Fantasy Masterpieces #10
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "The Crime of the Ages! [Chapter 1]," a heartbroken special effects artist constructs a deadly android to punish a woman who rejected him—only to find she’s been waiting for a machine of her own kind. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers and George Klein, this 1967 Marvel classic kicks off a chilling tale of love, deception, and artificial life. The cover by Jack Kirby and Larry Lieber, inks by Dick Ayers and Paul Reinman, captures the moment of shocking revelation with eerie precision.
In "The Crime of the Ages! [Chapter 1]," the All-Winners Squad is summoned to a museum where the "Ages of Mankind" exhibit lies in ruins, leaving behind a cryptic challenge signed by the enigmatic Isbisa. With a trail of clues scattered across the wreckage and a dangerous rumor implicating Prince Namor as an enemy, the team must unravel the mystery before the game turns deadly.
In "The Crime of the Ages!," Chapter 2: The Age of Bronze," Cap and Bucky track a stolen bronze idol—its star sapphires glowing like distant constellations—through a museum's hallowed halls. As the idol succumbs to a mysterious "bronze disease," the duo uncovers a twist: the real target isn’t the artifact itself, but the priceless artwork hidden among its display.
In "The Crime of the Ages!," Chapter 3: The Iron Age," the Whizzer arrives on a movie set filming the life of the infamous train robber Mal Brennings, where a vintage locomotive—once stolen for its lost gold—has been secured for the production. When Isbisa's men try to pull off a real robbery, it’s the Whizzer who uncovers the hidden gold beneath the cab’s floorboards, revealing the long-lost treasure.
In "The Crime of the Ages!," Chapter 4: The Steel Age, the Torch finds himself ensnared in a cunning trap—only to be pulled from danger by a determined lady policewoman engaged to a detective who wants her to leave the force. She refuses to step down until she cracks a baffling case: why a brand-new bank has a hidden passage leading straight into the city’s sewage tunnels. With the Torch at her side, she’s ready to uncover the truth, no matter how deep the mystery runs.
In "The Crime of the Ages! Chapter 5: The Stone Age," Miss America arrives in Millstone to consult the Chief of Police—only to discover him petrified. A cryptic note from the self-proclaimed Calcium Master, demanding $10,000 to restore him, sets her on a trail through the town’s eerie silence, where every stone seems to whisper a clue.
In "The Ice Age!" from Fantasy Masterpieces #10, Toro teams up with Namor as the Sub-Mariner ventures to a remote Eskimo trading post, where a ruthless gang is using a whaling ship as a base to steal furs and terrorize the locals. With icy winds howling and danger lurking beneath the frozen surface, the two heroes must navigate treacherous terrain and a web of deceit before the mob can strike again.
In the final chapter of "The Crime of the Ages!", the All-Winners Squad regroups only to realize their pursuit of Isbisa was a distraction—while the true mastermind, free from their vigilance, moves to steal the atomic bomb and seize global power. The stakes have never been higher, and the Squad must race to stop a plan that could reshape the world.
In "Beware! He Isn't Human!" from Fantasy Masterpieces #10 (1967), a disillusioned Hollywood effects man constructs an android to punish a woman who rejected him—claiming she was "waiting" for someone. When the machine arrives at the museum where she works, he's stunned to find her standing at the door, holding the robot, and revealing she’s not human either. The story unfolds with chilling precision, as the two machines close in on him while he retreats toward an open window.
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↩ Reprints All-Winners Comics #19 (1946), Journey into Mystery #77 (1962), Tales to Astonish #54 (1964)
Reprinted in L'incroyable Hulk #9 (1971), Golden Age Captain America Omnibus #1 (2014)
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