Marvel Years 02.03 - March 1962

Fantastic Four #3

Title(s): The Menace of the Miracle Man
The Monster Lives
The Flame that Died
In the Shadow of Defeat
The Final Challenge

Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Jack Kirby

Villain: Miracle Man

This is a single story split into five parts that have been given individual titles.

I noticed something while reading the comic today. On page 12 an unnamed general is shown in a single picture. He bears an uncanny resemblance to General Thunderbolt Ross, who we are first introduced to in the first issue of "The Incredible Hulk". Could it be the same person? Compare the two pictures: Thunderbolt Ross on the left, the unnamed general on the right.

This is the issue in which the Fantastic Four first get a uniform. Susan Storm even made a uniform for the Thing. She meant well.

The uniform didn't last long. He ripped it off during the battle against the Miracle Man, and from the next issue on he only wore shorts.