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Fantastic Four, Vol. 1 #8C

Fantastic Four, Vol. 1

#8C

"Prisoners of the Puppet Master!"

1st app. The Puppet Master, 1st app. Alicia Masters
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Release:   Aug 13, 2025
Cover:   Oct 2025
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Ben storms out of the headquarters, feeling jilted because Reed wouldn't fill him in on the details of his latest experiment. Sue follows him to try and talk sense into him, but before she can, the Puppet Master manages to take mental control of Ben. Sue follows him right to the lair of the Puppet Master, where she is captured and the Puppet Master's step-daughter Alicia (who is smitten with the Thing) is forced to take her place. The Thing heads back to headquarters to attack Reed and Johnny, but Reed realizes he's being controlled, and tricks him into spilling the experiment onto himself. The formula turns him back into Ben Grimm for a short time, but it was enough to break the Puppet Master's hold on him. With these three reunited and upset about Sue's capture, can the fate of the Puppet Master really be in doubt?


Creators View all

Writer Stan Lee
Artist Jack Kirby
Cover Penciller Jack Kirby
Cover Inker Richard 'Dick' Bache Ayers
Penciller Jack Kirby
Inker Richard 'Dick' Bache Ayers, Dick Ayers
Colorist Stan Goldberg
Letterer Artie Simek
Editor Stan Lee
Editor in Chief Stan Lee, C.B. Cebulski

Characters View all

The Thing Benjamin J. Grimm
Mr. Fantastic Reed Richards
Human Torch Jonathan 'Johnny' Storm
Alicia Masters
Puppet Master Phillip Masters
Invisible Girl Susan Storm
Darryl Williams

Details

Age Silver Age
Format Comic
Series Group Fantastic Four
Genre Action | Adventure | Super-Heroes
No. of Pages 32
Country USA
Language English