Fantastic Annual #1969

In "The Plague of the Locust," Jean steps away from Xavier's School to try college life, only to return just as the Locust unleashes his swarm in a devastating feeding frenzy. With the X-Mansion under siege, she must team up with her teammates to stop the insect army before it consumes everything in its path.

In "Miniman the Incredible Crusader," the seemingly ordinary ventriloquist act of Major and Minor hides a far more extraordinary truth: Minor, the human performer, is secretly the diminutive hero Miniman, capable of transforming to battle evil. When Doctor Tome unleashes his mechanical constructs, Miniman must fight his way out of captivity and confront the villain in a showdown that tests his courage and cunning.

In a tense twist of interplanetary misunderstanding, humans land on Venus only to be met with hostile robots programmed to destroy them—because the Venusians believe all humans are dangerous. When a quiet janitor suggests building robots that look just like the invaders, he hopes to prove peace is possible. The story, written by an unnamed author and illustrated by an unnamed artist, explores a clever, quiet act of diplomacy in the face of fear.

In a tale of deception and redemption, Happy’s return to Stark’s factory stirs mixed emotions, especially when Pepper’s warmth feels uncertain. Tony Stark’s reputation is on the line as his cousin Morgan, jealous of his success, conspires with Count Nefaria to frame him for imagining a fake alien invasion—only for real extraterrestrials to appear, forcing Iron Man to intervene. With the truth finally emerging, Tony’s name is cleared, Morgan exposed, and Nefaria left furious—though the full consequences remain to be seen.

In "The Mighty Thor Battles the Incredible Hulk!", the God of Thunder drops in on a heated debate between two fan clubs over who's stronger—him or the Hulk. Recalling their epic clash from Avengers #3, Thor recounts a previously unseen moment of their fight, only to admit he can't definitively say who's stronger, lacking proof. Days later, the Hulk, pondering their encounter, vows that next time, Thor will be smashed for good.

In "Prophet of Doom," a man from the future arrives in 1968 with a chilling plan to seize power, demanding 100 million dollars from the Secretary General of the United Nations. His confidence shatters when the Secretary calmly reveals he’s also from the future—and that he’s part of a hidden network tasked with stopping time travelers who threaten the timeline.

Jo, a perpetually unimpressed reporter, stumbles into an unexpected act of heroism when he saves a stranger from a dangerous situation. Offended by the offered reward—a simple flashlight—he refuses it, unaware the device is actually a portal to Alpha Centauri, and the stranger vanishes in a flash of light.

When a massive undersea explosion shatters his crystal prison, Disastro awakens—unleashing a trail of destruction across land and sea. As cities fall and forces fail to stop him, Johnny Future races to the distant planet Xenon, where the prison's material was forged, seeking a way to end the threat. With help from scientist Zarro, he attempts to summon and defeat the creature in a final, desperate bid to save Earth.