(September 1971)
Marvel,
1969 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 68
- Indicia Frequency
- quarterly
- On-sale Date
- 1971-01-26
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Magazine Management Co. Inc.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor); Roy Thomas (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date calculated from on-sale dates of preceding and succeeding issues.
To Save You, Why Must I Kill You?
Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Fantastic; Thing; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; Trapster; Wizard; Sandman; Medusa
- Reprints
-
from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #42 [Regular Edition] (September 1965)
-
Indexer Notes
Cover inks credit from index to original presentation.
The Brutal Betrayal of Ben Grimm!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing]; Mr. Curtis; Alicia Masters; Frightful Four [Wizard; Sandman; Trapster; Medusa]
- Synopsis
- The Frightful Four kidnap the Thing and brainwash him into aiding them against the rest of the FF.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #41 (August 1965)
-
To Save You, Why Must I Kill You?
Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta (credited as V. Colletta)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Frightful Four [Medusa; Wizard; Sandman; Trapster]; Fantastic Four [the Thing; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl]
- Synopsis
- The Frightful Four brainwash the Torch and, together with the brainwashed Thing, pursue Reed and Sue.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #42 (September 1965)
-
The Terrible Trio!
Human Torch; The Thing / comic story / 12 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia (credited as Frankie Ray)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doris Evans ("Dorrie"); Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Yogi Dakkor; Handsome Harry Phillips; Bull Brogin; Thing [Ben Grimm]
- Synopsis
- On the golf course, Doris nags Johnny by comparing him to "gentlemanly" Peter Parker. When the latest emergency arises, she says a girl like her should have her head examined. Johnny falls into a trap of The Terrible Trio, but manages to send out a distress signal to Ben, who takes on these losers and saves Johnny's life in a railway yard. "Dr. Doom would be so proud of us!" Yogi Dakkor said...guess again!
- Reprints
- from Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #129 (February 1965)
-
Funky Facts and Freaky Fables, from the Fickle Finger of Forbush! [September 1971]; Stan Lee's Soapbox
Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
To Save You, Why Must I Kill You?
Fantastic Four -
1.
The Brutal Betrayal of Ben Grimm!
Fantastic Four -
2.
The Mighty Marvel Checklist
-
3.
Official Marvel Stationery
-
4.
Another Marvel Masterpiece
Thor -
5.
To Save You, Why Must I Kill You?
Fantastic Four -
6.
The Terrible Trio!
Human Torch; The Thing -
7.
Funky Facts and Freaky Fables, from the Fickle Finger of Forbush! [September 1971]; Stan Lee's Soapbox
Bullpen Bulletins
This issue was modified by, among others
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Gregory Fischer
- Darrel McCann
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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