Fantastic! #40

In a pulse-pounding 1967 adventure, Hawkeye and the newly costumed Black Widow go on the offensive—only to be met head-on by Iron Man in a clash of wits and armor. As the battle unfolds, Tony Stark returns to the scene, bringing a moment of quiet warmth when Pepper Potts greets him with a heartfelt embrace. Happy Hogan watches from the sidelines, quietly wrestling with his own feelings as he realizes just how far he might be from winning her heart.

In this pulse-pounding three-page tale from *Fantastic! #40* (1967), London trembles as a colossal robotic hawk descends upon Big Ben, its metallic talons gripping the clock tower. With the Brain, the Brute, and the Hunter assembled once more, the threat of the mechanical predator looms—until the hawk spots Johnny Future and strikes, snatching him mid-stride. As the RAF scrambles to intercept, gunfire splits the sky, and the wounded hawk tumbles toward the earth, dragging Johnny into the unknown.

When the X-Men investigate the eerie outskirts of Lucifer’s lair, they’re met with unexpected resistance from a band of cowboys—only to realize their real danger lies in the skies above. As the team disperses, Professor X is seized by mysterious flying robots and whisked away to face Lucifer himself, leaving his teammates to wonder what dark forces are at play.

When Odin strips Don Blake of his power as Thor after Blake’s secret is exposed to Jane Foster, chaos erupts—literally. With the Grey Gargoyle attacking and Jane in danger, Odin calls upon the mysterious Honir the Hunter to intervene. In a fleeting moment of divine aid, Honir grants Blake the strength to become Thor just long enough to turn the tide, leaving both the hero and the woman he loves to wonder if the madness of revelation has truly passed.