Fantastic Four #2

(January 1962)

The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls from Outer Space! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

John Duffy

Job Number:

V-457

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls (introduction)

Synopsis:

Four shape-changing Skrulls pose as the Fantastic Four and act as criminals while the true ones are in the country and recall their origin.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #1
• in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1
• in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Note 1: Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek. The credit given reflects the current consensus.
Note 2: Synopsis added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05)

Part 2 Prisoner of the Skrulls (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

John Duffy

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls

Synopsis:

The real FF is inprisoned by the government for their criminal acts. They escape and decide to flush out the imitating Skrulls.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #1
• in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1
• in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek. The credit given reflects the current consensus. Sequence added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05)

The Fantastic Four Fight Back! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

John Duffy

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls

Synopsis:

The FF infiltrate the Skrull mothership and pose as the Skrull spies. Mr. Fantastic uses clippings from Strange Tales and Journey Into Mystery to trick the Skrulls into thinking that the Earth forces are too strong to attack.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #1
• in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2
• in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek. The credit given reflects the current consensus. Sequence added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05)

The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page (Table of Contents)

Thing / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

John Duffy

Job Number:

V-457

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

The Fantastic Four... Captured! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

John Duffy

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls

Synopsis:

The four Skrull spies are captured, forced to take on the form of cows and then hypnotized to forget all of their former lives.

Reprinted:

• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #1
• in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2
• in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Note 1: Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek. The credit given reflects the current consensus.
Note 2: Synopsis added by Per Sandell (5 December 2005).