Published: November 1962
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Story Featuring Fantastic Four
"Obey me, my puppets!"
Dick Ayers has confirmed to Nick Caputo that he inked this cover (GCD Error List 2 November 2006).
"The Thing! I didn't expect him back so soon!"
The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay that gives him the power to remotely control people that are modeled in the clay.
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
"Father! I heard you cry out!"
The Puppet Master gets the Thing under his command and imprisons the Invisible Girl. He then send the Thing and Alicia Masters to infiltrate the Baxter Building.
"Reed -- I can't flame on yet!"
While acting under the Puppet Master's influence, the Thing is subjected to one of Mister Fantastic's potions that changes him back to Ben Grimm.
"The Puppet Master is so engrossed in manipulating a jailbreak, that this is my chance to escape!"
The Puppet Master stages a jailbreak just to prove his might. Invisible Girl sends a distress signal to her teammates and the Puppet Master flees when meeting the combined forces of the Fantastic Four.
"Hey! The wall's cavin' in!"
The jail break is stopped by the Fantastic Four and the Puppet Master falls to what seems to be his death.
Letter Column Featuring Fantastic 4 Fan Page
Letters page replies by Stan Lee. Mr. Fantastic illo likely from earlier issue.
"He’s looking for people who like to draw"
Back cover. Send for no obligation Famous Artists Talent Test.
"Learn radio-television electronics by practising at home in your spare time"
Advertisement to learn how to repair televisions and radios from the National Radio Institute. Located on inside rear cover.
Ad Featuring Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
"Boys, girls, men, women if you know just 20 people…"
Ad to recruit sellers of Christmas cards.
"Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method can build you a magnificent new he-man-muscled body in just ten minutes a day"
Ad for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98.
"Stamp collecting outfit"
Ad for stamps and other products. On page after Fan Page.
"Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"
Send $1.00 for catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins. Ad located on lower half of page.
Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper
"Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit"
Ad to recruit sellers of Grit newspaper. On top half of page.
Ad Featuring Honor House Products Novelties
"Bike bonanza of big buys"
An advertisement for bicycle-related accessories including a "bike machine gun" for 75¢ from Honor House Prod. Corp. on lower half of page.
"1001 things that you can get free"
On top half of page.
"Amazing new home training plan"
Ad for air conditioning and refrigeration training booklets.
"Will you work Saturday mornings for $5.00 to $20.00 extra?"
Advertisement to sell shoes from the Mason Shoe Mfg. Company.
"Are you skinny like I was?"
Inside front cover.
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