(November 1963)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group
- 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 Molecule Man!
Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- George Roussos
- 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 Molecule Man
- Reprints:
-
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #14 (April 1968) -
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #16 (2 Novembre 1971) - 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
-
The Mysterious Molecule Man!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby; Steve Ditko (see notes)
- Inks:
- Dick Ayers; Steve Ditko (see notes)
- Colors:
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
- Job Number:
- X-419
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Molecule Man (introduction, origin); the Watcher [Uatu]; The Yancy Street Gang; Alicia Masters
- Synopsis:
- The Watcher asks the Fantastic Four to stop a new menace who could destroy the whole universe: the Molecule Man.
- Reprints:
- in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #14 (April 1968)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #16 (2 Novembre 1971)
-
in Fantastiska fyran album [Superseriealbum] (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1979 series) #1 (1979) -
in Fantastiske Fire album (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #1 (1979) - 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
The third panel on page 17 was redrawn by Steve Ditko. Ditko info by Bob Bailey, 2005-03-19 (Per Sandell ed.)
Another Marvel Masterpiece
Tales To Astonish / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Don Heck
- Inks:
- Don Heck
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Tales To Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #49 (November 1963) with cover shown, advertised as "On Sale Now".
["Dear Stan and Jack, Reading your mags..."]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from James Maupin; Anonymous; Wayne Shepard; Richard Cohen; Mark Gruenwald (as Fantastic Four Fan Club secretary); Dana Riell; Karl Spence; John Furek; Don Keefer; Kevin Shields; and George R. Martin.
Per the author of the fantasy series Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin, his fan letter here was his first published work (as per interview given on 14 July 2012 on the G4 cable network show, Comic-Con Live),
Editing
Table of Contents
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0.
The Molecule Man!
Fantastic Four -
1.
The Mysterious Molecule Man!
Fantastic Four -
2.
Another Marvel Masterpiece
Tales To Astonish -
3.
["Dear Stan and Jack, Reading your mags..."]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Bruno Andreacchi
- Tony R. Rose
- Nick Caputo
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Bob Bailey
- Per Sandell
- Pierre Freyssonnet
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- Tony R. Rose
- Fernandez
- Matthias Hofmann
- Lou Mazzella
- Mark Gordon
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