Fantastic Four Epic Collection
#1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine
(September 2014)
Marvel,
2014 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 34.99 USD; 38.99 CAD
- Pages
- 456 ?
- On-sale Date
- 2014-09-30
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Marvel Worldwide, Inc.
- Brand
-
Epic; Marvel
- ISBN
-
978-0-7851-8832-2
- Barcode
- 9780785188322
[no title indexed]
Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Human Torch; Mr. Fantastic; the Invisible Girl; the Thing]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Doom
- Reprints
-
from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #6 [Regular Edition] (September 1962)
-
[no title indexed]
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein (see notes)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg (see notes)
- Letters
- Artie Simek (cover lettering and logo design); Sol Brodsky (logo design) (see notes)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!
- Genre
- 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
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961)
-
- Keywords
- monsters
Indexer Notes
Goldberg coloring credit disclosed in February 2011 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31016 http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?p=20698 and mentioned on Fantastic Four #600 letters page.
Logo design credit from Todd Klein and Mark Evanier from Klein's Facebook page, used by permission. Klein says generally early Marvel logos were designed by Brodsky and either inked or finished by Simek.
The Fantastic Four!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 25 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-372
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With the sudden fury of a thunderbolt, a flare is shot into the sky over Central City!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (introduction, origin); the Mayor of Central City; the Mole Man (introduction, origin); Monsters of Monster Isle
- Synopsis
- Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever. Atomic plants disappear all around the world. Reed Richards pinpoints a place which is at the same distance from them all: Monster Isle. Having captured the Fantastic Four, the Mole Man recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961), #1 (November 1961), #1 (November 1961)
-
- Keywords
- aircraft; automobiles; blindness; cosmic rays; diamonds; fighter jets; flare guns; French army; missiles; Monster Isle; monsters; nuclear power plants; parachutes; rockets; spacecraft
Indexer Notes
The story is told in the following chapters:
The Fantastic Four! (13 pages)
The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man! (6 pages)
The Moleman's Secret! (6 pages)
Skrulls from Outer Space!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They had taken a deadly oath to destroy the Fantastic Four!
- 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
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #2 [Regular Edition] (January 1962)
-
- Keywords
- extraterrestrials
The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls from Outer Space!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Job Number
- V-457
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is happening here??
- 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 (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. The real FF are imprisoned by the government. They escape and decide to flush out the imitating Skrulls. 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. 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
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #2 (January 1962), #2 (January 1962), #2 (January 1962), #2 (January 1962)
-
- Keywords
- cattle; cells; Daily Bugle; Daily Globe; diamonds; extraterrestrials; flareguns; megaphones; monsters; newspapers; off-shore oil drilling platform; policemen; rayguns; rockets; rowboats; snakes; spacecraft; spotlights; swimming; United States Army
Indexer Notes
The story is told in the following chapters:
The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls from Outer Space! (6 pages)
Part 2 Prisoner of the Skrulls (8 pages)
The Fantastic Four Fight Back! (5 pages)
The Fantastic Four... Captured! (5 pages)
The Thing
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page
- Job Number
- V-457
- Characters
- The Thing [Ben Grimm]
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #2 (January 1962)
-
[no title indexed]
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In this great collectors'-item issue, you will see, for the first time...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #3 [Regular Edition] (March 1962)
-
- Keywords
- Fantasticar
Indexer Notes
Johnny Storm has two left hands. The thumb on his right hand is on the wrong side of his palm.
The characters receive matching costumes.
The Menace of the Miracle Man
Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed); Sol Brodsky (see notes)
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-563
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can even the Fantastic Four defeat a man who performs... miracles???
- 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 (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Miracle Man performs his supervillain debut at his magic show by humiliating the Thing. The Miracle Man declares war on humanity and animates a movie monster statue. The Human Torch torches the animated Monster from Mars-statue and the Invisible Girl stowes away on the atomic tank that the Miracle Man has stolen. The Thing recalls the origin of the Fantastic Four while the Invisible Girl is taken prisoner by the Miracle Man. The Miracle Man is defeated, but at the cost of the Human Torch leaving the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #3 (March 1962), #3 (March 1962), #3 (March 1962), #3 (March 1962), #3 (March 1962)
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- Keywords
- automobiles; Baxter Building schematic; cinemas; dogs; Fantasticar; flareguns; helicopters; hypnotism; machine guns; monsters; policemen; stage magic; tanks; United States Army
Indexer Notes
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky.
The story breaks down in those parts:
Chapter 1 The Menace of the Miracle Man
Chapter II The Monster Lives!
Chapter III The Flame that Died!
Chapter IV In the Shadow of Defeat!
Chapter V The Final Challenge!
Johnny Storm the Human Torch!
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page
- Job Number
- V-564
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #3 (March 1962)
-
The Coming of the Sub-Mariner!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop him!
- 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
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #4 [Regular Edition] (May 1962)
-
The Coming of... Sub-Mariner!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-643
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At a secret skyscraper hideout, in the caverns of New York, three of the most fantastic humans on earth are found!
- 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); Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto (introduction, death)
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four are searching for the runaway Human Torch. Fleeing the Thing, the runaway Human Torch finds the amnesiac Sub-Mariner. The Human Torch drops the Sub-Mariner into the sea and he regains his memory. The Sub-Mariner sends Giganto to smash New York. 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
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #4 (May 1962), #4 (May 1962), #4 (May 1962), #4 (May 1962), #4 (May 1962)
-
- Keywords
- automobiles; Baxter Building; comic books; commuter trains; Fantasticar; flop houses; helicopters; monsters; motorcycles; nuclear bombs; undersea civilizations
Indexer Notes
Chapter 1 On the Trail of the Torch!
Chapter 2 Enter the Sub-Mariner!
Chapter 3 Let the World Beware!
Chapter 4 Sub-Mariner's Revenge!
Chapter 5 Return to the Deep!
Mister Fantastic
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #4 (May 1962)
-
Meet... Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With a turn of this dial, I shall destroy the four of you forever!!
- 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
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #5 [Regular Edition] (July 1962)
-
- Keywords
- bondage
Prisoners of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-735
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Fantastic Four!! Hah!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom takes the Invisible Girl hostage to insure her teammates' obedience. 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. The Thing takes command of a sailing ship in the era of the pirate Blackbeard. The Thing takes on the role of Blackbeard the pirate and wishes to remain in the past. Doom tries to kill the FF when they return from the past, but the Invisible Girl saves them. Doom escapes with his jetpack.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #5 (July 1962), #5 (July 1962), #5 (July 1962), #5 (July 1962), #5 (July 1962)
-
- Keywords
- Baxter Building; bondage; castles; chess; Dr. Doom's time machine; flareguns; helicopters; jetpacks; jewelry; pirates; robots; rowboats; sailing ships; shipwrecks; swords; telescopes; time travel; treasure chests
Indexer Notes
The story breaks down like this:
Prisoners of Doctor Doom! Part 1
Part 2 Back to the Past!
Part 3 On the Trail of Blackbeard
Part 4 Battle!
Part 5 The Vengeance of Doctor Doom!
The Diabolical Duo Join Forces!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have the Fantastic Four at last met their match when mighty Sub-Mariner and evil Doctor Doom team up?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Doom
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #6 [Regular Edition] (September 1962)
-
Captives of the Deadly Duo!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers; Joe Sinnott (page 2, panels 4-8)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- Job Number
- V-835
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's the Human Torch!
- 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 the Sub-Mariner and offers him an alliance against the Fantastic Four and all mankind. Dr. Doom gives a "Grabber" to the Sub-Mariner and the Human Torch discovers that the Invisible Girl hides a photo of the Sub-Mariner in a book. The Sub-Mariner plants the "Grabber" in the Baxter Building and it is lifted into space by Doctor Doom. The Baxter Building is set on a collision course with the Sun and the Sub-Mariner discovers that Doctor Doom has betrayed him. Doctor Doom is flung out into space and the Baxter Building is returned to its foundation.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #6 (September 1962), #6 (September 1962), #6 (September 1962), #6 (September 1962), #6 (September 1962)
-
- Keywords
- aerosub; aircraft; Baxter Building schematic; dolphins; fan mail; H-bomb; meteors; security systems; space; spacecraft; statues; undersea civilizations
Indexer Notes
Captives of the Deadly Duo! Part 1
Part 2 When Super-Menaces Unite
Part 3 When Friends Fall Out!
Part 4 Trapped!
Part 5 The End... or the Beginning?
This story contains the first mention of the Yancy Street Gang.
The Master of Planet X
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why does the human race turn against the Fantastic Four??
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #7 [Regular Edition] (October 1962)
-
- Keywords
- flying saucers
Prisoners of Kurrgo, Master of Planet X
Fantastic Four / comic story / 24 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek; Terry Szenics (pages 12-19)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hah! Little do the Earthlings suspect that I, Kurrgo, Master of Planet X, many light years away from their primitive Earth, have been monitoring their actions for weeks!
- 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. The robot from Planet X puts on a "hostility ray" to make people riot against the Fantastic Four. The robot grants the Fantastic Four asylum on Planet X. Kurrgo orders the Fantastic Four to save his people from Planet X's destruction. Kurrgo perishes on Planet X, but his people gets away from its destruction.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #7 (October 1962), #7 (October 1962), #7 (October 1962), #7 (October 1962), #7 (October 1962)
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Indexer Notes
Part 1 It Came From the Skies!
Part 2 Outlawed
Part 3 Bound for Planet X!
Part 4 Twenty Four Hours till Zero!
Part 5 The End of Planet X!
Prisoners of the Puppet-Master!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Obey me, my puppets!
- 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 Puppet Master
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #8 [Regular Edition] (November 1962)
-
- Keywords
- marionettes
Prisoners of the Puppet Master!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-950
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Thing! I didn't expect him back so soon!
- 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); Alicia Masters (introduction); Warden Williams (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay to remotely control people modeled in the clay. He gets the Thing under his command and imprisons the Invisible Girl. He then sends the Thing and Alicia to infiltrate the Baxter Building. The Thing is subjected to one of Mister Fantastic's potions that changes him back to Ben Grimm. The Puppet Master stages a jailbreak to prove his might. The Invisible Girl sends a distress signal to her teammates and the Puppet Master flees when meeting the Fantastic Four. They stop the jailbreak and the Puppet Master falls to his seeming death.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #8 (November 1962), #8 (November 1962), #8 (November 1962), #8 (November 1962), #8 (November 1962)
-
- Keywords
- bridge tower; convicts; flying horse; state prison
Indexer Notes
Part 1
The Hands of the Puppet Maker Part 2
The Lady and the Monster! Part 3
Face-to-face with the Puppet Master! Part 4
Death of a Puppet! Part 5
[no title indexed]
A Fantastic Four Feature Page! / character profile / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #8 (November 1962)
-
The End of the Fantastic Four!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Little do they dream that they will soon be at the mercy of the Sub-Mariner!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #9 [Regular Edition] (December 1962)
-
- Keywords
- Baxter Building
The End of the Fantastic Four!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages
- Job Number
- V-995
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bulletin! The world-famous Fantastic Four are bankrupt!
- 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; James Arness; Alfred Hitchcock; Dean Martin; Bob Hope; the Cyclops
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four are bankrupt and the Sub-Mariner is scheming to use this. The Sub-Mariner offers the Fantastic Four one million dollars if they star in a film that he's producing. Mr. Fantastic discovers that the film project is a setup. Human Torch and Thing discover that the film project is a setup. The film is produced and an unwilling Sub-Mariner pays the Fantastic Four their money.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #9 (December 1962), #9 (December 1962), #9 (December 1962), #9 (December 1962), #9 (December 1962)
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- Keywords
- Africa; Baxter Building; beach; cyclops; Fantasti-car; jungle; Muscle Beach; S.M. Studios; schooner; treasure; volcano
Indexer Notes
Part 1
Part 2 Sub-Mariner Gives the Orders!
Part 3 The Fury of Mr. Fantastic
Part 4 The Flame of Battle
Vengeance Is Ours! Part 5
How the Human Torch Flies!
A Fantastic Four Feature Page! / character profile / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #9 (December 1962)
-
The Return of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hold your breath!!
- 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; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #10 [Regular Edition] (January 1963)
-
- Keywords
- imposters
The Return of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages
- Job Number
- X-38
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't move, Sue!
- 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; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby; the Ovoids (flashback, introduction)
- 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. 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. Doctor Doom convinces the rest of the team he is Mr Fantastic and displays his new shrinking-ray while Mr. Fantastic (in Doom's body) escapes from Doom's castle. 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
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #10 (January 1963), #10 (January 1963), #10 (January 1963), #10 (January 1963), #10 (January 1963)
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- Keywords
- Fantasti-car; reducing ray; statue of Mole Man; statue of Namor the Sub-Mariner; statue of the Miracle Man; statue of the Skrulls; zoo animals
Indexer Notes
Part 1
Part 2 Back from the Dead!
Part 3 The End of Mr. Fantastic?
Part 4 No Place to Turn!
Part 5 The Real Doctor Doom!
Invisible Girl
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page
- Characters
- The Invisible Girl
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #10 (January 1963)
-
The Impossible Man
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Al Hartley ? (alterations)
- Inks
- Jack Kirby ?; Al Hartley ? (alterations)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- 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
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #11 [Regular Edition] (February 1963)
-
A Visit with the Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages
- Job Number
- X-72
- 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 retold); 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
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #11 (February 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
This story contains a defense of Sue Storm's membership by Reed which appears to be a justification of her membership. It will be another year before Sue is given additional forcefield powers to "beef up" her abilities.
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page
Namor the Sub-Mariner / illustration / 1 page
- Job Number
- X-75
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #11 (February 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Pin-up of Namor and his undersea headquarters.
The Impossible Man
Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages
- Job Number
- X-73
- 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
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #11 (February 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Superman (DC, 1987 series) #50 (Dec. 1990) depicts Mr. Mxyzptlk on a vacation as the Impossible Man harassing the Fantastic Four, with dialogue taken from this issue.
The Fantastic Four Meet the Hulk!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Another second and I'll destroy them all!
- 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
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #12 [Regular Edition] (March 1963)
-
- Keywords
- caves; monsters
The Incredible Hulk
Fantastic Four / comic story / 23 pages
- Job Number
- X-101
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; the Hulk (also as Bruce Banner); Alicia Masters; General Thunderbolt Ross; Captain Nelson (introduction); Rick Jones; Doctor Karl Kort (introduction)
- Synopsis
- General Ross asks the Fantastic Four "to find and destroy the Hulk". His base was victim of a saboteur and the Hulk is the only suspect. The Fantastic Four go 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. Rick Jones identifies Karl Kort as the saboteur. Karl Kort brings Rick in caves where the Hulk and the Fantastic Four are searching for him.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #12 (March 1963), #12 (March 1963), #12 (March 1963), #12 (March 1963)
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- Keywords
- Fantasti-car; flaming lasso; infantrymen; monsters; Project 34; rocket sled; soldiers; tunnels
Indexer Notes
The Incredible Hulk [Part 1]
Part 2 Mission: Stop the Hulk!
Part 3 Who Is the Wrecker?
Part 4 The Hulk at Last!
The Red Ghost!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Al Hartley ? (alterations)
- Inks
- Don Heck ?; Al Hartley ? (alterations)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mystery on the Moon!!!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Red Ghost
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #13 [Regular Edition] (April 1963)
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- Keywords
- Moon
The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages
- Job Number
- X-138
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Twilight in New York!
- 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); Uatu the Watcher (introduction)
- Synopsis
- While Reed prepares 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". 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. 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. The Fantastic Four battle the Red Ghost and his super-apes on the Moon.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #13 (April 1963), #13 (April 1963), #13 (April 1963), #13 (April 1963)
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- Keywords
- ancient civilization; apes; baboon; Blue Area; crater; disintegrator ray; gorilla; meteorite; Moon; orangutan; pneumatic-powered car; Watcher's domicile
Indexer Notes
The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Part 1]
Part 2 Menace on the Moon!
Part 3 The Watcher Appears!
Part 4 Duel in the Dead City!
The Sub-Mariner Strikes!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At last we meet again!!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #14 [Regular Edition] (May 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Corner symbol box invented by Steve Ditko (as revealed in the letters page of Fantastic Four #19) begins with this issue.
The Merciless Puppet Master
Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages
- Job Number
- X-144
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Puppet Master; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master is declared healed and plans his revenge against the Fantastic Four. This time, he'll use the Sub-Mariner.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #14 (May 1963)
-
- Keywords
- "roving-eye" viewer; Baxter Building; coral; Fantasti-car; flame-eater; hypno-fish; Idlewild Airport; moon-ship; octopus; sub
The Mad Thinker and His Awesome Android!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let none of the Fantastic Four leave alive!!
- 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 Mad Thinker; the Thinker's Awesome Android
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #15 [Regular Edition] (June 1963)
-
The Fantastic Four Battle... the Mad Thinker and His Awesome Android!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages
- Job Number
- X-191
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The android... neither animal, nor vegetable, nor mineral!
- 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 Mad Thinker (introduction); the Thinker's Awesome Android (origin); Alicia Masters; Cousin Bones (introduction); Fatal Finnegan (introduction); Willie Lumpkin; Peggy; Shorty
- Synopsis
- The Mad Thinker has summoned gang leaders to try to become the king of New York. To achieve his goal, he must defeat the Fantastic Four. So he makes sure they are all offered interesting opportunities. While they disband, the Thinker uses the Baxter Building to build his Awesome Android.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #15 (June 1963)
-
- Keywords
- Central Park; circus; computers; Fifth Avenue; meteor; vibra-guns; wrestling; Yancy Street
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page
Fantastic Four / illustration / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #15 (June 1963)
-
The Return of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- 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; Ant-Man
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #16 [Regular Edition] (July 1963)
-
- Keywords
- magnifying glasses
The Micro-World of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richard]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Doctor Doom; the Warriors of Tok (introduction); Alicia Masters; King Pearla (introduction); Princess Pearla (introduction); Molly Margaret McSnide (introduction); The Wasp
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four answer a cry for help from someone too small to be seen. They arrive in a micro-world whose leader is Doctor Doom.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #16 (July 1963)
-
- Keywords
- lizard men; molecular ray apparatus; sleep-inducing mist
Indexer Notes
Continued next issue.
In the Clutches of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can America's most colorful super-combo escape from...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #17 [Regular Edition] (August 1963)
-
Defeated by Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages
- Job Number
- X-315
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Happy landings, Ant-Man!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom; Alicia Masters; Ant-Man [Hank Pym]; Princess Pearla; President John F. Kennedy; Nikita Khrushchev
- Synopsis
- Back from the micro-world, Doctor Doom attacks the Fantastic Four once more by kidnapping Alicia.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #17 (August 1963)
-
- Keywords
- Daily Herald; disintegrator ray guns; electro-scanner; grappler ray; power spheres; radar; robots; ultra-heat beam
The All-Powerful Super-Skrull!
Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm], Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; the Super-Skrull
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #18 [Regular Edition] (September 1963)
-
A Skrull Walks Among Us!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 21 pages
- Job Number
- X-361
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I just love the evening TV news broadcast...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Super-Skrull (introduction); the Skull Emperor (introduction); Skrulls
- Synopsis
- The Skrull Emperor sends the Super-Skrull, a Skrull possessing all the powers of the Fantastic Four, to conquer Earth.
- Reprints
- from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #18 (September 1963)
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- Keywords
- Andromeda galaxy; Crater Isle; passenger I.C.B.M.; pogo plane; Times Square
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Table of Contents
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["I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!"]
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The Fantastic Four!
Fantastic Four -
3.
Skrulls from Outer Space!
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The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls from Outer Space!
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The Thing
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page -
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["In this great collectors'-item issue, you will see, for the first time..."]
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The Menace of the Miracle Man
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Johnny Storm the Human Torch!
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page -
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The Coming of the Sub-Mariner!
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The Coming of... Sub-Mariner!
Fantastic Four -
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Mister Fantastic
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page -
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Meet... Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four -
13.
Prisoners of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four -
14.
The Diabolical Duo Join Forces!
Fantastic Four -
15.
Captives of the Deadly Duo!
Fantastic Four -
16.
The Master of Planet X
Fantastic Four -
17.
Prisoners of Kurrgo, Master of Planet X
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Prisoners of the Puppet-Master!
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Prisoners of the Puppet Master!
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A Fantastic Four Feature Page! -
21.
The End of the Fantastic Four!
Fantastic Four -
22.
The End of the Fantastic Four!
Fantastic Four -
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How the Human Torch Flies!
A Fantastic Four Feature Page! -
24.
The Return of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four -
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The Return of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four -
26.
Invisible Girl
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page -
27.
The Impossible Man
Fantastic Four -
28.
A Visit with the Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four -
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The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page
Namor the Sub-Mariner -
30.
The Impossible Man
Fantastic Four -
31.
The Fantastic Four Meet the Hulk!
Fantastic Four -
32.
The Incredible Hulk
Fantastic Four -
33.
The Red Ghost!
Fantastic Four -
34.
The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes!
Fantastic Four -
35.
The Sub-Mariner Strikes!
Fantastic Four -
36.
The Merciless Puppet Master
Fantastic Four -
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The Mad Thinker and His Awesome Android!
Fantastic Four -
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The Fantastic Four Battle... the Mad Thinker and His Awesome Android!
Fantastic Four -
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The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page
Fantastic Four -
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The Return of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four -
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The Micro-World of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four -
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In the Clutches of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four -
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Defeated by Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four -
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The All-Powerful Super-Skrull!
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A Skrull Walks Among Us!
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