([October] 1965)

Marvel, 1963 Series
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Price
0.25 USD
Pages
76
Indicia Frequency
annually
On-sale Date
1965-07-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Printer
The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from 1965 Books and Pamphlets, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Wedding of Sue and Reed! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]
Attuma; Awesome Android; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]; Cobra [Klaus Voorhees]; Crimson Dynamo [Boris Turgenev]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Dragon Man; Enchantress [Amora]; The Executioner [Skurge]; Colonel Nick Fury; Grey Gargoyle [Paul Pierre Duval]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Kang the Conqueror [Nathaniel Richards] (Other Earth - Earth-6311); Leader [Samuel Sterns]; Loki; Mad Thinker; Mandarin [Gene Kahn]; Medusa [Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon]; Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; Red Skull [Johann Shmidt]; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Super-Skrull [Kl'rt]; Two-Gun Kid [Matt Hawk]; Unicorn [Milos Masaryk]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints

He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bedlam at the Baxter Building! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Vince Colletta (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek (credited)

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Avengers: Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
S.H.I.E.L.D.: Dum Dum Dugan; Colonel Nick Fury; Gabe Jones
Super-Apes: Igor; Mikhlo; Peotr
X-Men: Angel [Warren Worthington III]; Beast [Hank McCoy]; Cyclops [Scott Summers]; Iceman [Bobby Drake]; Marvel Girl [Jean Grey]; Professor X [Charles Xavier]
Attuma; Awesome Android; Beetle [Abner Jenkins]; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]; Cobra [Klaus Voorhees]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Doctor Strange [Stephen Strange]; Electro [Max Dillon]; Enchantress [Amora]; The Executioner [Skurge]; Grey Gargoyle [Paul Pierre Duval]; Human Top [Dave Cannon]; Kang the Conqueror [Nathaniel Richards]; Jack Kirby; Stan Lee; Mad Thinker; Mandarin [Gene Kahn]; Alicia Masters; Melter [Bruno Horgan]; Mister Hyde [Calvin Zabo]; Mole Man [Harvey Elder]; Foggy Nelson; Karen Page; Plantman [Samuel Smithers]; Puppet Master [Phillip Masters]; Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; Nathaniel Richards (Other Earth - Earth-6311); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Super-Skrull [Kl'rt]; Uatu; Unicorn [Milos Masaryk]; Patsy Walker; Hedy Wolfe; Subterraneans; Hydra; Atlanteans
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Girl have invited all their superhero friends to their wedding, but Doctor Doom uses his Emotion Charger to compel a mighty host of super-villains to invade the festivities.
Reprints
Keywords
weddings

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

The Merry Marvel Bullpen Page / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Captives of the Deadly Duo! Part 1 (Table of Contents: 4)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks
Dick Ayers; Joe Sinnott (p1, panels 5-8)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Terry Szenics ?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Synopsis
Doctor Doom presents himself to Sub-Mariner and offers him an alliance against the Fantastic Four and all mankind.
Reprints

When Super-Menaces Unite Part 2 (Table of Contents: 5)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Terry Szenics ?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Synopsis
Dr. Doom and Sub-Mariner discuss their plans, and Human Torch discovers that Invisible Girl hides a photo of the Sub-Mariner in a book.
Reprints

When Friends Fall Out! Part 3 (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Terry Szenics ?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Synopsis
The Sub-Mariner plants Doom's device in the Baxter Building, which lifts it into space.
Reprints

Trapped! Part 4 (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Terry Szenics ?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Synopsis
The Baxter Building is set on a collision course with the sun and the Sub-Mariner discovers that Doctor Doom has betrayed him.
Reprints

The End... or the Beginning! Part 5 (Table of Contents: 8)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks
Dick Ayers
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Terry Szenics ?
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Sub-Mariner [Namor]
Synopsis
Doctor Doom is flung out into space and the Baxter Building is returned to its foundation.
Reprints

4 Marvel Annual Masterpieces! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

A Visit with the Fantastic Four (Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Dick Ayers (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Willie Lumpkin
Synopsis
Willie Lumpkin brings to the Fantastic Four their huge mailbag. It makes them think about their youths and their origin.
Reprints

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

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

The Impossible Man (Table of Contents: 12)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Dick Ayers (credited)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
Editing
Stan Lee (original editor)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Impossible Man (introduction)
Synopsis
The police call the Fantastic Four for help against a childish extra-terrestrial.
Reprints

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

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Amazing X-Ray Vision Instantly! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Reward $11,750.00 (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Wedding of Sue and Reed!
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw
  3. 2. Bedlam at the Baxter Building!
    Fantastic Four
  4. 3. ["The whole country is going 't-shirt wild,' and if you've already received yours, you'll know why!"]
    The Merry Marvel Bullpen Page
  5. 4. Captives of the Deadly Duo! Part 1
    Fantastic Four
  6. 5. When Super-Menaces Unite Part 2
    Fantastic Four
  7. 6. When Friends Fall Out! Part 3
    Fantastic Four
  8. 7. Trapped! Part 4
    Fantastic Four
  9. 8. The End... or the Beginning! Part 5
    Fantastic Four
  10. 9. 4 Marvel Annual Masterpieces!
  11. 10. A Visit with the Fantastic Four
    Fantastic Four
  12. 11. ["Now hear this!"]
  13. 12. The Impossible Man
    Fantastic Four
  14. 13. My Secret New Dynaflex Method
  15. 14. Amazing X-Ray Vision Instantly!
  16. 15. Reward $11,750.00
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Pirrou Claude
  • Steve Coates
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Mark Gordon
  • Matthias Hofmann
  • Kirk House
  • R. S. Martin
  • Darrel McCann
  • Mark Q
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Matthew Thompson
  • Jim Van Dore