History
The Stone of Power was an object of great power that was passed from generation to generation among a band of Bedouins who lived somewhere in the Middle East. When this tribe discovered the mystic known as Prester John, they came to worship him and gave him the stone as a gift. Driven mad by the stone, he slew his followers, believing himself to be master of the universe. This ultimately led to a clash against the heroes known as the Thing and Iron Man. The pair resisted the power the stone had over them and were able to wrest it from John's hands and destroy it, restoring the Prester's mind back to normal.[1]