(February 1963)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
- Brand:
- MC
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
The Impossible Man
Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby; Al Hartley ? (alterations)
- Inks:
- Jack Kirby ?; Al Hartley ? (alterations)
- Colors:
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Impossible Man (introduction)
- Reprints:
-
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 ([October] 1988), #6 ([October] 1988) - in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([July] 2003)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #2
-
Indexer Notes
Nick Caputo, via the GCD Error List (1 November 2006), suggests that the cover may be inked by Kirby; Dick Ayers has affirmed to Caputo that he did not ink the cover (GCD Error List 2 November 2006). Alterations on Sue likely by Al Hartley, also per Nick Caputo, July 2012.
A Visit with the Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Dick Ayers
- Colors:
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]] (origin retelling); Willie Lumpkin (introduction]; the Skrulls (flashback)
- Synopsis:
- Willie Lumpkin brings to the Fantastic Four their huge mailbag. It makes them think about their youths and their origin.
- Reprints:
- in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 (1965)
- in The Fantastic Four (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-111 (1966) [pages 6 & 7]
-
in Demonen (Se-Bladene, 1969 series) #1/1969 ([august] 1969) - in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971 series) #[nn] (1971)
- in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) #[nn] (1971)
-
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7 (29 Giugno 1971), #7 (29 Giugno 1971) - in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (December 1974)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 ([October] 1988)
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([July] 2003)
- in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2005 series) #[nn] (February 2005)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
-
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #5, #6 - in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #22
- in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1963
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #2
- in Marvel Deluxe : Stan Lee (Panini, 2007 series) #1
-
Indexer Notes
This story contains the first mention of the Yancy Street Gang.
Fantastic 4 Fan Page
letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby; Sol Brodsky ?
- Inks:
- Dick Ayers; Sol Brodsky ?
- Colors:
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters:
- Typeset
- Job Number:
- X-74
Content Information
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Letters page replies by Stan Lee. Illos of Sue, Ben and Reed from earlier stories. Human Torch illo possibly by Sol Brodsky.
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page
illustration / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Dick Ayers
- Colors:
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
Content Information
- Characters:
- Sub-Mariner
- Reprints:
- in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #2 (mars 1969)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
-
Indexer Notes
Pin-up of Namor and his undersea headquarters.
The Impossible Man
Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages
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 Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; the Impossible Man (introduction)
- Synopsis:
- The police call the Fantastic four to help against a childish extra-terrestrial.
- Reprints:
- in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 (1965)
- in The Fantastic Four (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-111 (1966)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7 (29 Giugno 1971)
- in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (December 1974)
- in Fantastiske Fire, De [Fantastiske Fire superseriepocket] (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
- in The Marvel Saga (Marvel, 1985 series) #8 (July 1986)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 ([October] 1988)
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([July] 2003)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #2
-
Indexer Notes
Superman (DC, 1987 series) #50 (Dec. 1990) depicts Mr. Mxyzptlk on a vacation as the Impossible Man harassing the Fantastic Four, with dialogue taken from this issue.
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
The Impossible Man
Fantastic Four -
1.
A Visit with the Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four -
2.
Fantastic 4 Fan Page
-
3.
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page
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4.
The Impossible Man
Fantastic Four
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- Nick Caputo
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