Marvel Tales #3
In "Face-to-Face with... the Lizard!", Johnny Storm confronts a mysterious foe tied to the town’s amusement park, where danger hides in plain sight. With a hunch sparked by the pattern of attacks, he races to the roller coaster to uncover the truth—only to spot a submarine in the distance. Written by Stan Lee and Larry Lieber, with dynamic art by Jack Kirby and inks by Dick Ayers, this 1966 issue features a cover by Steve Ditko and Jack Kirby, with inks by Ditko, Joe Sinnott, Sol Brodsky, and Dick Ayers.
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Ben shows up, but Johnny refuses help, saying it's his fight. After another encounter with The Destroyer, Johnny gets a hunch when he realizes the targets so far have been the roller coaster and the parachute jump. Atop the coaster, he looks out to sea and spots a Commie sub! The Destroyer turns out to be Charles Stanton, publisher of the town's newspaper, who'd been smuggling info to the Reds until the building of the amusement park increased the risk that the submarine might been seen.
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