Fantastic Four (1961 series) (Marvel) #1

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Sequence 0

Field	Previous	Change / Next
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
No Inks
Colors	Stan Goldberg	Stan Goldberg
No Colors
Letters	Artie Simek	Artie Simek
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Monster from Monster Isle	The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the 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 Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn]
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.	General consensus is that Chris Rule is the cover inker. Timely-Atlas expert Michael Vassallo has examined hundreds of known Klein art and inking samples, as has Nick Caputo, who agrees with Michael. Mark Evanier also agrees on Klein's credit. Inkers originally cited as possibilities included Chris Rule and Dick Ayers (who has affirmed he did not ink the cover or interior). Characters added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05). 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.
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [no title indexed] in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [Cover: FANTASTIC FOUR #1] in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 sequence Fantastic Four (cover: 1.000) [no title indexed] in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [Fantastic Four #1] in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [Fantastic Four #1] in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [Fantastic Four #1] [black and white] in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] in Fantastic Four Legends: Unstable Molecules (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [FANTASTIC FOUR #1] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover: 1.000) [no title indexed] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [no title indexed] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover: 1.000) [no title indexed] [cover art] in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) ["I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!"] [cover] in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [no title indexed] in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [Cover: FANTASTIC FOUR #1] in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 sequence Fantastic Four (cover: 1.000) [no title indexed] in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [Fantastic Four #1] in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [Fantastic Four #1] in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [Fantastic Four #1] [black and white] in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] in Fantastic Four Legends: Unstable Molecules (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [FANTASTIC FOUR #1] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover: 1.000) [no title indexed] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) [no title indexed] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover: 1.000) [no title indexed] [cover art] in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (cover reprint (on interior page): 1.000) ["I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!"] [cover] in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Commenter	Comment	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Nick Caputo	I believe that "everyone" including Marvel in their reprint collections, now cites Klein as inker of this cover.	2012-07-31 15:42:26	Editing	Editing

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Sequence 1

Field	Previous	Change / Next
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	Artie Simek	Artie Simek
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Page Count	13	13
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Characters	The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (introduction, origin); the Mayor of Central City	The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (introduction, origin); 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 Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) in Fantastic Four: Extended Family (Marvel, 2011 series) #[nn]	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) in Fantastic Four: Extended Family (Marvel, 2011 series) #[nn]
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)
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) Origin of the Fantastic Four in The Fantastic Four (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-111 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 16.000) ["Who Are the Fantastic Four?"] [4 pp.; pages 10-13] in L' Incredibile Devil (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #4 in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1 in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four! in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #100 in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four! [Part 1] in The Fantastic Four: The Secret Story of Marvel's Cosmic Quartet (Ideals Publishing Corp., 1981 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four! in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four! in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [black and white] in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 sequence The Fantastic Four (comic story: 25.000) The Fantastic Four! in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] in Fantastic Four Legends: Unstable Molecules (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 5.000) [The Origin of the Fantastic Four] [pages 9-13 only] in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four!	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) Origin of the Fantastic Four in The Fantastic Four (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-111 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 16.000) ["Who Are the Fantastic Four?"] [4 pp.; pages 10-13] in L' Incredibile Devil (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #4 in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1 in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four! in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #100 in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four! [Part 1] in The Fantastic Four: The Secret Story of Marvel's Cosmic Quartet (Ideals Publishing Corp., 1981 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four! in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four! in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [black and white] in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 sequence The Fantastic Four (comic story: 25.000) The Fantastic Four! in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] in Fantastic Four Legends: Unstable Molecules (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 5.000) [The Origin of the Fantastic Four] [pages 9-13 only] in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 13.000) The Fantastic Four!

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Sequence 2

Field	Previous	Change / Next
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	The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Moleman] (introduction); Monsters of Monster Isle	The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Moleman] (introduction); Monsters of Monster Isle
Synopsis	Atomic plants disappear all around the world. Reed Richards pinpoints a place which is at the same distance from them all: Monster Isle.	Atomic plants disappear all around the world. Reed Richards pinpoints a place which is at the same distance from them all: Monster Isle.
Reprint Notes	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn]	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn]
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.
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man! in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1 in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man! in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man! [Part 2] in Atlanticserien (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #1/1978 sequence Fantastiska fyran [Fantastic Four] (comic story: 6.000) Mullvaden attackerar in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 12.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man [part 1] in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [black and white] in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man!	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man! in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1 in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man! in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man! [Part 2] in Atlanticserien (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #1/1978 sequence Fantastiska fyran [Fantastic Four] (comic story: 6.000) Mullvaden attackerar in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 12.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man [part 1] in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [black and white] in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man!

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Sequence 3

Field	Previous	Change / Next
Sequence Number	3	3
Title	The Moleman's Secret!	The Moleman'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	The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Moleman] (origin); Monsters of Monster Isle	The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Moleman] (origin); Monsters of Monster Isle
Synopsis	Having captured the Fantastic Four, Moleman recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom.	Having captured the Fantastic Four, Moleman recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom.
Reprint Notes	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn]	in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn]
Notes	Note 1: Sequence added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05)	Note 1: Sequence added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05)
Keywords
Reprint Links	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Moleman's Secret! in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1 in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Moleman's Secret! in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Moleman's Secret! [Part 3] in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 12.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man [part 2] in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Moleman's Secret! in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [black and white] in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Moleman's Secret!	The following reprint links are not part of this change. in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #7 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Moleman's Secret! in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1 in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Moleman's Secret! in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Moleman's Secret! [Part 3] in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 12.000) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man [part 2] in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #[nn] sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Moleman's Secret! in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [black and white] in The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (Marvel, 2001 series) #9 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 sequence Fantastic Four (comic story: 6.000) The Moleman's Secret!

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Comments

Commenter	Comment	Revision	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Nick Caputo	Editing		2012-07-31 15:35:44	Available	Editing
Nick Caputo	I believe that "everyone" including Marvel in their reprint collections, now cites Klein as inker of this cover.	0. ["I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!"] (Fantastic Four) cover, 1p	2012-07-31 15:42:26	Editing	Editing
Nick Caputo			2012-07-31 15:43:03	Editing	Pending Review
Ramon Schenk			2012-07-31 16:31:41	Pending Review	Under Review
Ramon Schenk			2012-07-31 16:32:20	Under Review	Approved

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