Fantastic Four #85 [British]
(April 1969)

Marvel, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1/- [0-1-0 GBP]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except November, semi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Magazine Management Co.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

A price variant intended for distribution in the United Kingdom, with replaced cover price.
This issue is a variant of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #85.

...Within This Tortured Land! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby; John Romita (see notes)
Inks
Joe Sinnott; John Romita (see notes)
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
robots

Indexer Notes

Alterations on FF faces by John Romita. Info per Nick Caputo, September 2016.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Within This Tortured Land (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Stan Lee (credited as Smilin' Stan Lee)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited as Jolly Jack Kirby)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I told you Doom would never let us leave--alive!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Gustav Hauptmann; Susan Storm Richards; Warrior Robots; Latverians; Invincible Robots
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
Latveria

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

U.S. School of Music / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Littleton Coin Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Centre Coin Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Roy Thomas ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby (illustration)
Inks
Joe Sinnott (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, you! Yeah, you!
Characters
Dr. Doom
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Philip Massey, Ronald Rubin, Brad Pastore, Christopher Daria, Bill Williams, Allan Latawiec, and Jack Hogston; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 15)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Average print run during previous 12 months: 531,325; single issue nearest to filing date: 575,200.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Captain America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Famous Artists School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ...Within This Tortured Land!
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. ["Look what's happening"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. Within This Tortured Land
    Fantastic Four
  4. 3. ["Be the one who “makes’ every party!"]
    U.S. School of Music
  5. 4. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  6. 5. ["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
    Academy for Home Study
  7. 6. ["Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time"]
    Grit Newspaper
  8. 7. ["4 new “finds” for coin collectors"]
    Littleton Coin Co. Catalog
  9. 8. ["Missile tank only $6.98"]
    Honor House Products
  10. 9. ["20 course home study program"]
  11. 10. [Shop by Mail]
  12. 11. ["Fabulous facts and frivolous fables for frantic fans, faithful friends, and fiendish foes!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  13. 12. ["We pay $100.00 for only 59 Lincoln pennies"]
    Centre Coin Co. Catalog
  14. 13. ["Magic world of surprises & mystery"]
    American Circle Products
  15. 14. ["Hey, you! Yeah, you!"]
    Fantastic 4 Fan Page
  16. 15. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
  17. 16. ["Another Marvel masterpiece"]
    Captain America
  18. 17. ["If you need extra money & you know just 10 people..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  19. 18. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists School
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