(September 1972)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.20 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Magazine Management Co., Inc.
- Brand:
- Marvel Comics Group
- Editing:
- Roy Thomas
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #124 (6 Gennaio 1976) -
in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #36 (June 15, 1977) [pp. 11-20, with new splash]
-
The Creature from the Earth's Core!
Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Buscema
- Inks:
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing]
- Reprints:
-
in Fantastic Four: "The Way It Began" [Book and Record Set] (Peter Pan, 1974 series) #PR13 (1974) - in The Mighty World of Marvel Annual (World Distributors, 1976 series) #1977 (1976)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #124 (6 Gennaio 1976)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #12 [Regular Edition] ([February] 2010)
-
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #124
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #12
Indexer Notes
Cover is an homage to the cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1.
The Way It Began!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Roy Thomas
- Pencils:
- John Buscema
- Inks:
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- John Costanza
- Job Number:
- 944Z
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- FEATURE: Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing]; GUEST: Alicia Masters; VILLAINS: Dr. Doom (illusion); Mole Man
- Reprints:
- in Fantastic Four: "The Way It Began" [Book and Record Set] (Peter Pan, 1974 series) #PR13 (1974)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #124 (6 Gennaio 1976)
- in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #35 (June 8, 1977) [pp. 1-10], #36 (June 15, 1977) [pp. 11-20]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #12 [Regular Edition] ([February] 2010)
-
- Reprint Note before Migration:
- in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #124
- in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #35 [pp. 1-10]
- in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #36 [pp. 11-20]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #12
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Creature from the Earth's Core!
Fantastic Four -
1.
The Way It Began!
Fantastic Four
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
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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