Fantastic Four #25 [Regular Edition]
(April 1964)

Marvel, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964-01-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1964 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Incredible Hulk versus the Thing! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Fantastic Four [The Thing; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl; Mister Fantastic]; The Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now you can solve "tough" math problems like this!

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for the E-Z Math program.

The Hulk Vs. The Thing (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
George Roussos (credited as G. Bell)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

Job Number
X-614
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Step aside, Reed!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Thor [Don Blake]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; The Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]]; Rick Jones
Synopsis
Hulk understands that Rick Jones has deserted him for the Avengers. He comes back to New York to get his revenge on the Avengers but the Fantastic Four are there to stop him. And the Thing is the only one with a chance to defeat him.
Reprints
Keywords
New Mexico

Indexer Notes

Job number revealed on original art.

Continued next issue.

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

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Draw the first day
Synopsis
Ad for “Magic Art Reproducer” drawing aid from Norton Products.
Reprints
  • Between story pages 6 and 7.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photographs)
Inks
?; ? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are you proud of your paycheck?

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Commercial Trades Institute.
Between story pages 11 and 12.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Colors
? (background and lettering only)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!

Indexer Notes

On top half of page between story pages 14 and 15.

Hypno-Coin (Table of Contents: 6)

Hypnotic Aids Supply Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
? (panel backgrounds and lettering only)
Letters
?; typeset

Indexer Notes

On lower half of page between story pages 14 and 15.

Sell Grit (Table of Contents: 7)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, fella grab this chance to make $1 to $5 weekly and win dandy prizes, too

Indexer Notes

Ad seeking sellers of Grit newspaper.
On top half of page between story pages 19 and 20.

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Terrific stamp bargain!

Indexer Notes

Ad for stamps and other products, on lower half of page, between story pages 19 and 20.

Another Triumph for Marvel! (Table of Contents: 9)

Daredevil / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (promo copy)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (illustration)
Inks
Bill Everett (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Daredevil

Indexer Notes

House ad for Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 Series) #1 (April 1964). Only the masthead is shown, including the corner box with Bill Everett art. Located between story pages 19 and 20.

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stamp collecting outfit

Indexer Notes

Ad for stamps and other products, between story pages 19 and 20.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby (illustrations)
Inks
Sol Brodsky; Dick Ayers (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan and Jack, Issue #20 - terrific!
Feature Logo
Fantastic 4 Fan Page
Characters
Iron Man; Mr. Fantastic; Thing; Sgt. Fury
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Dick Froese, Mike Gass, Jimmy Edelstein, Paul Kelbaugh, Marc Bailey, Norman Bennett, Personnel (733rd Medical Detachment), John Wachter, Larry Raybourne, and Deborah Rohrer. Includes four panel details reproduced from previous issues.

Includes Special Announcements Section which gives February 4th as the on-sale date for Daredevil (Marvel, 1964 series) #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
?; ? (photograph)
Inks
?; ? (photograph)
Colors
? (background only)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!

Indexer Notes

Ad for hypnotism lessons.

My Secret New Dynaflex Method (Table of Contents: 13)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Colors
? (panel backgrounds and lettering only)
Letters
?; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys! Men!
Characters
Mike Marvel (photo)

Indexer Notes

Ad for a muscle building system.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
? (ad copy)
Pencils
? (photographs)
Inks
? (photographs)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Make $3 to $5 an hour starting soon

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for a home study course teaching radio and television repair.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Make $5.00 to $20.00 a week extra operating this "Saturday morning shoe store"

Indexer Notes

Back cover. Ad to earn money by selling shoes.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Incredible Hulk versus the Thing!
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. ["Now you can solve "tough" math problems like this!"]
  3. 2. The Hulk Vs. The Thing
    Fantastic Four
  4. 3. ["Draw the first day"]
    Magic Art Reproducer
  5. 4. ["Are you proud of your paycheck?"]
  6. 5. ["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
  7. 6. Hypno-Coin
    Hypnotic Aids Supply Co.
  8. 7. Sell Grit
    Grit Newspaper
  9. 8. [Stamps; Shop by Mail]
  10. 9. Another Triumph for Marvel!
    Daredevil
  11. 10. [Stamps; Shop by Mail]
  12. 11. ["Dear Stan and Jack, Issue #20 - terrific!"]
    Fantastic 4 Fan Page
  13. 12. ["Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!"]
  14. 13. My Secret New Dynaflex Method
  15. 14. ["Make $3 to $5 an hour starting soon"]
  16. 15. ["Make $5.00 to $20.00 a week extra operating this "Saturday morning shoe store""]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Pierre Freyssonnet
  • Del Gruber
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore