Fantastic Four #51 [British]

(June 1966)

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Ellbarr Novelties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

This Man... This Monster! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'll never be human again!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Whitey Mullins; Belle Thorne; Coach Sam Thorne; Wyatt Wingfoot; Ricardo Jones (Thing imposter) (death)

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

An unnamed scientist gives himself the powers and appearance of the Thing and goes to the Baxter Building, planning to kill Reed. However, an accident results in him saving Reed's life and perishing in the Negative Zone.

Reprints

• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #47
• in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1912 (1967)
• in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #2 (1967)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #12
• in The Fantastic Four Comic Album (World Distributors, 1969 series) #1 (1969)
• in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #38 (October 1972)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #47 (9 Gennaio 1973)
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #2 - La Saga du Surfer d'Argent (4e trimestre 1973)
which is reprinted
• in Marvel (Editions du Taupinambour, 2013 ? series) #17 (15 août 1971)
• in O Homem-Aranha (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1969 series) #65 ([August] 1974)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #109 (November 2 1974) [pages 1-13; edited to bring page count down to 10], #110 (Week Ending November 9, 1974) [pages 14-20]
• in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 (1976) [4 pages removed in reprint]
• in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #5 (1980) [black & white]
• in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #9 ([1983])
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #40 - La Saga du Surfer d'Argent (1986) [pages 2-20]
• in Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics (Harry N. Abrams, 1991 series) (1991)
• in The Very Best of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1991 series) ([July] 1991)
• in Fantastic Four #51 [JC Penney Marvel Vintage Pack] (Marvel, 1993 series) (1993)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[6] (February 2000)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #3 (April 2000) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #6 [Regular Edition] ([March] 2004)
• in Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2004 series) #1 ([October] 2004)
• in Best of the Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005), (2005)
• in Fantastic Four 51 [Best Buy Edition] (Marvel, 2005 series) (August 2005)
• in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #4 - Die Fantastischen Vier (2005)
• in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1966 (mai 2007)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2007)
• in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 [3] - La Edad Dorada (Septiembre 2011)
• in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #4 - Fantastic Four: Galactus (Oktober 2015)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #97 - Фантастическая Четверка: Пришествие Галактуса
• in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #3 - The Coming of Galactus (2018)
• in Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)

Keywords

duplication apparatus; Kozy Kampus Koffee Shop; Negative Zone (introduction)

Indexer Notes

Although Ricardo Jones identity remains unknown throughout this episode, it’ll be revealed in Web of Spider-Man #69, October 1990.

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan and Jack, You guys have got to be kiddin'!

Characters

Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprints

• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2007)

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Bill Hitchcock, Carl H. Helmstetter, Robert Ford, George Gardiner, Dick Bandoli, Melvin Gionson, Dennie Landau, Dorothea Baker, Jack Skowron, and Peter Mancuso.

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