Marvel Tales #24
In "If This Be My Destiny...!", the Fantastic Four face a surprising twist when the discarded Terrible Trio—once manipulated by Dr. Doom—return to Earth with a reckless plan to challenge the team again. Stan Lee's story, illustrated with sharp energy by Dick Ayers and Geo. Bell, picks up right after the trio's dimensional exile, while Steve Ditko's cover captures the moment of their dangerous comeback.
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In flashback we see the how Dr. Doom used "The Terrible Trio" to trap the Fantastic Four, then discarded his underlings by sending them into another dimension! With Doom gone, the three return to Earth, where they're foolish enough to try taking on The Torch again, figuring 3 against 1 would be no contest. WRONG! After, Sue gives Johnny hell for how his "roughneck" friends must have messed up "her" house.
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