Under my leadership, our species will fulfill its destiny! We insects, who number in the trillions, shall seize control of the Earth from mankind! We shall become the masters of the world! 
Appearing in "The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Ant-Man's Ants
- Numerous unnamed ants
Antagonists:
- Scarlet Beetle ⏵ (First appearance)
- Scarlet Beetle's Insect Army
- Numerous unnamed various insects and spiders
Other Characters:
- United States National Guard
- Unnamed Soldier
- Unnamed Doctor
- Public Official's Wife
- Unnamed Public Official
- NYPD
- Numerous unnamed police officers
Races and Species:
Locations:
Items:
Synopsis for "The Vengeance of the Scarlet Beetle!"
Receiving emergency impulses on his devices from his ants, Ant-Man decides to investigate what appears to be problems in the insect world. There he finds an irradiated beetle, able to communicate telepathically. The Scarlet Beetle, mutated by exposure to radiation, plans to destroy the human race with the help of all the insects in his thrall (beetles, wasps, grasshoppers, etc.).
Seeing Ant-Man as a potential obstacle in this plot, Scarlet Beetle orders his insects to capture him, remove his helmet and toss him in a pit that he cannot climb out himself. Stealing Ant-Man's size-changing gas, the Scarlet Beetle exposes itself to Ant-Man's growth gas and grows to human size. He then orders the insects on a campaign of terror, attacking humanity at all levels: knocking down hydro poles, stealing dynamite, and striking people ill with spider bites.
Meanwhile, although not on Ant-Man's head, his helmet sends out a signal that alerts his ants of his location. The ants arrive and help Ant-Man out of the pit. Regaining his helmet, he and his army of ants face off against the Scarlet Beetle's army of assorted insects, defeating them with honey, a water fountain and DDT spray.
Furious that his army was so easily defeated, the Scarlet Beetle is goaded into chasing Ant-Man into a nearby toy store. Inside Ant-Man manages to fight off the Scarlet Beetle long enough to secure a javelin from a toy knight and use it to pierce the shrinking gas canister that the Beetle wore around its body. Exposed to the gas once more, the Scarlet Beetle reduces back to his original size and is easily defeated by Ant-Man who traps the Beetle inside a deflated balloon.
The Scarlet Beetle, decontaminated of radiation, resumes its normal intelligence and abilities. Hank Pym releases it back into his back yard.
Appearing in "The Remedy Oil"
Featured Characters:
- Mrs. Gerrity (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Logarithm (First appearance)
- Logarithm's Mother (First appearance)
- Logarithm's Father (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Tom Gerrity (First appearance)
- Unidentified Police Department
- Officer O'Malley (First appearance)
Races and Species:
- Humans
- Mechanicanians (First appearance)
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earthspace
- Earth
- Mechanica (Mentioned)
- Heaven (Mentioned in narration)
- Earthspace
Items:
- Mrs. Gerrity's Remedy Oil
Events:
- Halloween (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "The Remedy Oil"
A man ventures out to a mist-hidden island that has curative properties in order to marry a couple there.
Appearing in "Ozamm the Terrible!"
Featured Characters:
- Joe Baxter (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Ozamm (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Joe Baxter's Former Boss
- NYPD
- Three unnamed police officers
- United States National Guard
- Numerous unnamed soldiers
- FDNY
- Three unnamed firefighters
Races and Species:
Locations:
Vehicles:
- Ozamm's Flying Saucer (First appearance)
Synopsis for "Ozamm the Terrible!"
Joe Baxter a mechanic who was recently fired travels to New York looking for work when an alien named Ozamm arrives and declares himself ruler of Earth. Seemingly unstoppable all hope is lost until a Joe realizes all Ozamm's power comes from his ship. Joe sneaks aboard the craft and switches everything off, defeating the "powerful" alien. Joe is hailed as a hero and is quickly hired while Ozamm is forced into being a side-show attraction.
Appearing in "The Toy Soldiers"
Featured Characters:
- Billy Barton (First appearance)
Supporting Characters:
- Union Army (Toy)
- Numerous unnamed soldiers (Toy)
- Mr. Barton (Billy's Father) (First appearance)
Antagonists:
- Zogg (First appearance)
Other Characters:
- Mr. Wilson (Toy Shop Owner) (First appearance)
- Mrs. Barton (Billy's Mother) (First appearance)
- Abraham Lincoln (Photo)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth-616
- Earthspace
- Sixth Dimension (Mentioned)
Events:
- American Civil War (Mentioned in narration)
Synopsis for "The Toy Soldiers"
Billy Barton, boy who is fascinated with the American Civil War buys a new authentic looking Union soldier toy to place in his prisoner of war stockade. That evening, he and his father are attacked by an invader from the sixth dimension named Zogg. Suddenly, the lights go out, and when they turn the lights back on, the invader has disappeared. They chalk it up to some sort of unusual shared dream, and go back to sleep. The following morning when the boy wakes up and peers into his model stockade, he sees the invader languishing in the cell guarded over by the toy soldiers in his collection.
Notes
Publication Notes[]
- "Ozamm the Terrible!" is reprinted in Where Monsters Dwell #29.
- "The Toy Soldiers" is reprinted in Uncanny Tales (Vol. 2) #8.