#117

Synopsis

Having served his time, The Eel is released from jail, but Johnny's suspicious because he left prison wearing his Eel costume. Taking a security guard job at an aquarium, The Eel begins pulling crimes, but eventually, Johnny tracks him down and defeats him again.

Notes

Reprinted from

• Mystery Tales #26

Reprinted in

• Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #7
• I Fantastici Quattro #17
• Marvel Premiere #11
• Marvel Masterworks #23
• Essential Doctor Strange #1— black & white
• Essential Human Torch #1— black & white
• Capitaine America #80/81
• Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1
• Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch #1
• Astounding Stories #6
• Uncanny Tales #6
• Uncanny Tales #61
• Uncanny Tales #70
• Doctor Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts #[1]
• Terrific! #6
• The Avengers #6— black & white
• Doktor Strange der Magier #9
• Nova #86
• Etranges Aventures #23— N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]
• Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1
• Marvel Masterworks: The Human Torch #1
• Doctor Strange Omnibus #1
• The Human Torch & The Thing: Strange Tales - The Complete Collection #[nn]
• Doctor Strange Epic Collection #1
• Ditko Is... Strange King-Size #[nn]
• Mighty Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1
• Biblioteca Marvel: Doctor Extraño #1
• Marvel Masterworks: Doctor Strange #1 [Third Edition]
• Marvel Famous Firsts: 75th Anniversary Masterworks Slipcase Set #5

Credits

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko

Inks

Sol Brodsky, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko

Colours

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Sam Rosen, Artie Simek

Editor

Stan Lee

Co-plot

Steve Ditko

Co-plot, script

Stan Lee

Co-plot, un-credited

Dick Ayers

Eel figure

Steve Ditko

Characters

• Human Torch
• Eel
• Leopold Stryke
• Johnny Storm
• Ben Grimm
• Invisible Girl
• Reed Richards
• Susan Storm Richards
• Mister Fantastic
• The Thing
• Doctor Strange
• Stephen Strange
• Ancient One
• Baron Mordo

Other printings & variants

• British