A simple brownstone in Manhattan's
Upper West Side is a secret lab belonging to Doctor Doom; a weapons
test goes wrong and the building is transformed into glass. The
terrified scientists contact Damage Control; Robin Chapel takes over
the case. She calls in staffers Marie Leahy, Lenny Ballinger, and
Gene Strausser to analyze the situation and decide on a course of
action. Comptroller Albert Cleary announces that Doctor Doom's
account is in arrears and they shouldn't do a thing until he has paid
up. Mrs Hoag asks Albert to handle the account personally and Albert
readily agrees. It turns out that Albert doesn't know who Doom is so
John Porter gives him a VHS tape of a news show profiling Doom—and
now Albert knows what there is to worry about. The rest of the staff
draws straws to decide who will go with Albert and John draws the
short one. But Albert decides to take intern Bart Rozum and they head
for the Latverian Embassy....
Meanwhile, the Thing, Ben Grimm,
arrives at D-C headquarters to complain about a bill and Robin
directs him to John. John sees that the insurance company says the
FF's policy does not include the new members but John has an idea: he
calls the insurance company and has Ben growl over the phone so that
the agent agrees to anything that will keep the Thing from coming
over....
Albert and Bart enter the Latverian
Embassy and are greeted by Count Gunter Flounder refuses to pay—but
then Doom arrives. He insists on learning about the situation so
Albert tells him that Flounder has been embezzling from his Master.
Doom responds by firing his employee which leaves the grateful Count
thanking him and leaving the Embassy alive. And then Doom turns his
attention to Albert....
Back at D-C, Thing learns that one of
the staff has gone to meet with Doctor Doom so he summons the other
Fantastic Four members (Crystal, Human Torch, She-Thing—and Alicia Mastersis seen
briefly) and they race to the Embassy....
Doom writes a check for D-C; Bart wants
to see his ID, and when Doom produces it, Bart asks, “Do you have
any photo ID?” The FF arrives to find that not only are Albert and
Bart okay but Doom has offered Albert a job....
John tells Lenny that, with Doom paying
up, they can go ahead and fix the glass building. But the building is
too brittle to work in safely—so John hurls a rock, smashes the
place to bits and tells them to sweep up and rebuild the house....