* 1st APPEARANCE "CAPTAIN BARRACUDA"
* Iceman appears here covered in snow as he had not yet mastered the ability to turn into pure ice until "X-Men #8".

STORY 1: When both the Human Torch and Ice Man take a cruise in New York Harbor, they both fight over the affections of Dorrie Evans, however their rivalry for the girl's affections ends when the ship is raided by the pirate Captain Barracuda and his men. The two heroes team up and use their powers to take down Barracuda and his group. After the battle Ice Man has to leave in order to protect his secret identity. Later after some thought, the Torch has a newfound respect for his polar opposite.

STORY 2: When a local haunted house becomes the subject of a television program trying to debunk it as a hoax, the camera crew attracts the attention of a crowd of spectators, among them is Dr. Strange. Believing the house to be truly haunted, Strange enters the buildings and confronts it's mystical attacks. He forces the entity in the house to reveal itself to him and tell him it's purpose. He learns that it is from another time-continuum and that it has come to observe humanity. With the threat neutralized, Strange exits the house and uses a spell to make it return from where it came. The spectators that gathered then flee from Dr. Strange in fear.

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