Puppet Master Rex!!

In his first appearance, the Puppet Master had big, big dreams!

Step one?

Damn, again with the comfy chairs for FF villains!!

OK, making Fidel serve you soup is pretty cool...

But the most important goal?

That hat!! THAT HAT!!

Ah, but Phillip Masters has to learn to walk before he can run...

'Twas Beauty killed the Beast...

From Fantastic Four #8 (1962)

The Lady Or The Puppet?!?

Power Man has replaced Ben Grimm in the Fantastic Four! The Puppet Master has used his magic/science clay to take control of Luke Cage, having him a) kidnap Alicia, b) steal the Fantasticar, and c) bust him out of prison!

But Reed invented an exo-skeleton for Ben!! And now he's battling Power Man atop the Fantasticar!!

Goddamn, I love this comic book. Is it any wonder I was hooked?

From Fantastic Four #170 (1976)

Manic Monday Triple Overtime--The Perils Of Dressing Ben Grimm!!

A word to the wise: if you're inclined to gift-giving...

...when you're buying a jacket for Ben Grimm, a size 70 ain't gonna cut it!!

(Ben--that means Alicia thinks you're fat!!)

From Fantastic Four Annual #13 (1978)