Fantastic Four 194 (May 1978) NM- (9.2)

Cover by George Perez

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; Sub-Mariner [Namor] (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.