Fantastic Four #11 [Regular Edition]

(February 1963)

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A Visit with the Fantastic Four (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Job Number

X-72

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Say, fella, what's everyone standin' on line for?

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

• in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1963
• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #10
• in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 ([October] 1965)
• in The Fantastic Four (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-111 (1966) [pages 6 & 7]
• in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #5 (15 juin 1969) [Histoire coupée en 2 dans Fantask. 6,5 premières pages/6.5 first pages], #6 (15 juillet 1969) [4,5 dernières pages [Last 4.5 pages]]
• in Demonen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1969 series) #1/1969 ([august] 1969)
• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) (1971)
• in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971 series) (1971)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7 (29 Giugno 1971)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #22 (March 3, 1973), #37 (June 16, 1973) [panel 4 of page 11 used as first panel of the pin-up page]
• in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (December 1974)
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #22 - Duo diabolique (3ème trimestre 1980)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 ([October] 1988)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #02 (Noviembre 1999)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([July] 2003)
• in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2005 series) (February 2005)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Deluxe : Stan Lee (Panini France, 2007 series) #1 (octobre 2007)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (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)
• in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
• in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #2 - The Micro-World of Doctor Doom (2021)
• in The Best Marvel Stories by Stan Lee Omnibus (Marvel, 2022 series) (2022)
• in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)
• in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #5 - Los 4 Fantásticos 2 ([Enero] 2023)

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.

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Sol Brodsky ? (illustrations)

Inks

Jack Kirby; Sol Brodsky ? (illustrations)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

typeset

Job Number

X-74

Feature Logo

Fantastic 4 Fan Page

Characters

The Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl; The Thing; Mr. Fantastic; The Human Torch]

Reprints

• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #5 - Los 4 Fantásticos 2 ([Enero] 2023)

Indexer Notes

Letters from James Barnhill and Larry Berry, Larry Tucker, Billy Rintz, Kurt Dagenais, William Paul, Betty Dille, Johnny Storm, David Lancaster, and Sherman Howard with replies by Stan Lee. Illos of Sue, Ben and Reed from earlier stories. Human Torch illo possibly by Sol Brodsky.

Prince Namor, the Mighty Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-75

Genre

superhero

Characters

Namor the Sub-Mariner

Reprints

• in The Complete Fantastic Four (Marvel UK, 1977 series) #24
• in Terrific! (IPC, 1967 series) #1 (15 April 1967)
• in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #2 (mars 1969)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #15 (January 13, 1973)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (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)
• in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #2 - The Micro-World of Doctor Doom (2021)
• in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #5 - Los 4 Fantásticos 2 ([Enero] 2023)

Indexer Notes

Pin-up of Namor and his undersea headquarters. Job number from original art.

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The Impossible Man (Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Dick Ayers (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Job Number

X-73

First Line of Dialogue or Text

He's the most dangerous creature in the galaxy!

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

• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #10
• in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #2
• in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #63
• in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 ([October] 1965)
• in The Fantastic Four (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-111 (1966)
• in Demonen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1969 series) #5/1969 ([desember] 1969)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7 (29 Giugno 1971)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #23 (March 10, 1973)
• in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (December 1974)
• in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #69 (5 septembre 1975) [3 premières pages/3 first pages], #70 (5 octobre 1975) [Pages 4-7], #71 (5 novembre 1975) [4 dernières pages [Last 4 pages]]
• in De Fantastiske Fire [Fantastiske Fire superseriepocket] (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #23 - Le Maître des Maléfices (4ème trimestre 1980)
• in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #8 (July 1986)
which is reprinted
• in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #8
• in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 ([October] 1988)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
• in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #02 (Noviembre 1999)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([July] 2003)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2009)
• in Impossible Man (Marvel, 2011 series) ([June] 2011)
• 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)
• in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #2 - The Micro-World of Doctor Doom (2021)
• in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #5 - Los 4 Fantásticos 2 ([Enero] 2023)

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.

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