Marvel Collectors Item Classics #9

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Reprints Fantastic Four #14, Doctor Strange from Strange Tales #119, Iron Man from Tales of Suspense #46 & 53, and Incredible Hulk #2 (Terror of the Toad Men Part 2 and 3). Cover pencils by Jack Kirby (covers & Hulk) and Steve Ditko (Dr. Strange), inks by Dick Ayers (Fantastic Four cover) and Steve Ditko (Fantastic Four cover, Hulk & Dr. Strange). "The Merciless Puppet Master," script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Puppet Master is declared healed and plans his revenge againt the Fantastic Four; This time, he'll use the Sub-Mariner. "Iron Man Faces the Crimson Dynamo!", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Robert Bernstein (script), art by Don Heck; Khrushchev sends the Crimson Dynamo in the United States to "wreck Stark's project and get rid of Iron Man"; Iron Man defeats the Crimson Dynamo and convinces him to defect. "Beyond the Purple Veil!", script by Stan Lee, art by Steve Ditko; Doctor Strange must rescue two thieves who unwittingly steal a magic gem from him and are trapped in a mystical dimension as a result. "The Way It Began...", script by Stan Lee (plot) and Larry Lieber (script), pencils by Larry Lieber, inks by Paul Reinman; The Watcher comes from a super-advanced race that decides to share its technology with others; When their first attempt ends in tragedy they vow never to interfere with the affairs of less advanced species. "The Terror of the Toad Men Part 2: Prisoners of the Toad Men!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; The Toad men capture Bruce Banner and bring him to their spaceship. "The Terror of the Toad MenPart 3: Bruce Banner, Wanted for Treason!", script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Steve Ditko; Bruce Banner is found in a Toad Men crashed spaceship while their fleet arrives on Earth.