Fantastic Four #30 [British]
(September 1964)

Marvel, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
9d [0-0-9 GBP]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Brand
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Editing
Stan Lee (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #30 [Regular Edition].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
Stan Goldberg
Letters
Sam Rosen
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Will the mysterious Diablo finally be the villain who suceeds in breaking up the F.F.??!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; The Thing]; Diablo
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #30 [British] Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (1961 series) #30 [Regular Edition]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset
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3 complete fishing outfits

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for fishing equipment from Niresk Industries.

The Dreaded Diablo! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks
Chic Stone (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
Job Number
X-730
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Even on vacation, the F.F. never know when danger will strike!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grim]; Baron Hugo; Featherstone; Diablo (introduction, villain)
Synopsis
On a vacation in Transylvania, the Fantastic Four encounter a castle inhabited by Diablo.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Yubiwaza System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset
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Boys! Men! I'll help you master Yubiwaza

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Yubiwaza system of self-defense.
Between story pages 6 and 7.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Play 1964 big league baseball games

Indexer Notes

Ad for Strat-O-Matic baseball game. Located between story pages 11 and 12.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Come on, fella grab the chance to make $1 to $5 weekly and win dandy prizes, too

Indexer Notes

Ad soliciting sellers of Grit newspaper. On top half of page between story pages 14 and 15.

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

Shark's Tooth / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Genuine shark’s tooth

Indexer Notes

Good luck charms from World Wide Specialities. On lower half of page between story pages 14 and 15.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

100 Magnets; Scott-Mitchell Toys / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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No sweat! No strain! No exhaustion!

Indexer Notes

Two small ads from Scott-Mitchell House, for an isometric exerciser and for 100 magnets. On top half of page between story pages 19 and 20.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Littleton Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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? (photographs)
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? (background and lettering only)
Letters
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Editing
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Curious coins! Odd paper money!

Indexer Notes

Advertisement for Littleton Coin Company's packet of coins and money on lower half of page between story pages 19 and 20.

2 More Triumphs for Marvel ..! (Table of Contents: 9)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Kirby (Marvel Tales Annual); Steve Ditko (Amazing Spider-Man Annual; Marvel Tales Annual)
Inks
Sol Brodsky (Marvel Tales Annual); Steve Ditko (Amazing Spider-Man Annual; Marvel Tales Annual)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (Marvel Tales Annual); Artie Simek (Amazing Spider-Man Annual); typeset
Characters
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Sinister Six [Sandman [Flint Marko]; Kraven [Sergei Kravinoff]; Dr. Octopus [Otto Octavius]; Mysterio [Quentin Beck]; Vulture [Adrian Toomes]; Electro [Max Dillon]]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Thor [Thor Odinson; Donald Blake]; Sergeant Nick Fury; Iron Man [Tony Stark]

Indexer Notes

Between story pages 19 and 20. House advertisement for Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 and Marvel Tales Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #1 using reprints of their covers.

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Spectacular! Old U.S.!

Indexer Notes

Various classified-style ads for stamps and other products. Between story pages 19 and 20.

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

Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Colors
? (title panel only)
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan and Jack, F.F. #26 was a wild one and I loved it!
Feature Logo
Fantastic 4 Fan Page
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Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from readers Scott Frederick, Lucy and Joseph Fernandez, Jim McDaniel, Brady Flowers, Gail Sutton, James E. Kunkel, Bruce Levy, Chris Apostal, Bruce Hall, Gardner Ruffin and Beth Oxford, with replies from Lee. Includes special announcements section.

My Secret New Dynaflex Method (Table of Contents: 12)

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys! Men!
Characters
Mike Marvel (photo)

Indexer Notes

Ad for a muscle building system.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Are you proud of your paycheck?

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Commercial Trades Institute.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Treasure chest of fun

Indexer Notes

Ad for various novelty items from the Honor House Products Corp. Inside back cover.

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

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
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typeset
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Boys, girls, men, women

Indexer Notes

Ad for the Wallace Brown line of Christmas cards. Back cover.

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