inks |
George Roussos [as George Bell] |
| Letters |
Art Simek |
| Notes |
Loki would seek revenge against Strange the very next month in Journey Into Mystery #108 (September 1964). |
| Reprinted |
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #14 (April 1968); in Giant-Size Marvel Triple Action (Marvel, 1975 series) #2 (July 1975); in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1973 series) #182 (November 1975); in Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts (Pocket Books, 1978 series) #nn [1]; in Doctor Strange Master of the Mystic Arts (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #nn; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #23 (1992); in Essential Dr. Strange (Marvel, 2001 series) #1 (December 2001) [black & white]; in Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003) |