Fantastic Four 194 (May 1978) FI/VF (7.0)

Vengeance is Mine!

Script: Len Wein (plot); Keith Pollard (plot); Bill Mantlo (script)

Pencils: Keith Pollard (breadowns); Dave Hunt (finished art)

Inks: Dave Hunt

Colors: George Roussos

Letters: Annette Kawecki

Characters: The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Darkoth [Desmond Pitt] (dies in this story); Diablo; Alicia Masters; Sue Richards; Namor the Sub-Mariner (cameo); Impossible Man

Synopsis: The Thing looks to stop Diablo and Darkoth, leading to a knockdown, drag-out fight between Ben and Darkoth. With his final breath, Darkoth reveals who he really is to Ben and then sacrifices himself to stop Diablo.