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Fantastic Four Vol 1 6

Fantastic Four Vol 1 #6

September, 1962

Editor-in-Chief

Stan Lee

Cover Artists

Jack Kirby
Dick Ayers

"Captives of the Deadly Duo!"
Writers Stan Lee Pencilers Jack Kirby Inkers Dick Ayers Joe Sinnott Colourists Stan Goldberg Letterers Artie Simek Editors Stan Lee

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You've gone soft on Sub-Mariner--our arch enemy!

-- The Human Torch

Appearing in "Captives of the Deadly Duo!"Edit

Featured Characters:

The Fantastic Four

Villains:

The Diabolical Duo
- Doctor Doom
- Sub-Mariner (Prince Namor)^[1]

Other Characters:

Unnamed New Yorkers
- Harry
- Pete
Matilda and Hiram (tourists)
Tommy, a hospitalized boy
Yancy Street Gang (First appearance) (Behind the scenes)
New York policemen

Locations:

New York
- New York City
  - Manhattan
    - Baxter Building
    - Harmon General Hospital
Atlantic Ocean
- The ruins of Atlantis
- Sub-Mariner's Domed Undersea Villa (First appearance)

Items:

Fantasti-Flare
Magnetic Grabber (First appearance)
Fantastic Four's Space Helmets

Vehicles:

Fantasticar
Pogo Plane MK I
Fantasti-Copter
Intercontinental Passenger Missile
Doctor Doom's Aerosub (First appearance) (Destroyed)

Synopsis for "Captives of the Deadly Duo!"Edit

Doctor Doom and the Sub-Mariner team up but when Doom sends the Baxter Building into space with the Sub-Mariner and the F.F. in it. Namor then teams up with the F.F. against Doom. Together they defeat Doom and get the Baxter Building back down to Earth.

NotesEdit

Doctor Doom and Namor team-up for the first time. They will star together in the Super-Villain Team-Up series in the 1970's.
The Baxter Building is revealed to be the formal name of the Fantastic Four's headquarters in this issue. The section of the Baxter Building owned by the Fantastic Four is shown to be only four stories in this issue. This is a retcon of the earlier diagram which showed it to be five stories.
The Fantastic Four's costumes are noted as being made to withstand the extreme conditions of space, requiring only the addition of a space helmet. They are also said to be made from Unstable Molecules, which are mentioned for the first time in this issue.
Doctor Doom previously appeared last issue and will appear again in Fantastic Four #10.
The Sub-Mariner previously appeared in Fantastic Four #4. He will appear again in Fantastic Four #9.
Doctor Doom adopts a new set of armor this issue that (with minor modifications as Jack Kirby's artistic style continued to develop) will see him through his next several appearances. While this armor is very similar to his "classic" outfit (introduced in Fantastic Four Annual #2), Doom's cloak has a single clasp, whereas the former has two clasps.
Kristoff Vernard revisits Doom's plot from this issue, with considerably more success, in Fantastic Four #278.
This issue is reprinted in other comics and books, see references for more info.^[2]