(May 1964)
- 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
Issue Notes
Stan Lee's first mention of a Marvel "no prize" is in this issue's letters page.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in The Incredible Hulk Special (Marvel, 1968 series) #3 (January 1971) [title page] -
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #20 (28 Dicembre 1971)
-
The Avengers Take Over!
Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors:
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Rick Jones; the Hulk [Bruce Banner]; the Avengers [Captain America; Iron Man; Thor; Giant Man; Wasp]
- Reprints:
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #20 (28 Dicembre 1971)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #13 ([September] 1990)
- in Hulk Vs. Thing (Marvel, 1999 series) #[nn] (December 1999)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #3 [Regular Edition] ([September] 2003)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in Hulk vs. the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 2008 series) #[nn] ([June] 2008)
-
in Los 4 Fantásticos (Editora de Periódicos La Prensa S.C.L., 1962 series) #37
-
Indexer Notes
Cover inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (11 December 2007); the original indexer credited George Roussos.
The Avengers Take Over!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- George Roussos [as George Bell]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Art Simek
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; The Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]; Thor [Don Blake]; Captain America [Steve Sogers]]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones
- Synopsis:
- The Avengers join the fight against Hulk.
- Reprints:
- in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #4 (November 1966)
- in The Incredible Hulk Special (Marvel, 1968 series) #3 (January 1971) [title page only]
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #20 (28 Dicembre 1971)
- in Marvel Treasury Special, Giant Superhero Holiday Grab-Bag (Marvel, 1974 series) #[nn] (1974)
- in Marvel's Greatest Superhero Battles (Simon and Schuster, 1978 series) #[nn] (1978)
- in The Marvel Saga (Marvel, 1985 series) #13 (December 1986) [excerpt]
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #13 ([September] 1990)
- in Hulk Vs. Thing (Marvel, 1999 series) #[nn] (December 1999)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #3 [Regular Edition] ([September] 2003)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in Hulk vs. the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 2008 series) #[nn] ([June] 2008)
-
["Dear Stan and Jack, I thought the Return of the Mole Man..."]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Reprints:
Indexer Notes
Letters of comment from John Davidson; Owen Boylan; Alan Backer; Lane Hartman; Derrill Rothermich; Joey Polozola; Don Milliken; Allen Haworth; Dannie Brown; Reed J. Keonte*; Tom Jones; Bruce Solof; and Dave Oyerly. (* In his reply here, Stan writes, "And, as usual, we'll award no prizes! If there are no winners, then no one can LOSE!")
Editing
Edits to this Issue
are currently awaiting review by a GCD Editor
Table of Contents
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0.
The Avengers Take Over!
Fantastic Four -
1.
The Avengers Take Over!
Fantastic Four -
2.
["Dear Stan and Jack, I thought the Return of the Mole Man..."]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Bruno Andreacchi
- Tony R. Rose
- Nick Caputo
- Per Sandell
- Pierre Freyssonnet
- Ramon Schenk
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Tony R. Rose
- Fernandez
- Matthias Hofmann
- Lou Mazzella
- Mark Gordon
- Max Capp
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