Fantastic Four #1 Facsimile Edition

(October 2018)

How to Gain up to 50 Lbs. of Mighty Muscles! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Fantastic Four! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Fantastic Four / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])

Pencils

Jack Kirby (signed as Jack Kirby [signature]); Jeph York (reprint layout); Michael Kelleher (restoration); Kellustration (restoration); Peter Dawes (restoration); Joe Frontirre (restoration)

Inks

George Klein; Michael Kelleher (restoration); Kellustration (restoration); Peter Dawes (restoration); Joe Frontirre (restoration); Sol Brodsky ? (see notes)

Colors

Michael Kelleher (restoration); Kellustration (restoration); Peter Dawes (restoration); Joe Frontirre (restoration)

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

V-372

First Line of Dialogue or Text

With the sudden fury of a thunderbolt, a flare is shot into the sky over Central City!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (introduction, origin); the Mayor of Central City

Synopsis

Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961)

Keywords

automobiles; cosmic rays; fighter jets; flare guns; missiles; parachutes; rockets; spacecraft

Indexer Notes

Timely-Atlas expert Michael Vassallo has examined hundreds of known Klein art and inking samples, as has Nick Caputo, and both agree that Klein is the primary inker, with alterations likely by Sol Brodsky.

In the letters page of issue #281 it states according to Roz and Jack Kirby, via Steve Leialoha, that it was Artie Simek who inked the first issue of FF and that Sol Brodsky started inking with issue #2 (Brodsky actually started inking with # 3). Previous indexer credited Chris Rule as possible inker.

Good Job, More Money and Greater Security (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Will You Work Saturday Mornings for $5.00 to $20.00 Extra? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Mason Shoe Mfg. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Jeph York (reprint layout); Michael Kelleher (restoration); Kellustration (restoration); Peter Dawes (restoration); Joe Frontirre (restoration)

Inks

George Klein; Michael Kelleher (restoration); Kellustration (restoration); Peter Dawes (restoration); Joe Frontirre (restoration); Sol Brodsky ? (see notes)

Colors

Michael Kelleher (restoration); Kellustration (restoration); Peter Dawes (restoration); Joe Frontirre (restoration)

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

Job Number

V-372

First Line of Dialogue or Text

And now, having met our four amazing characters, let us resume our tale...

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Moleman] (introduction); Monsters of Monster Isle

Synopsis

Atomic plants disappear all around the world. Reed Richards pinpoints a place which is at the same distance from them all: Monster Isle.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961)

Keywords

aircraft; diamonds; French army; monsters; nuclear power plants

Indexer Notes

Timely-Atlas expert Michael Vassallo has examined hundreds of known Klein art and inking samples, as has Nick Caputo, and both agree that Klein is the primary inker with Sol Brodsky likely providing corrections. Previous indexer credited Chris Rule.

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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Best Value Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Moleman's Secret! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Jeph York (reprint layout); Michael Kelleher (restoration); Kellustration (restoration); Peter Dawes (restoration); Joe Frontirre (restoration)

Inks

George Klein; Michael Kelleher (restoration); Kellustration (restoration); Peter Dawes (restoration); Joe Frontirre (restoration); Sol Brodsky ? (see notes)

Colors

Michael Kelleher (restoration); Kellustration (restoration); Peter Dawes (restoration); Joe Frontirre (restoration)

Letters

Artie Simek

Editing

Stan Lee (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Before we witness the breath-taking conclusion of our amazing tale, let us gather together all the loose ends!

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Moleman] (origin); Monsters of Monster Isle

Synopsis

Having captured the Fantastic Four, Moleman recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom.

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961)

Keywords

aircraft; blindness; Monster Isle; monsters

Indexer Notes

Timely-Atlas expert Michael Vassallo has examined hundreds of known Klein art and inking samples, as has Nick Caputo, and both agree that Klein is the inker, with alterations likely by Sol Brodsky. Previous indexer credited Chris Rule.

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Juke Box Bank (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

American Merchandising Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Test Your Talent! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Art Instructors Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Wallace Brown, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Learn Radio-Television Electronics by Practicing at Home in Your Spare Time (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bonus Material (Table of Contents: 16)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby; Jeph York (layout)

Inks

George Klein; Sol Brodsky ?

Colors

Jeph York ?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Entire page illustrated by a blow up of a panel and the bottom middle of page 13 of the first story. Includes credits for this issue.

Afterword by Dan Slott (Table of Contents: 17)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dan Slott

Colors

Jeph York ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Our Captivating Little Quartet (Table of Contents: 18)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed)

Colors

Jeph York ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987)

Reflections on the Fantastic Four (Table of Contents: 19)

text article / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (signed)

Colors

Jeph York ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) (1974)

Before the Fantastic Four (Table of Contents: 20)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

Tom DeFalco (signed)

Colors

Jeph York ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [From the afterword in the original printing.]
• from Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [Regular Edition] ([May] 2003)

The World Shook under Kirby's Pen (Table of Contents: 21)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Script

Walter Mosley

Colors

Jeph York ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• from Maximum Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)

Stan Lee's Original Typewritten Synopsis for The Fantastic Four #1 (Table of Contents: 22)

The Fantastic Four / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee

Colors

Jeph York ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; superhero

Reprints

• from Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

The Fantastic Four; Future Foundation; Marvel Super Hero Squad; Nova; West Coast Avengers/Avengers West Coast; X-Men; Fin Fang 4; Fearsome Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 4 pages (report information)

Script

John Byrne ?; ?

Pencils

John Buscema; John Byrne; Alex Ross (painting); Scot Eaton; Eric Powell; Clayton Crain (see notes); Michael Wm. Kaluta; Arthur Adams; Humberto Ramos; Jeph York (reprint layout); Michael Kelleher (restoration); Kellustration (restoration); Peter Dawes (restoration); Joe Frontirre (restoration); Marcelo DiChiara; Ed McGuinness; Leinil Francis Yu

Inks

Joe Sinnott; Terry Austin; John Byrne; Alex Ross (painting); Gregory Wright; Scot Eaton; Eric Powell; Clayton Crain (see notes); Dexter Vines; Michael Wm. Kaluta; Arthur Adams; Humberto Ramos; Michael Kelleher (restoration); Kellustration (restoration); Peter Dawes (restoration); Joe Frontirre (restoration); Marcelo DiChiara; Leinil Francis Yu

Colors

Jeph York ?; Alex Ross (painting); Gregory Wright; Richard Isanove; Eric Powell; Clayton Crain (see notes); Michael Wm. Kaluta; Leinil Francis Yu; Justin Ponsor; Edgar Delgado; ?

Letters

John Costanza; typeset; ?

Genre

horror-suspense; superhero; children; science fiction

Reprints

• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #126 [Regular Edition] (September 1972)
• from What If? (Marvel, 1977 series) #36 [Direct] (December 1982) [Barcode blacked out in reprint. Reprints Newsstand version of cover.]
• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #264 [Direct] (March 1984) [Barcode blacked out in reprint. Reprints Newsstand version of cover.]
• from Avengers West Coast (Marvel, 1989 series) #54 [Direct] (January 1990) [Barcode blacked out in reprint. Reprints Newsstand version of cover.]
• from X-Men The Hidden Years (Marvel, 1999 series) #20 [Direct Edition] (July 2001) [Reprints cover without the barcode.]
• from Fantastic Four: House of M (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 [Direct Edition] (September 2005) [Reprints cover without any of the trade dress.]
• from Marvel Monsters: Fin Fang 4 (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (December 2005) [Reprints cover without most of its trade dress.]
• from FF (Marvel, 2011 series) #1 [2nd Printing McGuinness] (May 2011) [Reprints cover without any of the trade dress.]
• from Fear Itself: Fearsome Four (Marvel, 2011 series) #2 (September 2011) [Reprints cover without any of the trade dress.]
• from X-Men (Marvel, 2010 series) #19 [Direct Market Variant by Leinil Francis Yu] (December 2011) [Reprints cover without the barcode.]
• from FF (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 - Fantastic Faux (2013)
which is reprinted
• from FF (Marvel, 2013 series) #1 [Michael Allred Cover] (January 2013)
• from Nova (Marvel, 2016 series) #4 (April 2016)
• from Marvel Age (Marvel, 1983 series) #14
• from Marvel Super Hero Squad (Marvel, 2009 series) #3 [Reprints cover without any of the trade dress.]
• from Marvel Press Poster (Marvel, ? series) #178 (November 1994) [Alex Ross poster reprinted on top right of second page of reprints.]

Indexer Notes

Last four pages including inside back cover. All covers are 1/4 in size. Four covers per page.

One cover reprinted, The Fantastic Ham, is supposedly for Ultimate Civil War: Spider-Ham (Marvel, 2007 series) #1 (March 2007) done by Clayton Crain. No indication this cover was ever printed.

Marvel Masterworks: Fantastic Four Vol. 1 TPB (Table of Contents: 24)

The Fantastic Four / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (original art, credited); Dean White (painting)

Inks

George Klein (original art, credited); Dean White (painting)

Colors

Dean White (painting)

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Monster from Monster Isle

Reprints

• from Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009) [Reprints cover without any of the trade dress.]
which is reprinted
• from Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 (November 1961) [cover art]

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

This cover is a painted version of the original cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 by Dean White.