Appearing in "Manhunters from the Stars!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
Other Characters:
- Kingdom of Atlantis
- Tamara Rahn
- Numerous unnamed Hydro-Men
- Neptune (Invoked)
- Defenders (Mentioned)
- Hulk (Bruce Banner) (Mentioned)
- Dakkam's Planetary Triumvirate (Only in recap)
- Hektu (Only in recap) (Death)
- Soja (Only in recap) (Death)
- Dakkam's Internal Security Police (Only in recap)
- Numerous unnamed members (Only in recap)
- Man-Thing (Ted Sallis) (Only in recap)
- ⏴ Human Torch (Johnny Storm) ⏵
- Numerous unnamed New Yorkers
- Black Bolt (Mentioned)
- Aunt Petunia (Mentioned)
Races and Species:
- Dakkamites (Main story and recap)
- Mutant Atlantean-Human Hybrids
- Shrimp (Mentioned)
- Hydro-Men
- Banari
- Robots
- Man-Things (Only in recap)
- Demons (Referenced)
- Dogs (Referenced)
- Fish (Mentioned)
Locations:
- Milky Way (Main story and recap)
- Sol (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- Atlantic Ocean
- Iceland (Mentioned)
- Earth Orbit (Main story and recap)
- North America (Main story and recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- Florida (Only in recap)
- Everglades (Only in recap)
- Man-Thing's Swamp (Only in recap)
- Citrusville (Only in recap)
- Everglades (Only in recap)
- New York
- New York City
- Manhattan
- 42nd Street
- Baxter Building (Mentioned)
- Times Square
- Manhattan
- New York City
- Florida (Only in recap)
- United States of America (Main story and recap)
- Earth (Main story and recap)
- Beta Rigel (Only in recap) (Unnamed)
- Dakkam (Only in recap)
- Dakkam's Unnamed Sun (Mentioned)
- Sol (Main story and recap)
Vehicles:
- Wundarr's Spaceship (Only in recap)
Synopsis for "Manhunters from the Stars!"
Wundarr plummets into the ocean off the coast by Hydrobase, witnessed only by Namorita. She brings him to the shore and resuscitates him. Namor approaches and believes Wundarr to be an intruder. Wundarr is frightened and flees. Namortia convinces her cousin that Wundarr needs their help, and they follow after him. In Earth’s orbit, two Dakkamites discuss the need to destroy Wundarr.
Elsewhere, the Thing and the Human Torch exit a movie theater. While Johnny flies home, Ben decides to go for a reflective walk. Soon, Wundarr appears nearby. Confused by the noises and sights of the city, he goes on a rampage. The Dakkamites initially believe that The Thing will do their job for them, but they eventually decide to intervene.
To further complicate things, the Sub-Mariner and Namorita arrive, and Namor attacks the Thing to get him to stop fighting Wundarr. The Dakkamites take this moment send one of their robots in for the attack. However, the Thing and Sub-Mariner team-up to destroy the creature. When the Dakkamites try to take Wundarr and Namorita, the Thing and Sub-Mariner go to their rescue. Realizing that they cannot stop the two heroes, the Dakkamites abort their plan and flee. After the battle is over, the Sub-Mariner and Namorita leave Wundarr in the care of the Thing, who is absolutely flabbergasted as to what to do with the infantile Wundarr.
Notes
Continuity Notes[]
- The Sub-Mariner mentions the work they are doing on Hydro-Base. Referencing Sub-Mariner #68–69 specifically. Namor and his cousin are on Hydro-Base, working with the Hydro-Men, attempting to find a cure for the Atlanteans.
- The origins of Wundaar presented here are a retelling of events from Fear #17.
- Ben recalls his battle against the Man-Thing during last issue.
- Ben and Namor's battle against the Mortoid is revisited in Code of Honor #1.
- Wundarr is left in Ben's care until Marvel Two-In-One #4.
Chronology Notes[]
Events in this story occur behind the scenes in this story that affect the chronology of the following characters:
Thing:
- ⏴ Page 1-16 ⏵ - The Thing and Namor battle the Mortoid.
- ⏴ Page 17-19 ⏵ - The Thing and Sub-Mariner defeat the Dakkamites.
Sub-Mariner:
- ⏴ Page 1-16 ⏵ - The Thing and Namor battle the Mortoid.
- ⏴ Page 17-19 ⏵ - The Thing and Sub-Mariner defeat the Dakkamites.
Namorita:
- ⏴ Page 1-16 ⏵ - The Thing and Namor battle the Mortoid.
- ⏴ Page 17-19 ⏵ - The Thing and Sub-Mariner defeat the Dakkamites.
Wundarr:
- ⏴ Page 1-10, Panel 2 ⏵ - Wundarr targeted by the Dakkamites.
- ⏴ Page 10, Panel 3-Page 19 ⏵ - Wundarr is saved by Namor and the Thing.
Publication Notes[]
- The letters page in this issue contains Marvel Value Stamp #63: The Sub-Mariner.
- Ben and Johnny leave a movie theater after seeing a martial arts film called "Five Fingers of Doom", an allusion to the movie "Five Fingers of Death".