Fantastic Four #4 [Regular Edition]

(May 1962)

Marvel, 1961 Series

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Volume: 1
Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
On-sale Date: 1962-02-08
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Brand: MC

Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
This issue has variants:

Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #4 [British]

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Sol Brodsky
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Stop him!

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Reprints

in Fantastic Four (Newton Comics, 1974 series) #3
in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #3
in Los 4 Fantásticos (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1962 series) #4 (Diciembre 1962)
in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #34 (1964 ?)
in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
in The Complete Fantastic Four (Marvel UK, 1977 series) #9 (23 November 1977)
in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in Los Cuatro Fantásticos (Novedades, 1980 series) #4 (5 de mayo de 1980)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 (February 1986)

in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)

in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #199 (5 juillet 1986) [Recolorié/Recolored]
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987)
in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #2 - Fantastic Four 1 (1961) ([September] 2023)

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Best Values Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Script: Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks: Sol Brodsky
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

Job Number

V-643

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At a secret skyscraper hideout, in the caverns of New York, three of the most fantastic humans on earth are found!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Monster from Mars-statue (flashback); Miracle Man (flashback)

Synopsis

The Fantastic Four is searching for the runaway Human Torch.

Reprints

in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)

in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #34 (1964 ?)

in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (février 1969)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #141
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #7 (November 18, 1972)
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 (1976)
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 - Le retour du Prince des Mers (2e trimestre 1980)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #2 (January 1986)

in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #2
in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #15 (Junio 1995) [Págs. 9-16]
in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)

in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 1]

in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)

in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)

Keywords

Baxter Building; Fantasticar; motorcyles

Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script: Stan Lee
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Feature Logo

Fantastic 4 Fan Page

Characters

Thing; Invisible Girl

Reprints

in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Len Blake, Anthony Gonzales, S. Goldberg, Shirley Howard, Bruce Fogel, Jim Moony, and "unsigned."

Commercial Trades Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Script: Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks: Sol Brodsky
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Flame off, Torch!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner

Synopsis

Fleeing the Thing, the runaway Human Torch finds the amnesiac Sub-Mariner.

Reprints

in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (février 1969)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #141
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #7 (November 18, 1972)
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 (1976) [edited]
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 - Le retour du Prince des Mers (2e trimestre 1980)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #2 (January 1986)

in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #2
in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #15 (Junio 1995) [Págs. 9-16]
in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)

in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 2]

in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)

in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)

Keywords

automobiles; comic books; flop houses

Indexer Notes

Revival of the Sub-Mariner as a noble anti-hero.

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

Fantastic Four / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script: Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks: Sol Brodsky
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

Job Number

V-643

First Line of Dialogue or Text

At the very moment that Johnny Storm makes his incredible discovery, the other members of the Fantastic Four are continuing their strange search...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner

Synopsis

The Human Torch drops the Sub-Mariner into the sea and he regains his memory.

Reprints

in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (février 1969)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #141
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #8 (November 25, 1972) [The bottom two panels of story page 11 (Chapter 3 splash page) are omitted]
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 (1976) [edited]
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 - Le retour du Prince des Mers (2e trimestre 1980)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 3]

in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)

in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)

Keywords

commuter trains; helicopters; undersea civilizations

National Radio Institute Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Script: Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks: Sol Brodsky
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

No sooner does Namor utter those fateful words, than the three other members of the mighty foursome, back at their headquarters again, planning their next move, see...

Genre

superhero

Characters

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

Synopsis

The Sub-Mariner sends Giganto to smash New York.

Reprints

in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (février 1969)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #141
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #8 (November 25, 1972) [The splash panel of this chapter's opening page (story page 14) is deleted in this reprint which, combined with the two omitted panels from page 11, reduces the overall page count by one]
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 (1976) [edited]
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
in The Complete Fantastic Four (Marvel UK, 1977 series) #9 (23 November 1977)
in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 - Le retour du Prince des Mers (2e trimestre 1980)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 (February 1986)

in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 4]

in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)

in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)

Keywords

Fantasticar; monsters; nuclear bombs

Mason Shoe Mfg. Co. Sales Kit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script: Stan Lee (signed as Lee)
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed as Kirby)
Inks: Sol Brodsky
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

Genre

superhero

Characters

Mr. Fantastic

Reprints

in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #2 - Fantastic Four 1 (1961) ([September] 2023)

Indexer Notes

Pin-up of Reed Richards/Mr.Fantastic

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Script: Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils: Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks: Sol Brodsky
Colors: Stan Goldberg
Letters: Artie Simek

Job Number

V-643

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Slowly, warily, knowing that each step might be his last, the Thing stalks deeper and deeper inside the gigantic sea creature...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto (death)

Synopsis

The Thing walks into Giganto with a bomb and blows him up. The Human Torch sweeps the Sub-Mariner and Giganto away into the sea. The Sub-Mariner says "I'll be back!"

Reprints

in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (février 1969)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #141
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #8 (November 25, 1972)
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 (1976) [edited]
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
in The Complete Fantastic Four (Marvel UK, 1977 series) #9 (23 November 1977)
in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 - Le retour du Prince des Mers (2e trimestre 1980)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 (February 1986)

in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 5]

in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)

in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)

Keywords

monsters; nuclear bombs

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

Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Christy Trades School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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Table of Contents

0. The Coming of the Sub-Mariner!
Fantastic Four
1. Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin!
Best Values Co. Catalog
2. The Coming of... Sub-Mariner! Chapter 1 On the Trail of the Torch!
Fantastic Four
3. [no title indexed]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page
4. How to 'Take Charge' of a Highly-Paid Job in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration
Commercial Trades Institute
5. Chapter 2 Enter the Sub-Mariner!
Fantastic Four
6. 8mm Motion Picture Projector
Honor House Products
7. Complete 4 Piece Matched Set of Luggage
Honor House Products
8. Chapter 3 Let the World Beware!
Fantastic Four
9. Learn Radio-Television Electronics
National Radio Institute Catalog
10. Chapter 4 Sub-Mariner's Revenge!
Fantastic Four
11. I'll Give You the Keys to This Brand New Car…
Mason Shoe Mfg. Co. Sales Kit
12. Look! Boys Wanted to Sell Grit
Grit Newspaper
13. Mister Fantastic
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page
14. Stamps; Shop by Mail
15. Chapter 5 Return to the Deep!
Fantastic Four
16. Bike Bonanza of Big Buys
Honor House Products
17. Record Your Voice at Home
Honor House Products
18. Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method
Mike Marvel System
19. Start Your Own Business!
Christy Trades School
20. He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw
Famous Artists Schools

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Fantastic Four #4 [Regular Edition] (May 1962)

Issue Notes

The Coming of the Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Best Values Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Coming of... Sub-Mariner! Chapter 1 On the Trail of the Torch! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

How to 'Take Charge' of a Highly-Paid Job in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Commercial Trades Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Chapter 2 Enter the Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Indexer Notes

8mm Motion Picture Projector (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Complete 4 Piece Matched Set of Luggage (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Chapter 3 Let the World Beware! (Table of Contents: 8)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Learn Radio-Television Electronics (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute Catalog / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Chapter 4 Sub-Mariner's Revenge! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

I'll Give You the Keys to This Brand New Car… (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Mason Shoe Mfg. Co. Sales Kit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Look! Boys Wanted to Sell Grit (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Mister Fantastic (Table of Contents: 13)

The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Chapter 5 Return to the Deep! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Bike Bonanza of Big Buys (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Record Your Voice at Home (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Start Your Own Business! (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Christy Trades School / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Fantastic Four #4 [Regular Edition]

(May 1962)