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Issue Details

Issue #20
Published May 1969
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 66
Editing Stan Lee
Notes Original indexer credited Frank Giacoia as cover co-penciler.

Cover Details

Characters Dr. Doom
Genre Superhero
Pencils Larry Lieber
Inks Vince Colletta
Notes Original indexer credited Frank Giacoia as cover co-penciler.
Reprinted in Essential Super-Villain Team-Up (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 (2004) [black & white reprint]

24 page Dr. Doom story "This Man...This Demon!"

Characters Dr. Doom; The Thing; Mr. Fantastic; The Invisible Girl; The Human Torch; Diablo; Valeria; Boris (Flashback); Dr. Doom's father (Flashback)
Synopsis Diablo hold Valeria hostage and tries to force Dr. Doom into becoming his partner.
Genre Superhero
Script Larry Lieber; Roy Thomas
Pencils Larry Lieber; Frank Giacoia
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Sam Rosen
Notes Appearance between STRANGE TALES #167 / FANTASTIC FOUR #84. Origin of Dr. Doom retold.
Reprinted in Giant-Size Super-Villain Team-Up (Marvel, 1975 series) #1 (March 1975) [Two page splash edited out]; in Essential Super-Villain Team-Up (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 (2004) [black & white reprint, two page splash edited out]; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #39

4 page Sub-Mariner story "The Sub-Mariner Meets A New Enemy--Fire"

Genre Superhero
Script Bill Everett
Pencils Bill Everett
Inks Bill Everett
Letters Bill Everett
Notes This story is also reprinted in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) #nn [revised layout=2 pages] and in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971 series) #nn [revised layout=2 pages].
Reprinted from Sub-Mariner Comics (Marvel, 1954 series) #40 (June 1955) [original layout=4 pages]

1 page cover reprint (on interior page) "Young Men #24"

Genre Superhero
Pencils Dick Ayers?
Inks Dick Ayers?
Reprinted from Young Men (Marvel, 1953 series) #24 (December 1953)

9 page Human Torch [golden age] story "The Return of... the Human Torch"

Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee?
Pencils Dick Ayers
Inks Dick Ayers
Notes This story is also reprinted in Golden Age of Marvel (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn.
Reprinted from Young Men (Marvel, 1953 series) #24 (December 1953)

6 page Captain America story "Back From the Dead"

Genre Superhero
Script Stan Lee?
Pencils John Romita
Inks John Romita
Notes This story is also reprinted in Golden Age of Marvel (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn.
Reprinted from Young Men (Marvel, 1953 series) #24 (December 1953)

8 page Sub-Mariner story "The Sub-Mariner Returns"

Genre Superhero
Script Bill Everett
Pencils Bill Everett
Inks Bill Everett
Letters Bill Everett
Notes This story is also reprinted in Golden Age of Marvel (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn.
Reprinted from Young Men (Marvel, 1953 series) #24 (December 1953)