Fantastic Four #53

(August 1966)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Way It Began..! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Lee (credited)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

Stan Goldberg ?

Letters

Artie Simek (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Having successfully evaded all the uncanny traps of the Black Panther, the triumphant Fantastic Four, accompanied by Wyatt Wingfoot, are awarded a heroes' ceremony---

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Black Panther [T'Challa] (also in flashback, origin); Klaw [Ulysses Klaue] (also in flashback, origin); T'Chaka (first appearance, flashback, death); Wyatt Wingfoot

Synopsis

The Black Panther tells the story of Klaw's first attack on Wakanda. Klaw attacks the Black Panther and the FF.

Reprints

• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #49
• in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1916 (1967)
• in Marvelserien (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #6 (1967)
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #16
• in The Fantastic Four Comic Album (World Distributors, 1969 series) #1 (1969)
• in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #40 (January 1973)
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #49 (6 Febbraio 1973)
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #3 - La Panthère Noire (2e trimestre 1974)
• in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #115 (December 14, 1974) [pages 1-10], #116 (December 21, 1974) [pages 11-20; page 1 of the reprinted story is page 4, panel 3 of the original story]
• in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #6 (1980) [black & white]
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #41 - La Panthère Noire (décembre 1986)
• in The Best of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1987 series) #1 (1987)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[6] (February 2000)
• in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #3 (April 2000) [black and white]
• in Black Panther (Marvel, 1998 series) #36 (December 2001)
• in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #6 [Regular Edition] ([March] 2004)
• in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1966 (mai 2007)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2007)
• in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 [3] - La Edad Dorada (Septiembre 2011)
• in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #5 - Fantastic Four: Der jüngste Tag (September 2016)
• in Black Panther Epic Collection (Marvel, 2016 series) #1 - Panther's Rage (2016)
• in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #107 - Фантастическая Четверка: День Дума
• in Black Panther: The Sound and the Fury (Marvel, 2018 series) #1 (April 2018)
• in True Believers: Fantastic Four - Klaw (Marvel, 2019 series) #1 (February 2019)
• in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)

Keywords

sound blaster; vibranium; Wakanda

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Games by Ludwig / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

U.S. Gov't Surplus (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Start Your Own Business! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Christy Trades School, Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Zenith Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[Stamps; Shop By Mail] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1.5 pages (report information)

[The Whirling Satellite] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Whirling Satellite / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Hypno-Coin (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Hypnotic Aids Supply Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script

Stan Lee ?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan and Jack, I've just finished F.F. #49 and I must say, it was great!!!

Feature Logo

Fantastic Four Fan Page

Characters

Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprints

• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2007)
• in Marvel Facsímil (Panini España, 2019 series) #12 (Diciembre 2019)

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Dan Madaj, Charles Hutler, John Bonhomme, Dennis O'Neil, Mark Mandel, Guy Michel, Paul Kalenak, Mrs. Sarah Doll, Bill Duff, and Scott Palmer; M.M.M.S. membership form.

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Niresk Industries, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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