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Description:  First appearance of the Beetle in the Human Torch story, "The Birth of the Beetle!" Script by Stan Lee, pencils by Carl Burgos (who was the first artist to draw the Torch back in the Golden Age!), inks by Dick Ayers. Guest starring the Thing. Doctor Strange stars in "The Challenge of Loki!" Scirpt by Lee, pencils by Steve Ditko, inks by George Roussos (as "George Bell"). Thor guest appearance (first cross-over). (Reprinted in Giant-Size Marvel Triple Action # 2.) This issue also contains the second page of a 2-page text story, "Strange Mission." Jack Kirby/Roussos cover. Cover price $0.12.