*Marvel: Two early Fantastic Fours from the Bute Collection this week.#14: this early Lee/Kirby (with a dash of help from Steve Ditko on the cover inking) pits the Sub-Mariner, once again, against the men of the Fantastic Four (Sue, typically, is rather on the fence in the matter… how many times does a gal have to get kidnapped before she makes up her mind?), provoked by the behind-the-scenes machinations of the perfidious Puppet Master! #17: the seventeenth issue of Marvel’s First Family saw our heroes waving goodbye to Ant-Man before being embroiled in another revenge scheme of their arch-enemy Victor Von Doom, involving Alicia’s walking in the air, individually-tailored sinister death-traps and… goofy inflatable balloons? Fast-paced action and adventure all the way in this Lee/Kirby classic, with each of the team getting a chance to show off their individual prowess.
PICTURED: FANTASTIC FOUR
#14 VG p £115 Pence printed. Nice copy with fairly faint subscription crease breaking cover down the centre. Some corner blunting and minor edge wear. Supple off-white pages and tight, firm staples. SOLD
#17 VG p £140 Pence printed. Decent copy with some residual gloss. Corner blunting and edge wear, mostly at top back cover. Supple off-white pages and tight, firm staples.