Dates
- Cover date
- 1965
- Pages
- 76
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #2 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition25¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition1/6 [0-1-6 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 1/6 [0-1-6 GBP].
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Creators
Stories
- X-Men · 23 pages
After a day of training and meeting Jean Grey, a new student at Professor X's school, the X-Men go on their first assignment--stopping a mutant named Magneto from talking over an Air Force base.
- The Ringmaster · 10 pages
Rick takes a break from his Hulk-sitting duties and goes to the circus. Unfortunately, he picks one run by a hypnotic criminal who mesmerizes his audience and then robs them. When the Hulk arrives to bail out his buddy, he is captured and made part of the act thanks to the fact that Rick is in thrall and cannot give him any commands. Rick returns with the FBI and the Hulk finds himself free to kick some circus tail.
- The Origin of Dr. Strange · 8 pages
Dr. Stephen Strange, a top neurosurgeon, damages his hands in an accident and seeks out a mystic for help. He saves the seer from his treacherous student, becoming his pupil and finding a new purpose.
- A Monster Among Us · 5 pages
An alien ambassador lands on Earth and, because of its monstrous appearance, is driven away. It drops a note written in English before fleeing welcoming Earth to the brotherhood of planets and offering to abolish war, disease and poverty as benefits of membership in the galactic order.
- The Coming of the Avengers! · 22 pages
Iron Man, the Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and Thor join forces to defeat Loki.