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Cover: Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers

Fantastic Four #22

Jan 1964 · Marvel · 0.12 USD
“The Return of the Mole Man!”

In "The Return of the Mole Man!", the subterranean menace makes a cunning comeback by manipulating the neighbors of the Fantastic Four into questioning their lifestyle—setting the stage for a mysterious island listing that draws the team into a trap. Written by Stan Lee and brought to life with dynamic art by Jack Kirby, with inks by G. Bell and colors by Stan Goldberg, this 1964 classic features a cover by Kirby and Dick Ayers that captures the tension of an underground threat rising to the surface.

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writer Stan Lee · artist Jack Kirby · inker G. Bell · colorist Stan Goldberg · letterer S. Rosen · cover Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist Jack Kirby
inker G. Bell
colorist Stan Goldberg
letterer S. Rosen
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks Dick Ayers

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The Mole Man arranges for the neighbors of the Fantastic Four to complain about their activities so they will be interested when they receive an ad for an island that is for sale. When they visit the island, the Mole Man is waiting for them.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).