—GoomNow hear me well, Earthlings! This is my ultimatum! Either I become supreme ruler of Earth--or there will no longer be an Earth! For I will annihilate this entire planet!
Appearing in "Goom! The Thing from Planet X! Part 1 / Goom Part 2"
Featured Characters:
- Mark Langley (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Helen Langley (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Goom (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Numerous unnamed statesmen
- Numerous unnamed aliens from Planet X
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Sol
- Earth
- United States of America
- Unidentified City
- United States of America
- Jupiter (Mentioned)
- Earth
- Planet X
- Sol
Items:
- Goom's Neutron Ray Gun (First appearance)
- Goom's Time Machine (First appearance)
Vehicles:
- Goom's Spacecraft (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Goom! The Thing from Planet X! Part 1 / Goom Part 2"

The scientist hero of this story gives the same speech at the end as Reed Richards does in Fantastic Four #24. After attracting the hostile attention of Goom of Planet X, he realizes that any civilization possessing such advanced technology must be benevolent and that his radar transmissions must have been intercepted by a criminal. He rebroadcasts to Planet X, and the Earth officials plan to execute him as a traitor for summoning a full invasion fleet from Planet X, when the representatives from Planet X arrive and stop the execution and take Goom into their custody and leave the planet.
Appearing in "Masquerade"
Featured Characters:
- Tommy (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Kitty Blake (First appearance)
- Old King Cole (O.K.C.) (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Santa Claus (Mentioned in narration)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United States of America
- Missouri (Mentioned in narration)
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California (Mentioned)
- United States of America
- Earth
Items:
- Hickory Dickory Dock (Mentioned in narration)
- There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe (Mentioned in narration)
- Alice in Wonderland (Mentioned in narration)
Synopsis for "Masquerade"
Appearing in "I am the Living Ghost!"
Featured Characters:
- Numerous unnamed Animated Suits of Armor
- Numerous unnamed Gargoyles
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Intruder
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earth
- United Kingdom
- Blackhorn Castle (First appearance)
- United Kingdom
- Earth
Synopsis for "I am the Living Ghost!"

A man enters a castle determined to prove that there are no ghosts, but the events he experiences convince him that the castle is haunted, and so he flees. It turns out that the castle does not contain any ghosts, but is possessed by animated suits of armor and living stone gargoyles.
Appearing in "Moomboo!"
Featured Characters:
- Unnamed Witch Doctor
Supporting Characters:
- Moomboo (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Unidentified African Tribe
- Numerous unnamed tribesmen
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earthspace
- Unidentified Dimension
Synopsis for "Moomboo!"
A shaman cons his tribe, but when a seemingly magic idol appears he attacks it and it vanishes. It was an extra-dimensional scout, and its experience decides its people not to contact Earth.
Notes
Publication Notes[]
- "Goom! The Thing from Planet X! Part 1 / Goom Part 2" is reprinted in Giant-Size Man-Thing #1.
- "I am the Living Ghost!" is reprinted in Giant-Size Dracula #4.