Fantastic Four
#16
[Regular Edition]
(July 1963)
Marvel,
1961 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1963-04-09
- 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
Starting with this issue the "The" is dropped from the cover logo.
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filings.
This issue has variants:
The on-sale date is the publication date reported in the U. S. Copyright Office filings.
This issue has variants:
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
The Return of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four / cover / 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 [Victor Von Doom]; Ant-Man [Hank Pym]
- Reprints
-
in Fantastic Four (Newton Comics, 1974 series) #14 -
in I Fantastici Quattro Gigante (Editoriale Corno, 1978 series) #8 -
in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #14 -
in Los 4 Fantásticos (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1962 series) #16 (Diciembre 1963) -
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #6 (15 juillet 1969) [Légèrement modifié [Slightly edited]] which is reprinted - in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #5 (15 juin 1969)
-
in Demonen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1969 series) #5/1970 ([mai] 1970) - in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #12 (7 Settembre 1971)
-
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #33 (May 19, 1973) [used as page 1 of the reprinted story] -
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) #03 (Diciembre 1999), #03 (Diciembre 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 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 Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #23 - Quarteto Fantástico 4 (fevereiro 2022) - in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #7 - Los 4 Fantásticos 3 ([Febrero 2023])
-
- Keywords
- magnifying glasses
![Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #16 [Regular Edition]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/21/w200/21882.jpg?-5174467258896598232)
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The Micro-World of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (credited)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
- 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 [Victor Von Doom]; The Warriors of Tok (introduction); Alicia Masters; King Pearla (introduction); Princess Pearla (introduction); Molly Margaret McSnide (introduction); The Wasp [Janet Van Dyne] (cameo)
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four answers a cry for help from someone too small to be seen. They arrive in a micro-world whose leader is Doctor Doom.
- Reprints
- in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #14
- in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #11 (October 1967)
- in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #6 (15 juillet 1969)
- in Demonen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1969 series) #5/1970 ([mai] 1970)
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #12 (7 Settembre 1971)
- in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #32 (May 12, 1973) [pages 1-12], #33 (May 19, 1973) [pages 13-22 with panels 1-3 of page 13 deleted and panel 6 of page 12 in their place], #37 (June 16, 1973) [panel 4 of page 8 used as second panel of the pin-up]
- in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #26 - Le micro-monde de Fatalis (4ème trimestre 1981)
- in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #10 (September 1986) [excerpt] which is reprinted
-
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #10 - 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) #03 (Diciembre 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 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 Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #23 - Quarteto Fantástico 4 (fevereiro 2022)
- in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #7 - Los 4 Fantásticos 3 ([Febrero 2023])
-
- Keywords
- lizard men; molecular ray apparatus; sleep-inducing mist
Indexer Notes
Continued next issue.
Spotlight on Reed Richards, Mister Fantastic
Fantastic Four Feature Page / illustration / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Many readers have asked how far I can stretch!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
- Reprints
- in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #7 (15 août 1969)
- in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
- in Iron Man (Arédit-Artima, 1980 series) (2ème trimestre 1980)
- in Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #224 (November 1980) which is reprinted
-
in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #141/142 (mars 1983) - in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #26 - Le micro-monde de Fatalis (4ème trimestre 1981)
- in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #13 ([September] 1990)
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
- in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2009)
- 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 Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #23 - Quarteto Fantástico 4 (fevereiro 2022)
- in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #7 - Los 4 Fantásticos 3 ([Febrero 2023])
-
Indexer Notes
Between story pages 19 and 20.
Page explaining Reed Richards's powers. Brodsky inks per Nick Caputo, September 2016. Previous indexer credited Dick Ayers.
[no title indexed]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (illustration)
- Inks
- Steve Ditko (illustration)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- typeset
- Feature Logo
- Fantastic 4 Fan Page
- 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/Mr. Fantastic illo from FF #13. Includes Special announcement Section.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Return of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four -
1.
Start Your Own Business!
Christy Trades School -
2.
The Micro-World of Doctor Doom!
Fantastic Four -
3.
["Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!"]
Palmer-Jones Publishers -
4.
["How to make money as you train at home for a better job or a business of your own in Auto Mechanics"]
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5.
Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin!
Best Values Co. -
6.
[Will You Work Saturday Mornings for $5 to $20 Extra?]
Mr. Victor Mason -
7.
Boys 12 or Older Make $1 to $5 in Your Spare Time
Grit Newspaper -
8.
Hypno-Coin
Hypnotic Aids Supply Co. -
9.
Spotlight on Reed Richards, Mister Fantastic
Fantastic Four Feature Page -
10.
[Stamps; Shop by Mail]
-
11.
[no title indexed]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page -
12.
Do You Want Spending Money?
Stephens Credit Sales -
13.
Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method
Mike Marvel System -
14.
[2 Complete Fishing Outfits]
Niresk Industries, Inc. -
15.
He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw
Famous Artists Schools
This issue was modified by, among others
- David Bruce
- Kevin C
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Pierre Freyssonnet
- Del Gruber
- R. S. Martin
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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