(2005)

Marvel, 2005 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Price
49.99 USD; 80.00 CAD
Pages
246
On-sale Date
2005-11-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Press
ISBN
0-7851-1792-X Search at WorldCat
Barcode
9780785117926 54999
Editing
Ruwan Jayatilleke; Jeff Youngquist; Walter Mosley; Paul Sahre (design)
Color
Color
Dimensions
7.2" x 11"
Binding
Hardcover; Dustjacket
Publishing Format
Graphic Novel

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / insert or dust jacket / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
George Klein
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Art Simek
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Monster from Monster Isle
Reprints
  • US from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961), #1 (November 1961) [This fold-out dust jacket (2 feet x 3 feet or 64 cm x 91 cm) features the cover on one side and the whole issue on the other]
Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

This is a 25" x 36" foldout poster reprinting the enlarged cover on one side and the full issue with ads on the other side.

4 (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Genre
science fiction; superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

credits, title page / 2 pages (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
George Klein
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

illo extracted from panel 1 page 1

The Fantastic Four! (Table of Contents: 4)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 67 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks
George Klein; Sol Brodsky ? (alterations)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Art Simek
Job Number
V-372
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (introduction); the Mayor of Central City
Synopsis
Dr. Reed Richards sends a signal to assemble his friends.
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Indexer Notes

Pages 1-8 only. The panels are greatly enlarged

"One day, when I was eleven, I asked my father if I could go for a walk." (Table of Contents: 5)

text article / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Mosley
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 40 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks
George Klein; Sol Brodsky ? (alterations)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Art Simek
Job Number
V-372
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (origin)
Synopsis
Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever.
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Indexer Notes

Pages 9-13 only

The Mole Man! (Table of Contents: 7)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 46 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
George Klein; Sol Brodsky ? (alterations)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
?
Job Number
V-372
Genre
science fiction; 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 (introduction); monsters of Monster Isle
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
monsters

August 8, 1961: The day everything changed. (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mark Evanier
Pencils
Al Hewetson (photograph)
Inks
Al Hewetson (photograph)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Martin Goodman; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby; Art Simek; Sol Brodsky; Dick Ayers
Reprints

Indexer Notes

With reproductions of the covers of Sub-Mariner Comics #5 and Human Torch Comics #23, page 8 of Fantastic Four #1

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
George Klein
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Art Simek
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; monster from Monster Isle
Reprints
Keywords
monsters

Indexer Notes

This is a photo of Walter Mosley's copy

Synopsis: The Fantastic Four (Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Four / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Jack Kirby / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Stan Lee / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Marvelites
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover featuring photo of Stan Lee introducing interior stories.

The Mole Man's Secret! (Table of Contents: 13)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 47 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
George Klein; Sol Brodsky ? (alterations)
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction; 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 (origin); monsters of Monster Isle
Synopsis
Having captured the Fantastic Four, Moleman recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom.
Reprints

Afterword (Table of Contents: 14)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Mosley
Letters
typeset
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
biography

[Back Cover] (Table of Contents: 16)

Fantastic Four / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?

Indexer Notes

An enlarged shot of the Thing's hide

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Table of Contents
  1. 1. ["I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!"]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 2. 4
    Fantastic Four
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
  4. 4. The Fantastic Four!
    Fantastic Four
  5. 5. "One day, when I was eleven, I asked my father if I could go for a walk."
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four
  7. 7. The Mole Man!
    Fantastic Four
  8. 8. August 8, 1961: The day everything changed.
  9. 9. ["I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!"]
    Fantastic Four
  10. 10. Synopsis: The Fantastic Four
    Fantastic Four
  11. 11. [no title indexed]
    Jack Kirby
  12. 12. ["Hi, Marvelites"]
    Stan Lee
  13. 13. The Mole Man's Secret!
    Fantastic Four
  14. 14. Afterword
  15. 15. [no title indexed]
  16. 16. [Back Cover]
    Fantastic Four
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