(March 1984)

Marvel, 1982 Series
 
Price
1.75 USD
Pages
164
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Brand
Marvel Illustrated Books
ISBN
0-939766-02-7 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
0714860283825
Editing
Jim Salicrup (editor)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Larkin (painting)
Inks
Bob Larkin (painting)
Colors
Bob Larkin (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grim]]; Silver Surfer; Alicia Masters

When Strikes the Silver Surfer! (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Letters
Sam Rosen

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Wyatt Wingfoot; Alicia Masters; Silver Surfer; Lockjaw
Synopsis
Filled with jealousy, Ben attacks the Silver Surfer.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Comics reformatted to one or two panels per page for the mass marked paperback format.

What Lurks Behind the Beehive? (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 56 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; Jack Kirby (co-plot)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing]; Hamilton; Zota; Shinski; Morlak; Alicia Masters; Crystal
Synopsis
The scientists of the Beehive kidnap Alicia Masters and the FF search for her.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kirby's co-plot credit is widely acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in numerous interviews. Here the credit reads "Stan "the Man" Lee and Jack "King" Kirby have done it again!"

Comics reformatted to one or two panels per page for the mass marked paperback format.

When Opens the Cocoon! (Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 53 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee; Jack Kirby (co-plot)
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Letters
Artie Simek

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; the Thing]; Dr. Hamilton (dies); Alicia Masters; Morlak; Shinski; Zota; Crystal; Him [Adam Warlock]
Synopsis
The FF track the kidnapped Alicia to the Beehive, where the cocoon opens and reveals Him.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kirby co-plot credit was acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in several interviews. The credit here read "Proudly produced by Stan "The Man" Lee and Jack "King" Kirby."

Comics reformatted to one or two panels per page for the mass marked paperback format.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. When Strikes the Silver Surfer!
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. What Lurks Behind the Beehive?
    Fantastic Four
  4. 3. When Opens the Cocoon!
    Fantastic Four
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