I'm alive, all right! ...though no thanks to you!! And now, welcome to my kingdom... the kingdom of Subterranea!

-- Mole Man

Appearing in "The Return of the Mole Man!"Edit

Featured Characters:

• The Fantastic Four

• Human Torch (Johnny Storm)
• Invisible Girl (Susan Storm)
• Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards)
• Thing (Ben Grimm)

Supporting Characters:

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Villains:

•  Mole Man  
• Moloids (First appearance)

Other Characters:

• Pierre Picolino, a world famous sculptor
• New York Policemen
  • Fred Gwynne (as Sgt. Muldoon)

Locations:

• Baxter Building
• Mole Man's Island off the coast of New Jersey

Items:

• U-Car
• Fantastic Four's ICBM Missile

Vehicles:

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Synopsis for "The Return of the Mole Man!"Edit

After Sue shows off her newly learned ability to create invisible force fields and turn others invisible, the FF have to deal with constant complains from city and public officials who are concerned with the FF's constant (and potentially dangerous) scientific experiments. Deciding that maybe it's best to find an island away from the city to store their equipment, the group check out an island that is up for sale.

There they find a cavern that brings them face to face with the first foe they ever face: The Mole Man, who has survived their previous encounter. After a battle against his Moloids, the FF are captured and made prisoners after learning of the Moleman's plot to sink the worlds largest cities below the Earth. Escaping from their specially made cells, Reed rewires the Mole Man's before escaping the island. When the Mole Man activates the device it causes his own island to sink destroying his device in the process.

NotesEdit

• This issue is reprinted in Superhero Women.

• Although his name is not revealed, the patrolman who comes to the Baxter Building is Fred Gwynne from the television show Car 54, Where Are You?.[1]

• This issue features a letters page, Fantastic Four Fan Page. Letters are published from Dave Cockrum, John Lasruk, Wayne Howard, Jack Harris, Bobby Rollins, Roy Thomas, and Stephen Erickson.

• The letters page also features "Marvel Miniatures", a sentence or line from selected readers letters. "Miniatures" are published from Larry Howard, Bob Kennedy, Ralph Perlowvsky, Jaff Baker, Norma Ryan, Russell Paini, Kenneth Chance, Todd Borden, Mitchell, Gruskin, Ken Tutton, and Lee Whittlesey. The issue also contains a "Special Announcement Section".

• In this issue, the Thing says his future catchphrase "It's Clobberin' Time" for the very first time.

• Also in this issue, Invisible Girl first uses her powers to creat force fields.
  

TriviaEdit

• Letter writer Dave Cockrum tells how much he enjoys the X-Men. He likes Jack Kirby's art, but not the inks. It is ironic that Cockrum will later lead the X-Men's revival as artist and as one of the new team's legendary co-creators.

• This issue also contains a full page ad for Amazing Spider-Man #8.

See AlsoEdit

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• Cover gallery for the Fantastic Four series
• Images from Fantastic Four Vol 1 22

Recommended ReadingEdit

• None.

Links and ReferencesEdit

• None.