Fantastic Four #4

(May 1962)

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

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

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks:

Sol Brodsky

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

V-643

Content Information

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 Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
• in Fantastiske Fire (Se-Bladene, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
• 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) #[nn] (1979)
• in The Marvel Saga (Marvel, 1985 series) #2 (January 1986)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 1]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
• in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) #[nn] (1998)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

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

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

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks:

Sol Brodsky

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Artie Simek

Content Information

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 Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
• in Fantastiske Fire (Se-Bladene, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
• 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) #[nn] (1979)
• in The Marvel Saga (Marvel, 1985 series) #2 (January 1986)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 2]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
• in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) #[nn] (1998)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Per Sandell (2006-01-22)
Revival of the Sub-Mariner as a noble anti-hero.

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

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

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks:

Sol Brodsky

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

V-643

Content Information

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 Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
• in Fantastiske Fire (Se-Bladene, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
• 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) #[nn] (1979)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 3]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
• in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) #[nn] (1998)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Per Sandell (2006-01-22)

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

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

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks:

Sol Brodsky

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Artie Simek

Content Information

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 Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
• in Fantastiske Fire (Se-Bladene, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
• 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) #[nn] (1979)
• in The Marvel Saga (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 (February 1986)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 4]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
• in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) #[nn] (1998)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Per Sandell (2006-01-22)

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

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Sol Brodsky

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mr. Fantastic

Reprints:

• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Pin-up of Reed Richards/Mr.Fantastic

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

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

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee (signed)

Pencils:

Jack Kirby (signed)

Inks:

Sol Brodsky

Colors:

Stan Goldberg

Letters:

Artie Simek

Job Number:

V-643

Content Information

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 Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
• in Fantastiske Fire (Se-Bladene, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
• 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) #[nn] (1979)
• in The Marvel Saga (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 (February 1986)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 5]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
• in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) #[nn] (1998)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Per Sandell (2006-01-22)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Stan Lee

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Thing; Invisible Girl

Reprints:

• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)