(Cover Date: February, 1969)

Summary: In Attilan, Reed, Johnny & Ben unsuccessfully attempt to break out of their holding cell. Reed theorizes that they are being hypnotized to believe the walls are impenetrable. Maximus has his evil Inhumans dress him in his regal attire for his coronation. Black Bolt carefully controls the power of his voice to break the Royal Family out of their holding cell. The Royal Family quickly defeat the Alpha Primitives who attack them. The FF threesome escape from their cell by believing that there are no walls. They are confronted again by Zorr, who they quickly overcome before it can use its hypnotic inducer, as Reed suspected it had. Maximus declares himself Emperor Eternal to the crowd & prepares to fire his Hypno-Gun to subject the rest of the world to his rule. Crystal uses her elemental power to destroy the gun before it can be fired. Maximus flees on the back of Stallior. Black Bolt stops the angry crowd from pursuing & killing Maximus. Maximus & his evil Inhumans escape Attilan in his hidden space ship. Maximus swears that he will return. more