Why it's Hot:
- Cover art by Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers
- 1st appearance of Alicia Masters.
- 1st appearance of the Puppet Master.
- White Pages
Synopsis:
PRISONERS OF THE PUPPET MASTER! Fed up with being kept in the dark while Reed Richards works on a cure, the Thing leaves the Baxter Building and is quickly targeted by the Puppet Master, a new villain who uses radioactive clay miniatures to control minds. Taking absolute control of the Thing, the Puppet Master lures the Invisible Girl into an ambush and switches her place with his blind step-daughter, Alicia Masters. With Sue Storm held hostage, a mind-controlled Ben Grimm is sent back to destroy his own teammates while the Puppet Master orchestrates a massive prison breakout across town.
