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Appearing in "While the World Spins Mad!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marvel Premiere #3

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Synopsis for "While the World Spins Mad!"

Reprint of the 1st story from
Marvel Premiere #3
Lost in thought Dr. Strange is almost struck by a truck while crossing the road, however a spell saves him at the last moment. Returning to his Sanctum, Strange ponders further over a sense of dread of some opposing force that is waiting to strike. After seeking the advice of the Ancient One, Strange soon becomes aware of a presence in his Sanctum.

Chasing this presence in his astral form, he is too late to stop it from taking possession of his physical body. It attacks Strange, and after a fierce battle, Strange realizes his astral form could touch his foe, when his opponent tries to leap out of the Sanctum's window, Strange prevents it from falling, only to realize that the Sanctum had been transported to another realm.

Begged by a version of himself manifesting in trees and clouds telling him to surrender to the force around him, he uses the Eye of Agamotto to learn the truth. He learns that he actually got hit by the truck and now is in emergency surgery and that he is really in the dream world. Upon his discovery he also learns it is his old foe Nightmare who is responsible and the two battle each other until Strange defeats him. After his victory, Strange awakens in the hospital and erases the doctors memories of his mystical abilities.

Appearing in "The Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer"

Reprint of the 4th story from
Fantastic Four Annual #5

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  • Unnamed Hunter (First appearance)
  • Harry (Hunter) (First appearance)
  • Mad Thinker (Referenced)
  • Fantastic Four (Mentioned in narration)
  • NYPD
    • Two unnamed police officers
  • Numerous unnamed New Yorkers

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Synopsis for "The Peerless Power of the Silver Surfer"

Reprint of the 4th story from
Fantastic Four Annual #5
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Quasimodo asks for the Silver Surfer's help in escaping his machine prison. The Surfer uses his powers to make him human. However, he is forced to turn him into a statue in order to stop him from attacking the city.

Fantastic Four Annual Vol 1 5 - 46

Detailed Summary:
While flying with a flock of ducks, the Silver Surfer is surprised by a volley of gunfire around him. Thinking that he is being attacked, he quickly fires a cosmic blast at the hunters, causing them to run for cover. Realizing that they meant him no harm, the Surfer continues on his flight to New York City.

As he flies through the city, he senses many different emotions from the people below. Suddenly, he senses such intense anguish that it causes him to investigate from where it is emanating.

His search leads him to an abandoned laboratory, where he finds Quasimodo trapped in a machine. The computer begs the Surfer to use his power to make him human. Using his cosmic energy, the Surfer changes Quasimodo into a living being. The misshapen creature then goes on a rampage, attacking the Surfer and the city. The Surfer fights back and turns Quasimodo into a stone statue in order to stop his murderous riot.

Appearing in "The Sub-Mariner"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Marvel Comics #1

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  • Empire of Atlantis (Main story and flashback) (Unnamed) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
    • Holy One (Main story and flashback) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
    • Princess Fen (Main story and flashback) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
    • Atlantean Army (Main story and flashback) (Unnamed) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
      • Karal (First appearance) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
      • Numerous unnamed soldiers (Only in flashback)
    • Council of Elders (Mentioned)
    • Dorma (First Marvel/Timely appearance)

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  • S.S. Recovery's Crew (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
    • Carley (Death) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
    • Unnamed Chief Mate (Death) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
    • Anderson (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
    • Rod Nelson (Death) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
    • Captain Leonard Johnson (Unnamed) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
    • Peters (Behind the scenes)
    • Numerous unnamed crewmembers
  • Lord (Invoked)
  • Neptune's Mother (Invoked)
  • Neptune (Invoked)
  • Commander Leonard McKenzie (Only in flashback) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
  • Randall Smith (Unnamed) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
  • United States Coast Guard (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
    • Unnamed Pilot (First Marvel/Timely appearance)
    • Numerous unnamed members

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  • S.S. Recovery (First Marvel/Timely appearance) (Destroyed)
  • Oracle (Only in flashback) (First Marvel/Timely appearance)

Synopsis for "The Sub-Mariner"

Reprint of the 3rd story from
Marvel Comics #1
Namor McKenzie (Earth-616) from Marvel Comics Vol 1 1 001

A diver from salvage vessel finds wrecked ship's safe empty and just recently dropped knife from shipwreck's deck. Captain orders him back down to investigate with another diver. They are searching the wreckage when attacked by Namor, the Sub-Mariner! He savagely attacks both men, stabbing one and crushing the diving helmet of the other. Namor then turns his attention to the ship, wrecking the propeller and running it aground. He heads back to his underwater home, where he is greeted by the "Holy One" who commends him on his attack against the humans. Namor brings the bodies of the two divers as trophies. His mother, Fen, congratulates him on beginning his war of revenge in such a decisive manner. Namor asks her why their people hate the Earth-men so much.

Namor McKenzie (Earth-616) from Marvel Comics Vol 1 1 002

She explains that in the year 1920, a research vessel called the Oracle had journeyed to Antarctica and was doing "experiments" with explosives that killed many of their fellow citizens. Since Fen looked most like a human, she was sent to find out more about what was going on. She fell in love with Commander Leonard McKenzie, and became pregnant by him. The sailors could not understand how she was able to swim in the freezing water. She learned their language and sent back messages to the undersea army that the white men were too strong for them, but they sent an army to fight those invaders anyway. The white men's bombardment annihilated most of their race, and now, 20 years later, they are ready once again to press an attack against Earth-people, and Namor will begin this war.

Later, he takes his cousin Dorma with him to the Cape Anna Lighthouse. Once there, they attack the guard who stands watch on the lighthouse and wreak havoc on the controls and equipment hoping to destroy some of the ships that use it's beacon for safety. Some naval men come on the scene, and in order to escape, Namor and Dorma commandeer a plane which flies nearby. Sub-Mariner commands Dorma to wreck the plane and swim back home as Namor continues his crusade against humans.

Appearing in "The Origin of the Hulk!"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Incredible Hulk #3

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Synopsis for "The Origin of the Hulk!"

Reprint of the 2nd story from
Incredible Hulk #3
While Rick Jones keeps vigil over the Hulk, his mind drifts back to the events that changed both of their lives forever. On a dare, Rick trespassed onto the desert base in the middle of a top secret military test involving Doctor Robert Bruce Banner's Gamma Bomb. Seeing Jones riding across the blast area in his jeep, Banner abandoned the safety of the bunker and tossed him into a ditch just as the bomb exploded. The intense wave of gamma radiation altered Banner's chemistry, transforming him into a muscle-bound hulk whenever night fell. By day, the Hulk transformed back into the form of Robert Bruce Banner.

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