#5

Synopsis

In prison, The Wizard becomes a model prisoner-- just so he can become a trustee, work in the hospital, have access to chemicals... and break jail! The police soon have him surrounded in his house, but can't get in because of its defenses. He challenges the Torch to a battle to decide who is the better man. Against Sue's advice Johnny accepts the challenge, and he does pretty well until Sue shows up to "help" him (again!). Thanks to her, he's caught, and both are almost killed in a bomb blast. But Johnny manages to free them both, getr rid of the bomb, and corral the "superior intellect."

Credits

Script

Len Wein, Larry Lieber, Hank Chapman

Plot

Stan Lee

Pencils

Gil Kane, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers

Inks

Al Milgrom, Dick Ayers

Letters

Danny Crespi, Artie Simek

Editor

Len Wein

Original editor

Stan Lee

Over lightboxed dick ayers/ernie bache

Duffy Vohland

Characters

• Human Torch
• Johnny Storm
• Wizard
• Bentley Wittman
• Susan Storm Richards
• The Thing
• Invisible Girl
• Mister Fantastic
• Ben Grimm
• Reed Richards
• Human Torch
• Thomas Raymond
• Jim Hammond
• Toro