Ant-Man and
Wasp have been captured by mad scientist Doctor Nemesis who spends an entire
day subjecting them to sinister lab tests. At the end, Ant-Man demands to know
what Nemesis is doing and the answer is simple: he has cured Hank of being
stuck at his tiny size. Hank then realizes Doc N must have been a member of
M’Sieu Tete’s gang in issue #4 to have been aware of his problem. The baddie
then reveals his reasons for helping the hero: Doc N now expects Ant-Man to
steal secrets from Avengers Mansion for him—or Jan will die. The bad guy
provides Hank with size-changing clothing and then reveals that he was able to
duplicate Hank’s formula so Doctor Nemesis also has the ability to shrink or
grow. The villain takes Ant-Man through a lengthy tunnel, secretly constructed
and maintained by A.I.M., which leads directly under Avengers Mansion. Ant-Man
then tricks Doc N into turning off his protective force field lest he be
detected by Avengers security devices. Once he does, Ant-Man attacks him and
there follows an amazing battle in which both hero and villain are constantly
changing sizes until Ant-Man stands victor. He removes the size-changing tech
from Doc N’s headgear and grows to full size to alert the Avengers (Black Panther,
Captain America, Iron Man, Vision) that he is still alive. He promises
to give them a full account of his adventures later and, after rescuing Jan,
they decline an offer to rejoin the team. Later, as he tries to write up the
account, Jan distracts him with a promise of “romance” and he takes her to
bed….
“The Itch”
Writer:
Unknown. Art: Al Hartley.
Synopsis: A
miserly mortician is doused with a chemical that causes a maddening itch all
over his body; he sees a shady doctor who promises relief from the itch—by
grafting another pair of arms on him so he can always keep scratching!
“Hiding
Place”
Writer:
Unknown. Art: Tony DiPreta.
Synopsis:
George is driven mad by his slow-witted brother Harold’s habit of keeping
venomous spiders and snakes in the house so Harold resorts to hiding them
in a secret place. Unable to find them, George murders Harold by throwing him
out of the window then taking Harold’s bed—which turns out to be the hiding
place of the deadly critters!