Item Biography
"Agent Axis -- Master of Murder!"
After kidnapping Dr. Sabuki, his daughter and Bucky, Agent Axis learns that Toro is lying in critical condition at a nearby hospital. Seeking to gain even more leverage over Dr. Sabuki, Agent Axis heads for the hospital, where his henchmen snatch both Toro and Davy Mitchell, a young man who was visiting him at the time.
Inside the Mechanical Mole, Dr. Sabuki reveals that Agent Axis is pressuring him to perform an operation to correct his multiple personality problem. When Axis threatens to start killing his young hostages if Sabuki does not cooperate, the doctor agrees to perform the surgery, but only if he is first allowed to remove the bullet that is threatening Toro's life.
Meanwhile, Sub-Mariner, Captain America and Human Torch have arrived at the internment camp where Dr. Sabuki and his daughter were being held. Upon learning that the kidnapper was Agent Axis, the three board Sub-Mariner's flagship and head off in search of their young allies and the doctor.
With Toro's surgery a success, Agent Axis insists that Dr. Sabuki begin the operation that will cure him. Not trusting the doctor, Agent Axis provides a machine that will perform the actual surgery. As added insurance, he connects Davy Mitchel and Sabuki's daughter, Gwenny, to the machine, explaining that should any harm come to him, it will be repeated on the two youths.
A recovering Toro sees Bucky being removed from the chamber and attempts to intervene. In the ensuing fight, Agent Axis' surgical device is damaged. The electrical energy from the machine's short circuit causes some interesting side effects in the two youths that were strapped to it.
As the four young people fight for their lives, reinforcements arrive in the form of Sub-Mariner, Captain America and Human Torch.
This story marks the first appearance of David "Davy" Mitchell, the Human Top.