Fantastic Four #8
Marvel Comics
United States
- Published
- November 1962
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.12 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/17264
Credits
- Editing
- Stan Lee
Issue contents
Cover
Prisoners of the Puppet-Master!
(Fantastic Four)
Cover, 1 page
"Obey me, my puppets!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fantastic Four
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; the Puppet Master
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Fantastic Four (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #195 ([June 1978]) — Prisoners of the Puppet-Master!
-
Fantastic Four (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #196 ([July 1978]) — Prisoners of the Puppet-Master!
Notes
Dick Ayers has confirmed to Nick Caputo that he inked this cover (GCD Error List 2 November 2006).
1"The Thing! I didn't expect him back so soon!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fantastic Four
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- V-950
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Puppet Master (introduction)
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Fantastic Four (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #195 ([June 1978]) — Prisoners of the Puppet-Master! [Part 1]
-
Fantastic Four (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #196 ([July 1978]) — Prisoners of the Puppet-Master! [Part 1]
-
Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) — Prisoners of the Puppet Master!
-
Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005) — The Fantastic Four in: Prisoners of the Puppet Master!
- From GCD
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #8
Synopsis
The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay that gives him the power to remotely control people that are modeled in the clay.
Notes
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
2Featuring
- Feature
- A Fantastic Four Feature Page!
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
Notes
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
3"Father! I heard you cry out!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fantastic Four
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- V-950
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Puppet Master; Alicia Masters (introduction); Warden Williams (introduction)
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Fantastic Four (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #195 ([June 1978]) — The Hands of the Puppet Maker Part 2
Synopsis
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.
Notes
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
4"Reed -- I can't flame on yet!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fantastic Four
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- V-950
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Alicia Masters
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Fantastic Four (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #195 ([June 1978]) — The Lady and the Monster! Part 3
Synopsis
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.
Notes
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Fantastic 4 Fan Page
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Letters page replies by Stan Lee. Mr. Fantastic illo likely from earlier issue.
6"The puppet master is so engrossed in manipulating a jailbreak, that this is my chance to escape!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fantastic Four
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- V-950
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Puppet Master; Puppet Master's winged horse; Warden Williams
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Fantastic Four (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #196 ([July 1978]) — Face-to-face with the Puppet Master! Part 4
Synopsis
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.
Notes
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
7"Hey! The wall's cavin' in!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Fantastic Four
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- V-950
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Puppet Master; Alicia Masters
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Fantastic Four (Yaffa/Page, 1977 series) #196 ([July 1978]) — Death of a Puppet! Part 5
Synopsis
The jail break is stopped by the Fantastic Four and the Puppet Master falls to what seems to be his death.
Notes
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
Notes
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