Fantastic Four #73

(April 1968)

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Fayd Skin Cream / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Flames of Battle -- (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited as Stan (the Man) Lee); Jack Kirby (co-plot)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited as Jack (King) Kirby)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Take your post, Torch!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Daredevil [Matt Murdock]; Odin (vision); Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Thinking that Dr. Doom still inhabits Daredevil's body, the FF go after Daredevil who has gained some super-powered allies of his own.

Reprints

• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #69
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #160
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #73
• in Dæmonen (Interpresse, 1967 series) #59 (1970)
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #37 (5 janvier 1973)
• in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #55 (March 1975)
• in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #14 (1981) [black & white]
• in Essential Daredevil (Marvel, 2002 series) #2 (2004) [black and white]
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #4 (2005) [black and white]
• in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1968 (juin 2009)
which is reprinted
• in Daredevil : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1968 (janvier 2017)
• in Fantastic Four Adventures (Panini UK, 2010 series) #21 (September 2011)
• in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #2 - A Través del Universo (Septiembre 2012)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015)
• in Daredevil Omnibus (Marvel, 2017 series) #1 (2017)
• in Daredevil Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #2 - Mike Murdock Must Die! (2018)
• in Decades: Marvel in the '60s - Spider-Man Meets the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #5 - The Name Is Doom (2020)

Indexer Notes

Ties to the stories in Daredevil #38 and Thor #149. Kirby co-plot credit was widely acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in numerous interviews. The credit here reads "Stan (The Man) Lee and Jack (King) Kirby have bestowed another masterpiece upon mankind!"

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Daredevil; Not Brand Echh / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page (report information)

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statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script

John F. Hayes (Business Manager)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Date of Filing: October 1, 1967. Total Paid Circulation: Average number of copies during preceding 12 months: 329,536.

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Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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The Mothers of Invention Album / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby (illustrations)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan and Jack, Recall that in F.F. #25...

Feature Logo

Fantastic Four Fan Page

Characters

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Crystal

Reprints

• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015)

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Bruce Long, Rick Workman, Steve Wintrode, Sandy Hallberg & Karen Izui, Michael Burton, Mike Silvers, Paul Laginess, and Val Perkins, as well as two panel reproductions from a previous issue.

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Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)