Although the Puppet Master will become an ongoing member of the Fantastic Four’s villain roster, his impact to the lives of the Fantastic Four is nowhere near as significant as that of his estranged step-daughter, Alicia Masters.
Despite their mastery of interstellar travel, the creation of robots, the invention of the Hostility Ray, and an invisible beam of anti-gravity matter, the citizens of Planet X only built two star ships in their long history simply because they “never cared to visit other worlds”.
With the exception of Steve Rogers ( who still hadn’t made his return to the Marvel Universe as of yet) this sequence alone sets Namor apart from most heroes in terms of raw power and his unbridled dedication to kicking the ass of whoever has found themselves on the wrong side of his temper.
This issue really packs it in with the introduction of Doctor Doom via ominous flashbacks, time travel, and pirates! Predictably, the issue also features yet another fight between The Thing and the Human Torch, leaving Reed to rhetorically ask the question as to why it is that when they aren’t fighting “some menace to mankind” they are constantly fighting with each other. Amen!
In a chilling scene, The Thing walks past the wreckage of ancient sea vessels that have accumulated in the belly of the beast, ending in a fist fight with a strange sea creature also living within while the bomb tics away.
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