Marvel Collectors' Item Classics 1965 #16 - 2.0 - $5.00

The Mole Man arranges for the neighbors of the Fantastic Four to complain about their activities so they will be interested when they receive an ad for an island that is for sale. When they visit the island, the Mole Man is waiting for them.

Iron Man versus the villainous Black Knight.

Three followers of Mordo attack Strange in his sanctum. After dispatching them, he uses the Eye of Agamotto and his amulet to contact his mentor, but to no avail! Mordo appears saying he's captured the Ancient One. In their ectoplasmic forms, a running battle begins that takes them halfway around the world, until Strange locates his mentor in a half-hidden jungle somewhere in Tibet. The battle continues, until the light of Strange's amulet forces Mordo to give in and free the Ancient One. With Mordo apparently beaten "for a long time," Strange heads back to NYC.

On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• The Return of the Mole Man! - New captions by Sam Rosen. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2024.
• - Inside front cover featuring scenes from interior stories. Credits include Stan Lee, Roy Thomas, Sol Brodsky, John Verpoorten, Gary Freidrich, Stan Goldberg, Flo Steinberg.
• The Greatest Event in the History of Comic Magazines! - House advertisement for Spectacular Spider-Man #1 reprinting the cover.
• Now Twice as Many Pages! - House advertisement for Not Brand Echh #9 reprinting the cover.
• The Most Daringly Dramatic Superhero of all Time! - House advertisement for Silver Surfer #1 reprinting the cover.
• Another Marvel Masterpiece - House advertisement for Marvel Super-Heroes #15 reprinting the cover.
• Gangway, World! Marvel's Marching On! - Items: Announcement of Silver Surfer #1 and the increase to 25 cents and the doubling of the size of Not Brand Echh, information on Spectacular Spider-Man #1. Stan's Soapbox: Stan Lee discusses why Marvel puts out so many comics and a very small illustration of Spider-Man. The Mighty Marvel Checklist for Marvel-ous Mags on sale right now! Comics listed with a synopsis are the 35 cent Spectacular Spider-Man #1, Not Brand Ecch #9, Silver Surfer #1, Fantastic Four #77, Spider-Man #63, Marvel Super-Heroes #15, Avengers #54, X-Men #46, Daredevil #42, Mighty Thor #154, Captain America #104, Incredible Hulk #106, Iron Man #4, Sub-Mariner #4, Marvel's Space-Born Superhero! Captain Marvel #4, Nick Fury, Agent of SHIELD #3, Dr. Strange #171, Sgt. Fury #56, Captain Savage #4 and Marvel Tales #15.