(January 1963)

Marvel, 1961 Series
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Volume:
1
Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Brand:
MC
Editing:
Stan Lee
Format:
Color; Standard Newsprint; Saddle-stitched; monthly series

The Return of Doctor Doom! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Dick Ayers
Colors:
Stan Goldberg
Letters:
Artie Simek

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
Reprinted:
  • in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8
  • in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7
  • 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

Title and more characters added by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28. Dick Ayers has confirmed to Nick Caputo that he inked this cover (GCD Error List 2 November 2006).


The Return of Doctor Doom! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Dick Ayers
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
X-38

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Alicia Masters; Doctor Doom (villain); Stan Lee; Jack Kirby; the Miracle Man (as a statue); Mole Man (as a statue); Skrulls (as statues); Namor the Sub-Mariner (as a statue)
Synopsis:
Doctor Doom returns from his unwanted journey in space and visits Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in order to make them set a trap for the Fantastic Four.
Reprinted:
  • in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8
  • in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7
  • 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

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Synopsis added and page count (23p) changed by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28.


Part 2 "Back from the Dead!" (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Dick Ayers
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Fantastic Four [the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Ovoids (flashback, introduction); Doctor Doom (villain); Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
Synopsis:
Doctor Doom tells how he managed to return to Earth with the help of the Ovoids and then he changes bodies with Mr Fantastic using Ovoid technology.
Reprinted:
  • in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8
  • in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7
  • 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

Sequence added by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28


Part 3 "The End of Mr. Fantastic?" (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Dick Ayers
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain)
Synopsis:
Doctor Doom convinces the rest of the Fantastic Four that he is Mr Fantastic.
Reprinted:
  • in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8
  • in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7
  • 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

Sequence added by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28


Part 4 "No Place to Turn!" (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Dick Ayers
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain); Alicia Masters
Synopsis:
Doctor Doom (as Mr. Fantastic) displays his new shrinking-ray and Mr. Fantastic (in Doom's body) escapes his captivity in Doom's castle.
Reprinted:
  • in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8
  • in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7
  • 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

Sequence added by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28


Part 5 "The Real Doctor Doom!" (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Stan Lee
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Dick Ayers
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain); Alicia Masters
Synopsis:
Doctor Doom and Mr. Fantastic get their bodies back and Doom is put under his own shrinking-ray and shrinks down to sub-atomic size.
Reprinted:
  • in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8
  • in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7
  • 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

Sequence added by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Return of Doctor Doom!
    Fantastic Four
  2. 2. Part 2 "Back from the Dead!"
    Fantastic Four
  3. 3. Part 3 "The End of Mr. Fantastic?"
    Fantastic Four
  4. 4. Part 4 "No Place to Turn!"
    Fantastic Four
  5. 5. Part 5 "The Real Doctor Doom!"
    Fantastic Four
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Nick Caputo
  • Per Sandell
  • Pierre Freyssonnet
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Klein
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Fernandez
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mark Gordon
  • Max Capp