Doll Man Vs. Groot?!?!?

The big crossover story you've been waiting for:

Groot vs Dollman!!

OK, no.

See, this crazy scientist, spurned by his colleagues, is experimenting with the mythical "mandragora" plant...

Well, it sure looks like baby Groot!!

Maybe that was a mistake, doc?

Yup, you just got hypnotized by a bloody plant!!

So what does the little fella do now?

Wow. That was much faster than baby Groot "aged!"

The mandragora isn't done yet...

And it goes on a revenge mission against Skeel's oppressors...

Fortunately, Doll Man finally shows up...

Now wait a dang minute. Just a few pages ago, a "torrent" of rain made him grow bigger. Do you expect us to believe that a little dip in the river could "finish" the mandrogora?!?!

Anyway, the whole incident is hushed up, because the knowledge is too dangerous, or some such...

SCIENCE!!!

From Feature Comics #139 (1949)