Reprinted from MARVEL
TEAM-UP #63
“The Bet”
Writer: Bob Layton. Art:
Bob Layton. Colors: Yanchus.
Synopsis: In the 24th
century, at the Bomb Crater Café, a buxom middle-aged woman bets a fellow
patron that she can clear the bar out in under two minutes without yelling
“Fire!” She then approaches Hercules and accuses him of ogling her and she
slaps his face; Herc hits her back and every man is suddenly incensed against
this man who would hit a smaller woman and they attack him. Herc beats up every
guy in the place as the rest of the patrons flee in under two minutes. The lady
collects her winnings and, changing back into Skyppi the Skrull, reveals that
they now have the money they need for Recorder’s repairs, as they head to
another bar where Skyppi thinks he can double their money, though Herc is
reluctant….