Fantastic Four (1961 series) (Marvel) #1

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Number	1	1
Volume	1	1
No Volume	No	No
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.	Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand	MC	MC
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	November 1961	November 1961
Key Date	1961-11-00	1961-11-00
Year On Sale	None	1961
Month On Sale	None	8
Day On Sale	None	8
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Indicia Frequency	monthly	monthly
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.10 USD	0.10 USD
Page Count	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26)	36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 26)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Stan Lee	Stan Lee
No Editing
Barcode
No Barcode	Yes	Yes
Notes	Goldberg credit disclosed in February 2011 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31016 http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?p=20698	Goldberg credit disclosed in February 2011 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31016 http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?p=20698 Goldberg credit and date of release mentioned on Fantastic Four #600 letters page
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Sequence Number	0	0
Title	"I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!"	"I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!"
Unofficial Title?	Yes	Yes
Type	cover	cover
Feature	Fantastic Four	Fantastic Four
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	?	?
No Script
Pencils	Jack Kirby	Jack Kirby
No Pencils
Inks	George Klein?; Christopher Rule?	George Klein?; Christopher Rule?
No Inks
Colors	Stan Goldberg	Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; monster from Monster Isle	Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; monster from Monster Isle
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn] in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977) in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 in Fantastic Four Legends: Unstable Molecules (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn] in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977) in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 in Fantastic Four Legends: Unstable Molecules (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1
Notes	Note 1: Characters added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05). Note 2: George Klein, or Chris Rule have been suggested as the inker but there is no consensus. Dick Ayers originally given inker credit, but per Nick Caputo, Ayers did not have this cover listed in his own record books (July 27, 2006). Note 3: An entire facsimile issue including the front cover and complete story was reprinted (minus the ads) in Golden Book and Record Set # SLP-185 in 1966.	Note 1: Characters added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05). Note 2: George Klein, or Chris Rule have been suggested as the inker but there is no consensus. Dick Ayers originally given inker credit, but per Nick Caputo, Ayers did not have this cover listed in his own record books (July 27, 2006). Note 3: An entire facsimile issue including the front cover and complete story was reprinted (minus the ads) in Golden Book and Record Set # SLP-185 in 1966.
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Sequence 1

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Sequence Number	1	1
Title	The Fantastic Four!	The Fantastic Four!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Fantastic Four	Fantastic Four
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number	V-372	V-372
Script	Stan Lee (signed)	Stan Lee (signed)
No Script
Pencils	Jack Kirby (signed)	Jack Kirby (signed)
No Pencils
Inks	George Klein, with Christopher Rule?	George Klein, with Christopher Rule?
No Inks
Colors	Stan Goldberg	Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	13	13
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Fantastic Four: Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Mayor of Central City	Fantastic Four: Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Mayor of Central City
Synopsis	Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever.	Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever.
Reprint Notes	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn] in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 in Fantastic Four, The (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-111 [4 pp.] in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977) in Fantastic Four: The Secret Story of Marvel's Cosmic Quartet, The (Ideals Publishing Corp., 1981 series) #nn in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 (December 2001) in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 in Fantastic Four Legends: Unstable Molecules (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [pages 9-13 only] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Fantastic Four: Extended Family (Marvel, 2011 series) #[nn] in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1 in Incredibile Devil, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #4 in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #100	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn] in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 in Fantastic Four, The (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-111 [4 pp.] in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977) in Fantastic Four: The Secret Story of Marvel's Cosmic Quartet, The (Ideals Publishing Corp., 1981 series) #nn in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 (December 2001) in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 in Fantastic Four Legends: Unstable Molecules (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [pages 9-13 only] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Fantastic Four: Extended Family (Marvel, 2011 series) #[nn] in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1 in Incredibile Devil, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #4 in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #100
Notes	Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally Art Simek. The given credit reflects the current consensus; Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Characters, synopsis: Added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05)	Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally Art Simek. The given credit reflects the current consensus; Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Characters, synopsis: Added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05)
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Sequence 2

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Sequence Number	2	2
Title	The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man!	The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Fantastic Four	Fantastic Four
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number	V-372	V-372
Script	Stan Lee	Stan Lee
No Script
Pencils	Jack Kirby	Jack Kirby
No Pencils
Inks	George Klein, with Christopher Rule?	George Klein, with Christopher Rule?
No Inks
Colors	Stan Goldberg	Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	6	6
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Moleman [a.k.a. Mole Man] (intro and origin); Fantastic Four; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Thing; Monsters of Monster Isle	Moleman [a.k.a. Mole Man] (intro and origin); Fantastic Four; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Thing; Monsters of Monster Isle
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn] in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977) in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 (December 2001) in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn] in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977) in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 (December 2001) in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1
Notes	Note 1: Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek, the credit given reflects the current consensus.	Note 1: Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek, the credit given reflects the current consensus.
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Sequence 3

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Sequence Number	3	3
Title	The Mole Man's Secret!	The Mole Man's Secret!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Fantastic Four	Fantastic Four
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Script	Stan Lee	Stan Lee
No Script
Pencils	Jack Kirby	Jack Kirby
No Pencils
Inks	George Klein; with Christopher Rule?	George Klein; with Christopher Rule?
No Inks
Colors	Stan Goldberg	Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	6	6
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	Moleman [a.k.a. Mole Man] (intro and origin); Fantastic Four; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Thing; Monsters of Monster Isle	Moleman [a.k.a. Mole Man] (intro and origin); Fantastic Four; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Thing; Monsters of Monster Isle
Synopsis	The first skirmish with the Moleman and his monsters.	The first skirmish with the Moleman and his monsters.
Reprint Notes	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn] in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977) in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 (December 2001) in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn] in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977) in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 (December 2001) in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1
Notes	Note 1: Sequence added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05)	Note 1: Sequence added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05)
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Comments

Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Patrick Lemaire	Editing	2011-11-28 08:34:30	Available	Editing
Patrick Lemaire		2011-11-28 08:46:58	Editing	Pending Review
Merlin Haas		2011-11-28 19:16:40	Pending Review	Under Review
Merlin Haas		2011-11-28 19:16:47	Under Review	Approved

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