Fantastic Four #13 [Regular Edition]

(April 1963)

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Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Steve Ditko (credited as S. Ditko)

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

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)

Synopsis

While Reed prapares 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".

Reprints

• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #11
• in Los 4 Fantásticos (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1962 series) #13 (Septiembre 30 de 1963)
• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #7 (February 1967)
• in Demonen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1969 series) #3/1969 ([oktober] 1969)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #9 (27 Luglio 1971)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #26 (March 31, 1973)
• in Giant-Size Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (August 1974)
which is reprinted
• in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #3
• in The Complete Fantastic Four (Marvel UK, 1977 series) #26 (March 22, 1978)
• 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 70th Anniversary Collection (Marvel, 2009 series) (July 2009)
• 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) #7 - Los 4 Fantásticos 3 ([Febrero 2023])

Keywords

baboon; crater; gorilla; meteorite; orangutan

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

Part 2 Menace on the Moon! (Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

?

Letters

Artie Simek

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Meanwhile, in the American ship, safely shielded against the mysterious cosmic rays...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost’s super-apes; The Watcher [Uatu] (introduction)

Synopsis

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.

Reprints

• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #11
• in Los 4 Fantásticos (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1962 series) #13 (Septiembre 30 de 1963)
• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #7 (February 1967)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #9 (27 Luglio 1971)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #26 (March 31, 1973)
• in Giant-Size Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (August 1974)
which is reprinted
• in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #3
• in The Complete Fantastic Four (Marvel UK, 1977 series) #26 (March 22, 1978)
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 ([October] 1988)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & 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 70th Anniversary Collection (Marvel, 2009 series) (July 2009)
• 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) #7 - Los 4 Fantásticos 3 ([Febrero 2023])

Indexer Notes

baboon; gorilla; orangutan; Blue Area; ancient civilization

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Part 3 The Watcher Appears! (Table of Contents: 6)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-138

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Suddenly, before the Thing can make another move, the three apes are whisked away from him by an invisible force...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Watcher [Uatu]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost's super-apes

Synopsis

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.

Reprints

• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #11
• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #7 (February 1967)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #9 (27 Luglio 1971)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #27 (April 7, 1973)
• in Giant-Size Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (August 1974)
which is reprinted
• in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #3
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 ([October] 1988)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & 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 70th Anniversary Collection (Marvel, 2009 series) (July 2009)
• 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) #7 - Los 4 Fantásticos 3 ([Febrero 2023])

Keywords

apes

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Part 4 Duel in the Dead City! (Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Steve Ditko

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Job Number

X-138

First Line of Dialogue or Text

We're inside an enormous dead city!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost's super-apes; The Watcher [Uatu]

Synopsis

The Fantastic Four battles the Red Ghost and his super-apes on the moon.

Reprints

• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #11
• in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #7 (February 1967)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #9 (27 Luglio 1971)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #27 (April 7, 1973)
• in Giant-Size Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (August 1974)
which is reprinted
• in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #3
• in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 ([October] 1988)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & 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 70th Anniversary Collection (Marvel, 2009 series) (July 2009)
• 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) #7 - Los 4 Fantásticos 3 ([Febrero 2023])

Keywords

Blue Area; disintegrator ray; pneumatic-powered car; Watcher's domicile

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Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Dick Ayers

Colors

Stan Goldberg

Letters

typeset

Feature Logo

Fantastic 4 Fan Page

Characters

The Thing

Reprints

• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
• in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #7 - Los 4 Fantásticos 3 ([Febrero 2023])

Indexer Notes

Letters page replies by Stan Lee. Thing illustration taken from an earlier issue. Letter from George R. R. Martin.

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