Comics:Fantastic Four Vol 1 8

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"Prisoners of the Puppet Master!"

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Fantastic Four Vol 1 #8
November, 1962

Cover Artists

Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers

Writers

Stan Lee

Pencilers

Jack Kirby

Inkers

Dick Ayers

Colourists

Stan Goldberg

Letterers

Artie Simek

Editors

Stan Lee

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His Face Feels Strong & Powerful! And Yet, I Can Sense A Gentleness To Him--There Is Something Tragic--Something Sensitive!

-- Alicia Masters (Earth-616)

Appearing in "Prisoners of the Puppet Master!"

Featured Characters:

• The Fantastic Four
  • Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
  • Invisible Girl (Susan Storm)
  • Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
  • Thing (Ben Grimm)

Supporting Characters:

• Alicia Masters (First appearance)

Villains:

• Puppet Master (Phillip Masters) (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Warden Williams (The Warden of State Prison)
• Various inmates of State Prison
• Various Police Officers

Locations:

• New York City, New York State
  • Manhattan
    • Baxter Building
    • State Prison

Items:

• Fantasti-Flare
• Giant Mentally-controlled Puppet
• Flying Horse Pupper

Vehicles:

• Fantasti-Car MK I (Flying Bathtub)
  
  

Synopsis for "Prisoners of the Puppet Master!"

The Fantastic Four run into the Puppet Master and find that they're not only fighting him, but each other as well. As a test of his power, The Puppet Master used a clay puppet to force a man to leap to his death from a bridge. The man was saved by the Human Torch, a member of the Fantastic Four. Learning what had happened, the Puppet Master decided to use the clay’s powers against the Fantastic Four. Carving a puppet of the Thing from his special clay, the Puppet Master compelled the Thing to come to him. The Thing was followed by his team mate, the Invisible Girl, whom the Puppet Master captured. Seeing a close resemblance between the Invisible Girl and Alicia, the Puppet Master disguised Alicia as the Invisible Girl and told her to accompany the Thing back to the Fantastic Four’s headquarters. Alicia, unaware of her stepfather’s motives, obeyed. Once the disguised Alicia and mesmerized Thing were inside the team’s headquarters, the Thing attacked the Torch and the team’s leader, Mister Fantastic. During the battle, Mister Fantastic succeeded in freeing the Thing from the Puppet Master’s control.

Mister Fantastic rescued the Invisible Girl, but the Puppet Master had used a puppet to force a prison warden to set free his prisoners. The Fantastic Four recaptured the prisoners, however.

Alicia, meanwhile, was distraught to learn of her stepfather’s criminal actions. When he came to her bearing a puppet of himself dressed as a king, and told her how, having successfully tested his power, he plans to rule entire nations, Alicia grabbed his arm, protesting that no one should have so much power. She slipped and fell, dropping the puppet, and the Puppet Master, trying to pick up the puppet, tripped over her and plunged from a window.

Notes

• This issue denotes the first of many failed attempts by Reed Richards to revert the Thing back to Ben Grimm.
• Mister Fantastic last appeared in Fantastic Four #7; He appears next in Strange Tales #103.
• The Invisible Girl last appeared in Strange Tales #102; She appears next in Fantastic Four #9.
• The Human Torch last appeared in Strange Tales #102; He appears next in Strange Tales #103.
• The Thing last appeared in Strange Tales #101; He appears next in Fantastic Four #9.
• The Puppet Master appears next in Fantastic Four #14.

Trivia

• No trivia.

See Also

• Discuss Fantastic Four Vol 1 8 on the forums
• Cover gallery for the Fantastic Four series

Recommended Reading

• None.

Links and References

• FFPlaza.com