Featuring: Watcher
Release: April 9, 1964
Cover: July 1964
12 cents
Story plot: Stan Lee
Script + Art: Larry Lieber
Lettering: Art Simek
5 pages
The Watcher’s emotional state in the previous issue led me to conclude it was an ancient story of the Watcher’s youth. This story is clearly taking place closer to modern times, though still in the past. The Watcher has already set up shop on our moon, which he describes as his temporary domain; he will finally leave this home in Fantastic Four #13. The continents of Earth seem to be in their current position. He must already be an ancient being.
An alien plans to steal Earth’s sun to save his own world. The Watcher distracts him long enough to thwart his plans.
In my mind, this is the Watcher straight cheating. He does not recognize talking to someone to distract them as an “action”, when it plainly is. And by his deeds, a world is saved, yet another may perish.
Yet, he tells himself he upheld his oath. Whatever lets you sleep at night, buddy.
Rating: ★★½, 40/100
Significance: ★★☆☆☆
Characters:
- Watcher
- Master Scout Xakku/Sun-Stealer
Story notes:
- Watcher has residence on Earth’s moon, which he describes as a temporary domain.
- Master Scout Xakku asks for assistance with gyro-stabilizer as a ruse.
- Xakku from planet whose sun is dying; race built magneto-gravity machine to steal Earth’s sun and take it to their system.
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