Issue Description

At the start of this issue, the Fantastic Four are discussing the X-Men. Meanwhile, the Puppet Master and Mad Thinker are meeting up, as the Mad Thinker has a plan that will stop the Fantastic Four. He orders the Puppet Master to create a puppet of the X-Men's leader, and using the Thinker's exact calculations, manages to create a puppet of Professor X which can control him. Professor X then tells the X-Men to capture the Fantastic Four. Since they don't realise Professor X is being controlled, they obey him and fly their helicopter to the Baxter Building. Upon going into the building and greeting the Fantastic Four, they get mentally told by Professor X to capture them. The X-Men battle the Fantastic Four, but it's a stalemate until the X-Men capture Sue Storm and take her to an island the Professor told them about. When there, the Fantastic Four are caught by various traps on the island, for example a massive pit for the Thing to fall into. The Mad Thinker and Puppet Master then arrive, and are ready to command Professor X to subdue the X-Men. However, just before succumbing to the command, Beast manages to smash the puppet of Professor X. He then also gets knocked out. Meanwhile, the Thing manages to escape from the pit by diggging handholds in the wall, and frees the other members of the Fantastic Four. Together, they and the X-Men then are forced to fight the Mad Thinker's android, but can't do anything to it. Before they are destroyed, Professor X, miles away, uses his mental powers to shut the android down. The Mad Thinker and Puppet Master then escape, and the X-Men apologise to the Fantastic Four for fighting with them.

Fantastic Four (1961)

Publisher

Marvel

Volume Description

The Fantastic Four were created in response to DC's Justice League and soon became the Silver Age's premier superhero team. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby collaborated on the opening 102 issues of the magazine, and told the adventures of Mr. Fantastic, the Thing, Invisible Woman and the Human Torch. This first volume ran through issue #416, before it was rebooted as Fantastic Four (vol. 2) (13 issues) as part of the short lived Heroes Reborn arc. The series was restarted again with issue 1 in Fantastic Four (vol. 3) before it reverted back to the original numbering with issue #500.

Collected Editions

Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four

Vol. 1 (Issues 1-10)Vol. 2 (#11-20, Annual #1)Vol. 3 (#21-30)Vol. 4 (#31-40, Annual #2)Vol. 5 (#41-50, Annual #3)Vol. 6 (#51-60, Annual #4)Vol. 7 (#61-71, Annual #5)Vol. 8 (#72-81, Annual #6)Vol. 9 (#82-93, Annual #7)Vol. 10 (#94-104)Vol. 11 (#105-116)Vol. 12 (#117-128)Vol. 13 (#129-141)Vol. 14 (#142-150, Giant-Size #2)

Essential Fantastic Four - Seven volumes printing #1-159

Fantastic Four Epic Collection: The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (#1-18)S.H.I.E.L.D.: The Complete Collection (#21)Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 (#1-30, Annual #1)S.H.I.E.L.D. by Lee & Kirby: The Complete Collection (#21)Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 2 (#31-60, Annuals #2-4)Silver Surfer Epic Collection: When Calls Galactus (#49, #55, #57-60, #72 and #74-77)Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 3 (#61-93)Fantastic Four Visionaries: George Perez Vol. 1 (#164-167, #170, #176-178, #184-186) Vol. 2 (#187-188, #191-192)Fantastic Four: Crusaders & Titans (#164-176)Fantastic Four: Reunited They Stand (#201-203)In Search of Galactus (#204-214)Fantastic Four Visionaries: John Byrne Vol. 0 (#215-218, #220-221) Vol. 1 (#232-240) Vol. 2 (#241-250) Vol. 3 (#251-257, Annual #17) Vol. 4 (#258-267) Vol. 5 (#268-275, Annual #18)Vol. 6 (#276-284) Vol. 7 (#285-286, Annual #19) Vol. 8 (#287-295)Fantastic Four Epic Collection: All In the Family (#296-307)Fantastic Four Epic Collection: Into the Time Stream (#334-346)Fantastic Four Visionaries: Walter Simonson Vol. 1 (#334-341) Vol. 2 (#342-346) Vol. 3 (#347-350, #352-354)Fantastic Four/Inhumans: Atlantis Rising (#401-402)Fantastic Four Epic Collection: Strange Days (#403-416)

Please first Sign In before leaving a review.

Status: Not in Collection