- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
Title page with indicia.
- Script
- Polly Watson
- Letters
- typeset
Includes credits and special thanks to Tom Brevoort, Dan Carr, Pond Scum, Julio Herrera, Roger Bonas, Mark Powers, Ralph Macchio, Jared Osborn and Guppy. Interior design credited to Jonathon Babcock.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
The Essential FF paperbacks do not have credits for the reprinted covers. Cover inker credits are from the GCD's index of Fantastic Four (1961 series).
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as ); Jack Kirby (signed as ) (co-plot)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein; Sol Brodsky ? (alterations)
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- v-372
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (introduction and origin of all); Mole Man (introduction and origin)
- Synopsis
- Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever.
- Reprints
Although this book's table of contents includes story credits, it does not identify this story's inker. Inking credit from the GCD's index of Fantastic Four #1. Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Timely/Atlas discussion group.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein; Sol Brodsky ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-372
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And now, having met our four amazing characters, let us resume our tale...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Moleman] (introduction); Monsters of Monster Isle [Giganto; Tricephalous] (introduction, all unnamed here); French Army [Pierre; unnamed soldiers]
- Synopsis
- Atomic plants disappear all around the world. Reed Richards pinpoints a place which is at the same distance from them all: Monster Isle.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- aircraft; diamonds; French army; French Equatorial Africa; monsters; nuclear power plants; Subterranea; Valley of Diamonds
Timely-Atlas expert Michael Vassallo has examined hundreds of known Klein art and inking samples, as has Nick Caputo, and both agree that Klein is the primary inker with Sol Brodsky likely providing corrections. Previous indexer credited Chris Rule.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein; Sol Brodsky ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Before we witness the breath-taking conclusion of our amazing tale, let us gather together all the loose ends!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Moleman] (origin); Monsters of Monster Isle [Rock Monster Guardian [Ugu] (introduction); Giganto] (all unnamed)
- Synopsis
- Having captured the Fantastic Four, Moleman recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- aircraft; blindness; Monster Isle; monsters
Timely-Atlas expert Michael Vassallo has examined hundreds of known Klein art and inking samples, as has Nick Caputo, and both agree that Klein is the inker, with alterations likely by Sol Brodsky. Previous indexer credited Chris Rule.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Skrulls
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as ); Jack Kirby (signed as ) (co-plot)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- George Klein
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- v-457
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- SThe Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Four shape-changing Skrulls pose as the Fantastic Four and act as criminals while the true ones are in the country and recall their origin.
- Reprints
Inking credit from the GCD's index of Fantastic Four #2.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Even as the Fantastic Four ponder their next move, grim, silent figures stealthily creep toward their cabin -- like a horde of avenging wraiths!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls
- Synopsis
- The real FF is imprisoned by the government for their criminal acts. They escape and decide to flush out the imitating Skrulls.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- cells; extraterrestrials; flareguns; megaphones; newspapers; rayguns; rockets; United States Army
Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek. The credit given reflects the current consensus.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let go of that weapon!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls
- Synopsis
- The FF infiltrate the Skrull mothership and pose as the Skrull spies. Mr. Fantastic uses clippings from Strange Tales and Journey Into Mystery to trick the Skrulls into thinking that the Earth forces are too strong to attack.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- extraterrestrials; rayguns
Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek. The credit given reflects the current consensus.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stepping out of the now-motionless ship, four pairs of eyes are blinded by the glare of giant floodlights!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls
- Synopsis
- The four Skrull spies are captured, forced to take on the form of cows and then hypnotized to forget all of their former lives.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- cattle; extraterrestrials; monsters; policemen; snakes; spotlights
Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek. The credit given reflects the current consensus.
Only three of the Skrulls are depicted at the story’s end. The mystery of the missing Skrull was hastily explained by Reed’s suggestion that he was on his way to another galaxy, along with the rest of his invasion fleet (page 23, panel 5.)
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Thing; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]
- Reprints
Has the caption,"The Greatest Comic Magazine in the World!!"
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (signed as ) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- v-563
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Thing; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Miracle Man performs his supervillain debut at his magic show by humiliating the Thing.
- Reprints
The Fantastic Four begin wearing costumes in this story. 1st appearances of the Fantasticar and the Fantastic Four's headquarters (Baxter Building; unnamed in this story; cut-away diagram appears on pg. 5).
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as ); Sol Brodsky
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-563
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Guess I'll see what's doin' on tv tonight, Reed!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man; Monster from Mars-statue
- Synopsis
- Miracle Man declares war on humanity and animates a movie monster statue.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- cinemas; Fantasticar; monsters; policemen; tanks; United States Army
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as ); Sol Brodsky
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-563
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thing!! Look!! It's the Torch!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man; Monster from Mars-statue
- Synopsis
- Human Torch torches the animated Monster from Mars-statue, and Invisible Girl stows away on the atomic tank that Miracle Man has stolen.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Fantasticar; United States Army
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as ); Sol Brodsky
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-563
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An hour later...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man
- Synopsis
- The Thing recalls the origin of the Fantastic Four while the Invisible Girl is taken prisoner by Miracle Man.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- dogs; flareguns; helicopters; tanks
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as ); Sol Brodsky
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-563
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fate works in mysterious ways!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man
- Synopsis
- Miracle Man is defeated, but at the cost of the Human Torch leaving the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automobiles; helicopters; hypnotism; machine guns
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Sub-Mariner
- Reprints
Beginning this issue, the words, "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine!" appear at the top of every cover.
- Script
- Jack Kirby (signed as ) (plot); Stan Lee (signed as ) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- v-643
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Monster from Mars-statue (flashback); Miracle Man (flashback)
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four is searching for the runaway Human Torch.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Flame off, Torch!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Synopsis
- Fleeing the Thing, the runaway Human Torch finds the amnesiac Sub-Mariner.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automobiles; comic books; flop houses
Revival of the Sub-Mariner as a noble anti-hero.
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-643
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the very moment that Johnny Storm makes his incredible discovery, the other members of the Fantastic Four are continuing their strange search...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Synopsis
- The Human Torch drops the Sub-Mariner into the sea and he regains his memory.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- commuter trains; helicopters; undersea civilizations
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No sooner does Namor utter those fateful words, than the three other members of the mighty foursome, back at their headquarters again, planning their next move, see...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Sub-Mariner sends Giganto to smash New York.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Fantasticar; monsters; nuclear bombs
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-643
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Slowly, warily, knowing that each step might be his last, the Thing stalks deeper and deeper inside the gigantic sea creature...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto (death)
- Synopsis
- The Thing walks into Giganto with a bomb and blows him up. The Human Torch sweeps the Sub-Mariner and Giganto away into the sea. The Sub-Mariner says "I'll be back!"
- Reprints
- Keywords
- monsters; nuclear bombs
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing; Mr. Fantastic]; Dr. Doom
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (signed as ) (plot); Stan Lee (signed as ) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- v-735
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing]; Dr. Doom (introduction; origin); Hulk (cameo)
- Reprints
Johnny Storm is shown reading The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1.
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-735
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's taking Sue aboard his ship!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom brings the FF to his castle stronghold in the USA. There he sends the Torch, the Thing and Mr. Fantastic back in time to retrieve the pirate Blackbeard's treasure.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building; bondage; castles; Dr. Doom's time machine; helicopters; pirates; time travel
First appearance of Doctor Doom's time machine.
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-735
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hours later, the Thing is first to awaken...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]
- Synopsis
- The Thing takes command of a sailing ship in the era of the pirate Blackbeard.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- pirates; sailing ships; swords; telescopes; time travel
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-735
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (his hand only)
- Synopsis
- The Thing takes on the role of Blackbeard the Pirate and wishes to remain in the past.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- jewelry; pirates; rowboats; sailing ships; shipwrecks; swords; time travel; treasure chests
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-735
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look!! Floating in the air, above us!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Doctor Doom's robot
- Synopsis
- Doom tries to kill the FF when they return from the past, but Invisible Girl saves them. Doom escapes with his jetpack.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bondage; castles; Dr. Doom's time machine; jetpacks; robots; time travel
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four: [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Thing]; Sub-Mariner; Dr. Doom
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (signed as ) (plot); Stan Lee (signed as ) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (signed as )
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Doom
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom presents himself to Sub-Mariner and offers him an alliance against the Fantastic Four and all mankind.
- Reprints
First Dr. Doom/Sub-Mariner team-up.
Baxter Building first named.
Inks credit from Sinnott's personal records.
Primary inker Dick Ayers' signature appears at the bottom of page one splash panel.
This story contains the first mention of the Yancy Street Gang.
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eager for a parlay, Doctor Doom folds back the wings of his aerosub and noses it into the depths of the sea...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Doom
- Synopsis
- Dr. Doom gives a "Grabber" to Sub-Mariner and Human Torch discovers that Invisible Girl hides a photo of the Sub-Mariner in a book.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- aerosub; aircraft; H-bomb; statues; undersea civilizations
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wait! We've got to keep our tempers!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Synopsis
- The Sub-Mariner plants the "Grabber" in the Baxter Building and it is lifted into space by Doctor Doom.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building; security systems
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're now thousands of feet above the city, and going higher!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Doom
- 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
- Keywords
- aircraft; Baxter Building; meteors; space
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It worked!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Doom
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom is flung out into space and the Baxter Building is returned to its foundation.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building; meteors; spacecraft
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing; Invisible Girl]
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (signed as ) (plot); Stan Lee (signed as ) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Kurrgo (introduction); Kurrgo's robot (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Kurrgo sends a robot to take the Fantastic Four to Planet X.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-895
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, I guess this isn't so bad, Reed!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Kurrgo's robot
- Synopsis
- The robot from Planet X puts on a "hostility ray" to make people riot against the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Behold! This is a scene on your earth street!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Kurrgo's robot
- Synopsis
- The robot grants the Fantastic Four asylum on Planet X.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Finally, after hours of voyaging thru space, the whirling starship reaches Planet X!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Kurrgo; Kurrgo's robot
- Synopsis
- Kurrgo orders the Fantastic Four to save his people from Planet X's destruction.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-895
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With supplies hastily brought by Kurrgo's robots, and the help of his superhuman partners, Mr. Fantastic undertakes the most dramatic race against time of his career...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Kurrgo (death)
- Synopsis
- Kurrgo perishes on Planet X, but his people gets away from its destruction.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, The Thing]; Puppet-Master
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (signed as ) (plot); Stan Lee (signed as ) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Puppet Master (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay that gives him the power to remotely control people that are modeled in the clay.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-950
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Father! I heard you cry out!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Puppet Master; Alicia Masters (introduction); Warden Williams (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master gets the Thing under his command and imprisons the Invisible Girl. He then send the Thing and Alicia Masters to infiltrate the Baxter Building.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-950
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reed -- I can't flame on yet!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- While acting under the Puppet Master's influence, the Thing is subjected to one of Mister Fantastic's potions that changes him back to Ben Grimm.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- state prison
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-950
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Puppet Master is so engrossed in manipulating a jailbreak, that this is my chance to escape!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Puppet Master; Puppet Master's winged horse; Warden Williams
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master stages a jailbreak just to prove his might. Invisible Girl sends a distress signal to her teammates and the Puppet Master flees when meeting the combined forces of the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- flying horse; prison
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-950
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! The wall's cavin' in!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Puppet Master; Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- The jail break is stopped by the Fantastic Four and the Puppet Master falls to what seems to be his death.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- convicts; prison
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Thing; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Sub-Mariner
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four are bankrupt and the Sub-Mariner is scheming to use this.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building; Fantasti-car
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-995
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A few days, and many weary miles later, at the newly-formed S.M. Studios is Hollywood, California...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; James Arness; Alfred Hitchcock; Dean Martin; Bob Hope
- Synopsis
- The Sub-Mariner offers the Fantastic Four one million dollars if they star in a film that he's producing.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Muscle Beach; schooner; treasure
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of course I live!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; The Cyclops
- Synopsis
- Mr. Fantastic discovers that the film project is a setup.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Africa; cyclops; jungle
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Flame on!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Synopsis
- Human Torch and Thing discover that the film project is a setup.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Africa; beach; jungle; volcano
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- V-995
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, you don't, fish-man!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Synopsis
- The film is produced and an unwilling Sub-Mariner pays the Fantastic Four their money.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- beach; S.M. Studios
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl; Thing; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Alicia Masters; Doctor Doom (villain); Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom returns from his unwanted journey in space and visits Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in order to make them set a trap for the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tell Mr. Fantastic to come here right away -- to discuss a new story with you!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Ovoids (flashback, introduction); Doctor Doom (villain); Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom tells how he managed to return to Earth with the help of the Ovoids and then he changes bodies with Mr Fantastic using Ovoid technology.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So! Lee and Kirby were right!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain)
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom convinces the rest of the Fantastic Four that he is Mr Fantastic.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A short time later, at the Fantastic Four's headquarters...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain); Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom (as Mr. Fantastic) displays his new shrinking-ray and Mr. Fantastic (in Doom's body) escapes his captivity in Doom's castle.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- reducing ray; zoo animals
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There! Lucky I struck a vulnerable spot!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain); Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom and Mr. Fantastic get their bodies back and Doom is put under his own shrinking-ray and shrinks down to sub-atomic size.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Fantasti-car; reducing ray
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Al Hartley ? (retouches)
- Inks
- Al Hartley ? (retouches); ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; The Impossible Man (introduction)
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]] (origin retelling); Willie Lumpkin (introduction]; The Skrulls (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Willie Lumpkin brings to the Fantastic Four their huge mailbag. It makes them think about their youths and their origin.
- Reprints
This story contains a defense of Sue Storm by Reed which appears to be a justification of her membership. It will be another year before Sue is given additional force field powers to "beef up" her abilities.
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; The Impossible Man (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The police call the Fantastic four to help against a childish extra-terrestrial.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; The Hulk [Bruce Banner]
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; The Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Alicia Masters; General Thunderbolt Ross; Captain Nelson (introduction)
- Synopsis
- General Ross asks the Fantastic Four "to find and destroy the Hulk". His base was victim of a saboteur and Hulk is the only suspect.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These are the most recent recorded moving pictures of the Hulk himself!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Hulk [Bruce Banner]; General Thunderbolt Ross; Rick Jones; Doctor Karl Kort (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four goes to a briefing at the base in New Mexico. There, they meet Bruce Banner and his assistant, Karl Kort, to discuss how to stop the Hulk.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Fantati-car; flaming lasso
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of all the blanketty-blank--!!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; The Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Genral Thunderbolt Ross; Rick Jones; Karl Kort
- Synopsis
- Rick Jones identifies Karl Kort as the saboteur.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Project 34; soldiers
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thing! Get out of there!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Karl Kort; Rick Jones; General Thunderbolt Ross
- Synopsis
- Karl Kort brings Rick in caves where Hulk and the Fantastic Four are searching for him.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- rocket sled; soldiers; tunnels
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Al Hartley ? (retouches)
- Inks
- Jack Kirby; Al Hartley ? (retouches)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Fantastic; Thing; Invisible Girl; Human Torch
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (credited as S. Ditko)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff] (origin); The Red Ghost's super-apes (origin)
- Synopsis
- While Reed prapares a journey to the Blue Area of the Moon, Ivan Kragoff trains three apes to pilot a spaceship and take possession of the moon "for the communist empire".
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Meanwhile, in the American ship, safely shielded against the mysterious cosmic rays...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost’s super-apes; The Watcher [Uatu] (introduction)
- Synopsis
- In space, the Fantastic Four's ship crosses that of Ivan Kragoff and they learn of the powers the apes have acquired before landing on the moon.
- Reprints
baboon; gorilla; orangutan; Blue Area; ancient civilization
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- X-138
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Suddenly, before the Thing can make another move, the three apes are whisked away from him by an invisible force...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Watcher [Uatu]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost's super-apes
- Synopsis
- The Watcher appears and explains where he comes from and why he cannot take sides in the battle between the Fantastic Four and the Red Ghost.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- apes
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Job Number
- X-138
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're inside an enormous dead city!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost's super-apes; The Watcher [Uatu]
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four battles the Red Ghost and his super-apes on the moon.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Blue Area; disintegrator ray; pneumatic-powered car; Watcher's domicile
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Human Torch
- Reprints
The pin-up pages in this book are reprinted out of sequence.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Steve Ditko
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing; Mr. Fantastic]; Sub-Mariner
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [The Thing; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch]; Puppet Master; Sub-Mariner; Alicia Masters; Mole Man (cameo; flashback); Skrulls (cameo; flashback); Dr. Doom (cameo; flashback)
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed as )
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed as )
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; Thing; Mad Thinker; the Thinker's Android
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four; Mad Thinker; the Thinker's Android
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Thing
- Reprints
Inker credit from the GCD's index of Fantastic Four #2.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Ant-Man [Hank Pym]
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richard]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Alicia Masters; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; The Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (cameo)
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; the Thing; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Dr. Doom
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- 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]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Dr. Doom (villain); Alicia Masters; Nikita Krushchev (cameo)
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Paul Reinman
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [The Thing; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic]; Super-Skrull
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Super-Skrull (introduction); Dr. Doom (cameo); Skull Emperor (introduction); Skrulls
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Paul Reinman
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; Thing; Rama-Tut
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Rama-Tut (villain, introduction); Alicia Masters
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Roussos
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, The Thing]; Molecule Man
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited); Steve Ditko ? (page 17, panel 3)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited); Steve Ditko ? (page 17, panel 3)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Molecule Man (introduction); The Watcher; The Yancy Street Gang; Alicia Masters
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Sub-Mariner [Prince Namor]; Spider-Man; Doctor Doom
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sub-Mariner [Namor] (origin recap); Dorma (introduction); Krang (introduction); Adlai Stevenson; Nikita Krushchev; Leonard McKenzie; Fen; Dr. Falton
- Synopsis
- The Sub-Mariner locates the remnants of his undersea race and plans a new attack against the surface world.
- Reprints
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot); Stan Lee (credited) (plot, dialogue)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (credited)
- Letters
- Ray Holloway (credited)
- Editing
- Stan Lee (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]
- Synopsis
- Spider-Man visits the Fantastic Four and fights them to prove he can become one of their members.
- Reprints