Strange Tales #124 Sep 1964
"Paste-Pot Pete"
Ben & Johnny get into a brawl, after which Ben tells Johnny that Paste-Pot Pete was paroled for helping The Avengers

Tired of being thought of as a clown, Pete completely redesigns his costume,
then takes on The Thing while he's flying his part of the Fantasti-Car;


The Thing becomes a regular co-star with this issue.

Script by Stan Lee (co-plot, script) and Dick Ayers (co-plot, un-credited), pencils by Dick Ayers, inks by Paul Reinman