Appearing in "Two Died With Honour!"
Featured Characters:
- Captain Britain (Brian Braddock) (Photo)
Supporting Characters:
- Colonel Nick Fury (Main story and flashback)
- Dum-Dum Dugan
- Commander Lance Hunter (First appearance)
- ⏴ Courtney Ross ⏵
- ⏴ Jacko Tanner ⏵
- Jacko's friends
Antagonists:
- Tod Radcliffe (Only in flashback) (S.T.R.I.K.E. traitor) (Death)
Other Characters:
- S.T.R.I.K.E. agents (Only in flashback)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "Two Died With Honour!"
With Captain Britain and Captain America apparently dead, Nick Fury battles to the death with the traitorous Radcliffe. But the Red Skull is still at large, and his plan is taking shape...
Appearing in "Thunder in the Ruins!"
Fantastic Four #118
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Lockjaw
- Ixchel (Mentioned)
- General Robles (Death)
- Carlos Castillo
- Luis Cruz
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Central America
- Terra Verde
- Quetzalnango
- Arozcapa
- Temple of Ixchel (Destruction)
- Terra Verde
- Central America
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Synopsis for "Thunder in the Ruins!"
Fantastic Four #118
Johnny Storm has arrived in Terra Verde where he witnesses their local air force attacking the native peasants in the area. At first he thinks they are just practicing war games, but soon Johnny realizes the truth and comes to the citizens' aid by incapacitating the planes. One of the jets is able to sneak up behind him, but before Johnny is attacked the jet suddenly breaks apart. Johnny looks towards the cause of the destruction only to be shocked when he spots Crystal among the people down below. He rushes down to her side and kisses his long lost love. Crystal swats him away, and insists that she is the goddess Ixchel. "Ixchel" then warns him that if he hadn't aided in defeating her enemies any other would have suffered her wrath and if he should try such things again she wouldn't hesitate to make her anger known. When Johnny tries to press the issue, "Ixchel" uses her elemental powers to douse his flame then proceeds to leave with her followers.
Meanwhile, Diablo has forced Lockjaw to teleport him into the palace of Terra Verde. After dispatching the guards, he confronts the ruler of the country, General Robles. Telling Robles that he intends to take over the country for his own ends, he teleports Robles back to the Mayan temple where he is stationed. There, they are attacked by the Human Torch who has made it to the temple before Crystal. Diablo tries to fight back, but the Torch's flame powers have grown stronger since their last encounter. When Crystal arrives shortly after their confrontation Diablo orders her to attack Johnny, but realizes that the potion that keeps her under his control is slowly starting to lose its effectiveness. Diablo changes his course of action by rushing into the temple to try and get more of the potion, however when he gets to the temple's entrance he finds that it is blocked by an invisible force field. This leads him to the conclusion that the rest of the Fantastic Four have arrived and upon looking towards the sky Diablo sees that they have flown to Terra Verde in their Pogo-Plane.
Diablo orders his followers to attack, and, while the locals clash with Reed and Sue, Lockjaw teleports the Thing away. As the battle rages, Diablo is too late to reapply his potions, and the Mayan temple reverts back to its original ruined state. Crystal is freed from his control. With Diablo exposed as a fraud, the locals stop fighting. Inside the temple, Diablo attempts another potion to get revenge against his foes when he is suddenly attacked by General Robles, causing his potion to be knocked out of his hands. At that moment, Lockjaw and the Thing return, and the Fantastic Four head toward the temple. However, before they can get close, it is destroyed in a massive explosion. With Diablo seemingly dead and Crystal free, she is happily reunited with Johnny. The reunion is short-lived however as Crystal explains to Johnny that she cannot stay with him so long as Maximus rules the Inhuman throne and that she has to leave to help aid in the liberation of her homeland. Johnny is saddened by this but understands and tells Crystal that he will wait for her to return.
Appearing in "Exile!"
Strange Tales #168
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Behemoth (Death) (Dream)
- Vishanti (Invoked)
- Vikings (Dream)
- Three unnamed Viking warriors (Death) (Dream)
- Death (Mentioned)
- Raggador (Invoked)
- Munnopor (Invoked)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Dream Dimension
- Earthspace
- Munnopor (Invoked)
Items:
- Cloak of Levitation
- Eye of Agamotto
- Q-Ray Blaster
- Jewel of Transhypnosis
- Spells
- Hosts of Hoggoth (Invoked)
- Rings of Raggadorr (Invoked)
- Moons of Munnopor
Synopsis for "Exile!"
Strange Tales #168
Doctor Strange battles and defeats the imaginary creatures that Yandroth had sent against him in the Dimension of Dreams. Battling Yandroth himself, Strange is able to defeat Yandroth, knocking him to his doom. He then saves Victoria who is being chased by a Viking warrior conjured up by the realm. After saving Victoria, the two return to the Earth dimension, where the Ancient One congratulates his disciple.
Notes
- Published by Marvel UK
- The 2nd story is a reprint of the second half of Fantastic Four #118 in black and white.
- The 3rd story is a reprint of the first half of Strange Tales #168 also in black and white.