Comic Title: Fantastic Four #8
Publisher: Marvel (Canam Publishers Sales Corp.)
Address: 655 Madison Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1962
On Sale Date: August 9, 1962 Copyright Date August 9, 1962
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1962

Frequency: Monthly
Cover Price: $0.12
Page Count: 32
Editor: Stan Lee

Title: "Prisoners of the Puppet Master"
Pages: 23

Feature(s):
Fantastic Four

Writer: Stan Lee
Penciller: Jack Kirby
Inker: Dick Ayers

Reprinted In:
Marvel Collectors Item Classics #5 (1966)
Mighty World of Marvel #16 (1973)
Mighty World of Marvel #17 (1973)
Complete Fantastic Four #16 (1978)
Complete Fantastic Four #17 (1978)
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 2:Fantastic Four Vol. 1 HC (1988)
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 2:Fantastic Four Vol. 1 HC (1998)
Essential Fantastic Four Vol. 1 TPB (1999)
Marvel Masterworks:The Fantastic Four Vol. 1 – Barnes & Noble Edition TPB (2003)
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 2:Fantastic Four Vol. 1 HC (2003)
Marvel Masterworks Vol. 2:Fantastic Four Vol. 1 HC [Variant] (2003)
Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 HC (2005)
Fantastic Four Omnibus Vol. 1 HC [Variant] (2005)
Marvel Masterworks:The Fantastic Four Vol. 1 TPB (2009)
Marvel Masterworks:The Fantastic Four Vol. 1 TPB [Variant] (2009)
Fantastic Four Epic Collection:The World's Greatest Comic Magazine TPB (2014)
True Believers:Fantastic Four – Puppet Master #1 (2019)
Fantastic Four:Mr. and Mrs. Grimm TPB (2019)
Mighty Marvel Masterworks:Fantastic Four Vol. 1 TPB (2021)
Mighty Marvel Masterworks:Fantastic Four Vol. 1 TPB [Variant] (2021)

Feature Character(s)

• Fantastic Four (last appearance in Fantastic Four #7; next appearance in Fantastic Four #9)
• Mister Fantastic (last appearance in Fantastic Four #7; next appearance in Fantastic Four #9)
• Invisible Girl (last appearance in Fantastic Four #7; next appearance in Strange Tales #102)
• Human Torch (last appearance in Strange Tales #101; next appearance in Strange Tales #102)
• Thing (last appearance in Strange Tales #101; next appearance in Fantastic Four #9)

Supporting Character(s)

• Alicia Masters (last name not given in this story; first appearance; next appearance in Fantastic Four #9)

Villain(s)

• Puppet Master (first appearance; next appearance in Fantastic Four #14)
• Rocco and a group of convicts (no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Williams (a prison warden; no further appearances)
• A man attempting to jump off a bridge (no further appearances)
• Joe and Charlie (prison guards; no further appearances)

Comments:
Part 2:"The Hands of the Puppet Master"
Part 3:"The Lady and the Monster"
Part 4:"Face-to-Face with the Puppet Master"
Part 5:"Death of a Puppet"

The Thing is temporarily transformed back into Ben Grimm in this story.

This issue contains a Fantastic Four Feature Page which details the Human Torch and his powers.

Synopsis:
The Human Torch rescues a man, stopping him from jumping off a bridge. The man was controlled by the Puppet Master, a criminal capable of mind control. Seeking revenge, the Puppet Master takes control of the Thing. He captures the Thing and Invisible Girl. He then disguises his blind step-daughter Alicia as Sue Storm and sends her with the Thing to attack the other members of the team.

Reed stops the Thing by temporarily transforming him back to Ben Grimm. Strangely Alicia prefers Ben's appearance in the Thing form. The real Invisible Girl then escapes from the Puppet Master and rejoins the team. They stop a prison riot caused by the Puppet Master. Meanwhile, Alicia confronts her step-father. During the confrontation, the Puppet Master falls out a window and is presumed dead.