Fantastic Four
#3
[Regular Edition]
(March 1962)
- Volume:
- 1
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1961-12-12
- Publisher's Age Guidelines:
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
- Brand:
- MC
- Editing:
- Stan Lee
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Silver Age U.S., then standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #116, 200, 358)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
This issue has variants.
An alternate Jack Kirby/Dick Ayers cover for this issue was published in Fantastic Four #224 (November 1980).
The on-sale date is the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 15, Part 2, Number 2, Periodicals, July-December 1961. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B942377. Copyright given to Canam Publishers Sale Corp.
["In this great collectors'-item issue, you will see, for the first time..."]
Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors:
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
- 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:
-
in Los 4 Fantásticos (Editora de Periódicos La Prensa S.C.L., 1962 series) #3 (Noviembre 1962) -
in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #35 (1964 ?) -
in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #3/1968 ([mars] 1968) -
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2 (20 Aprile 1971) -
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977) - in Los Cuatro Fantasticos (Novedades, 1980 series) #3 (Abril 28 de 1980)
- in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #2 (January 1986)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987)
-
in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993) - in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
-
in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1967 (2008) - in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009), #1 (2009) [cover detail]
- in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
-
- Keywords:
- Fantasticar
Indexer Notes
Johnny Storm has two left hands. The thumb on his right hand is on the wrong side of his palm.
![Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #3 [Regular Edition]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/21/w200/21869.jpg?1759033818484986876)
Chapter 1 The Menace of the Miracle Man
Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 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
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Fantastic Four [the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; 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:
- in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #35 (1964 ?)
- in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #2 (April 1966)
- in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #3/1968 ([mars] 1968)
- in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (1969)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2 (20 Aprile 1971)
- in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #5 (November 4, 1972) [The whole of story page 3 (the Miracle Man chopping a log with one finger after the Thing takes several blows to smash his in two) is omitted, reducing the reprint page count from 10 pages to 9]
- in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
- in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 (2e trimestre 1980)
- in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #2 (January 1986) which is reprinted
- in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #15 (Junio 1995) [Págs. 9-16]
-
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #2 - in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 1]
- in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
- in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (September 2014)
- in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
-
- Keywords:
- Baxter Building schematic; Fantasticar; stage magic
Indexer Notes
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
Johnny Storm the Human Torch!
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors:
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
- Job Number:
- V-564
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Reprints:
- in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #13 ([September] 1990)
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
- in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
-
["New super-speed way to add pounds of solid muscle to chest, back, arms, wrist!"]
advertisement / 1 page
Chapter II The Monster Lives!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 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
- 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:
- in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #2 (April 1966)
- in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #3/1968 ([mars] 1968)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2 (20 Aprile 1971)
- in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #5 (November 4, 1972)
- in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
- in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 (2e trimestre 1980)
- in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #2 (January 1986) which is reprinted
- in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #15 (Junio 1995) [Págs. 9-16]
- in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #2
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 2]
- in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
- in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (September 2014)
- in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
-
- Keywords:
- cinemas; Fantasticar; monsters; policemen; tanks; United States Army
Indexer Notes
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
Chapter III The Flame that Died!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 3 pages
- Script:
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby (signed); Sol Brodsky (see notes)
- Inks:
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
- Job Number:
- V-563
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Fantastic Four [the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man; Monster fron Mars-statue
- Synopsis:
- Human Torch torches the animated Monster from Mars-statue and Invisible Girl stowes away on the atomic tank that Miracle Man has stolen.
- Reprints:
- in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #2 (April 1966)
- in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #3/1968 ([mars] 1968)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2 (20 Aprile 1971)
- in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #6 (November 11, 1972)
- in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
- in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 (2e trimestre 1980)
- in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #2 (January 1986) which is reprinted
- in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #15 (Junio 1995) [Págs. 9-16]
- in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #2
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 3]
- in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
- in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (September 2014)
- in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
-
- Keywords:
- Fantasticar; United States Army
Indexer Notes
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
Chapter IV In the Shadow of Defeat!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages
- Script:
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby (signed); Sol Brodsky (see notes)
- Inks:
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
- Job Number:
- V-563
- 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:
- in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #2 (April 1966)
- in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #3/1968 ([mars] 1968)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2 (20 Aprile 1971)
- in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #6 (November 11, 1972)
- in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
- in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 (2e trimestre 1980) [Moins/Minus 1 page]
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 4]
- in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
- in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (September 2014)
- in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
-
- Keywords:
- dogs; flareguns; helicopters; tanks
Indexer Notes
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
[no title indexed]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 1 page
- Script:
- Stan Lee
- Letters:
- typeset
- Synopsis:
- Letters of comment from Alan Weiss, Las Vega NV; Rick Wood, Cambridge MA; "unsigned" Dallas TX; George Paul, Hoboken NJ; Bill Sarril, Boston MA; and "S. Brodsky" (Sol Brodsky), Brooklyn NY.
- Reprints:
Chapter V The Final Challenge!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages
- Script:
- Stan Lee (signed)
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby (signed); Sol Brodsky (see notes)
- Inks:
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Artie Simek
- Job Number:
- V-563
- 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:
- in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #2 (April 1966)
- in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #3/1968 ([mars] 1968)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #2 (20 Aprile 1971)
- in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #6 (November 11, 1972)
- in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
- in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 (2e trimestre 1980)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 5]
- in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
- in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (September 2014)
- in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
-
- Keywords:
- automobiles; helicopters; hypnotism; machine guns
Indexer Notes
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
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Table of Contents
-
0.
["In this great collectors'-item issue, you will see, for the first time..."]
Fantastic Four -
1.
["New Discoveries in Hypnotism"]
-
2.
Chapter 1 The Menace of the Miracle Man
Fantastic Four -
3.
Johnny Storm the Human Torch!
The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page -
4.
["New super-speed way to add pounds of solid muscle to chest, back, arms, wrist!"]
-
5.
Chapter II The Monster Lives!
Fantastic Four -
6.
Great New Idea From CTI
-
7.
Chapter III The Flame that Died!
Fantastic Four -
8.
["Reward $2,000.00"]
-
9.
["Amazing Wrist Radio"]
-
10.
Chapter IV In the Shadow of Defeat!
Fantastic Four -
11.
["Boys -- 12 or older"]
-
12.
["Transistor Radio"]
-
13.
[no title indexed]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page -
14.
[Stamps Shop by Mail]
-
15.
Chapter V The Final Challenge!
Fantastic Four -
16.
[no title indexed]
-
17.
["Treasure Chest of Fun"]
-
18.
["For a successful career in radio television electronics"]
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19.
["New Type of Shoe will Fill Your Pockets with Cash!"]
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Nick Caputo
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Van Dore
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- R. S. Martin
- Pierre Freyssonnet
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Tony R. Rose
- Fernandez
- Matthias Hofmann
- Lou Mazzella
- Mark Gordon
- Max Capp
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