Stan Lee's Mighty 7 Page #4

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You know what happened

at the academy.

To this day he still

insists he's innocent.

Maybe he is. You only

saw him in the shadows.

I can run anywhere but

how are the rest of you

going to get to two places at once?

They can take the pod. I saw something

in the transport hanger we can use.

Amazo-Man vs. The Lizard Man.

We're still seeing his memories

from the nineteen sixties.

How much longer do I have

to sit through this?

About another hour.

There it is.

It's a big place.

He could be anywhere.

Look for an area where there

is a concentration of guards.

They'll protect that

which is most valuable.

Over there!

As I recall, you guys are familiar

with the element of surprise.

That's how we attacked

you on the spaceship.

I know.

Okay, let's do this.

Ooooomph!

Whoaaaaaaaa!

All right Micro, do your thing.

Nice work.

The Zorse vs. The Lizard Man.

Now where are we?

The nineteen seventies.

He's created over two hundred

and ninety eight characters.

Of all the comic book writers in all

the world they had to find him.

You've got to get in there

and unlock this door.

I can do that.

Wait.

You might need this.

Wow.

Aaaah!

Looking for Mr. Lee?

You know what I like about aliens?

They're just like cockroaches.

If you see one, more

must be nearby.

We gotta do something!

Let's get ready to roll!

I'm not going to hurt you.

Just tell me where the others are.

Oooof!

Oooomh!

Whuaaa!

Are you hurt?

Great!

And I don't know where this idea came

from, but I have the perfect title

for your first comic

book adventure!

Stan Lee's Mighty 7 vs.

The Lizard Man.

Save it for the pod.

We must go.

I'll catch up.

There's something I

have to do first.

This is for scaring me.

Five of them, three of us.

I like the odds.

You don't want to steal for us?

Maybe a little time in here

will change your mind.

Okay! I'll do it!

Hey!

I can't go in there...

I can't go in a cave.

Now's not the time to

get claustrophobic.

Lightning, we can't

do this without you.

You've got to tough it out.

Promise you won't leave

me alone in there.

Count on it.

Okay.

Good.

This planet rotates away

from its sun in an hour.

We move then.

Stan!

Where have you been?!

That story I'm saving

for the comic book.

How are we doing?

You're going to love the

cover art. I'll e-mail it to you.

When can I see a script?

Soon. I've got everything

but the ending.

Well, hurry up. The distributors

are breathing down my neck!

What are you so happy about?

I finally found a story

that writes itself.

Huh?

Oooogh!

Ooomph!

Unhhhh!

Oooooff!

That was easy.

Almost too easy.

How are you doing?

Still breathing.

Blastok.

I can't decide if this

personal quest of your

is born of tenacity or stupidity.

What's that noise?

He's pumping toxic gas in here.

These sketches are great, John.

Except, I don't think the

Taegons are all that menacing.

Have Alex take another pass.

Stan, we're running out of time.

I've already set a launch date.

- Oh, don't worry. Alex works fast.

- I hope so. I gotta run.

- Is that supposed to be me?

- Yeah. Cool, huh?

No. Not cool. They gave

me hair. I don't have hair.

Teen super heroes aren't bald.

Well I am. I hate that picture.

Okay, we'll get rid of the hair.

I don't mean to be impertinent, but

do I really seem that rotund to you?

Oh boy.

All right, I'll have

Alex trim a few pounds.

Makes me want to do a reality

comic book without real people.

Hey, watch it!

This isn't working.

There's too much rock!

You got a better idea?

Faster!

What a waste.

We could have used

warriors like that.

Yes.

Such a shame they

have a conscience.

What don't you like?

I like it all.

Finally.

Except they made my

thighs look fat.

Taegon location identified.

That's them!

They're not moving.

Perhaps they're trapped.

We've got to get in there.

Good luck.

The entrance is blocked.

So fly this thing

through the walls.

The pod has to be stationary to

activate molecular redistribution.

We can't fly through other objects.

Okay.

That makes sense.

I know how we can get in.

So this is how it ends.

On a backwater planet.

You got lucky.

You would have ended up in prison.

For life.

I didn't do it. I did not

kill that professor.

The weight of twenty kirgons falling

from the height of a thousand krocks

- will reach maximum velocity at...

- Can he break through or not!?

Yes.

Will he survive?

He should.

I should? Hardly reassuring.

But then, that's what makes a hero.

Taking action without

certainty of the outcome.

Hey guys, I sold them on the

Mighty Seven, not the Mighty Six.

Your concern is touching.

Let's do this.

Now how do we get out?

Well, you've got your ride.

But I'm good to go.

Can someone give me a hand!?

Please remove me from

this hideous hole.

I can take him but that hole's not

big enough to fly the pod through.

Hey! Big shot!

Need a lift?!

There's got to be another

way into that cave.

I think they're gonna show us.

Blastok.

I applaud your persistence

but escape is impossible.

I got out of your last prison,

I'll get out of this one.

Personal vendettas are

a fool's mission.

Emotions cloud the mind and

ultimately lead to failure.

You dragged us into this to

help fight a personal vendetta?

You self-serving lowlife.

I think it's time you

told us the whole story.

My mother and father had

gone to the planet Javak

to help develop new

defense systems.

I was visiting when the Taegons

invaded without warning,

to steal the technology

my father had created.

They turned it into weapons

of mass destruction.

Xanar was a young commander,

eager to impress his superiors.

He ordered that no

prisoners be taken.

I was the only one to escape.

I tracked him to his planet

and took my revenge.

Unfortunately, Xanar survived...

Although he sees the

universe with only one eye.

Uh, how did you escape?

Does it really matter?

No, it doesn't. Taegons are scum.

We won't question

your motives anymore.

They're imprisoned

in a force field.

You've got to get

them out of there.

Me?

I'm not a super hero, I just

write stories about them.

Then write a great rescue scene.

Boy, you sound like

a studio executive.

Okay, let me think.

Years ago I wrote a rescue

that was never used

because my bosses thought

it was too farfetched.

I think it was just way

ahead of its time.

Maybe it was just a bad idea.

A computer with attitude? Great.

Now what's the safest way

back into that cave?

A remote entrance

through an air shaft.

Near their power supply.

That's the power supply.

A peranium crystal.

It radiates pure energy.

Wow, just like I wrote

forty years ago.

I wonder if Taegons have

been reading my comics.

You know, in that

scene a guy like you

slipped through a crack in the crystal,

then he expanded and broke it.

But in the real world

crystals don't have cracks.

Hey, next time warn me!

Ooh, my bad.

Hmm.

Nice idea.

Ooooomph!

Ugh!

Huuu-ughh!

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