Fantastic Four
#70
(January 1968)
Marvel,
1961 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except November semi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1967-10-10
- 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
On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
When Fall the Mighty!
Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Scavenger (Mad Thinker's "most powerful Android") - Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #66 -
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #155 [Cover used as new bridging splash page.] -
in Los 4 Fantásticos (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1962 series) #97 (Octubre 31 de 1968) -
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #68 (13 Novembre 1973) -
in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #53 (November 1974) [apparently from an unaltered stat] which is reprinted - in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015) [1/4 page]
- in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #13 (1981)
- in Los Cuatro Fantásticos (Novedades, 1980 series) #68 (Julio 27 de 1981)
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #4 (2005) [black and white]
-
in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1968 (juin 2009) - in Fantastic Four Adventures (Panini UK, 2010 series) #18 (June 2011)
-
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #2 - A Través del Universo (Septiembre 2012) - in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015)
- in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #5 - The Name Is Doom (2020)
-
[Shop by Mail]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We’ll pay $300.00 for this dime.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for various mail order items including stamps.
When Fall the Mighty
Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited); Jack Kirby (co-plot)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fearing for the safety of Dr. Santini, the...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Mad Thinker; Doctor Jose Santini; Scavenger (first appearance, Mad Thinker's "most powerful Android") - Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Synopsis
- The FF defeat the Thinker but they are then attacked by the still brainwashed Ben and the Thinker's android.
- Reprints
- in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #66
- in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #154 [Pages 1-9 only], #155 [Pages 10-20 only]
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #69
- in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #68 (13 Novembre 1973)
- in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #53 (November 1974)
- in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #7 - Le Penseur Fou (3ème trimestre 1975)
- in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #13 (1981) [black & white]
- in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #4 (2005) [black and white]
- in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1968 (juin 2009)
- in Fantastic Four Adventures (Panini UK, 2010 series) #18 (June 2011)
- in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #2 - A Través del Universo (Septiembre 2012)
- in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015)
- in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #5 - The Name Is Doom (2020)
-
Indexer Notes
Kirby co-plot credit was acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in several interviews. The credit here read "It's time for another standing ovation for Stan Lee and Jack Kirby."
[no title indexed]
Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Another Marvel masterpiece
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Doctor Octopus [Otto Octavius]
Indexer Notes
House ad for Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #56 with cover shown and advertised as “on sale now.” Between story pages 4 and 5.
[no title indexed]
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Spy Pen / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photography)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photography)
- Colors
- ? (background only)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See through walls The Man From U.N.C.L.E. spy pen
- Characters
- Napoleon Solo (photograph of Robert Vaughn); Ilya Kuryakin (photograph of David McCallum); femme fatale
- Keywords
- Coupon
Indexer Notes
Ad, with order coupon, from Royal Advertising Corp. located on top half of page between story pages 4 and 5.
[no title indexed]
Matchbox Models / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Do you love surprises?
Indexer Notes
Ad for the “Matchbox” Collector’s Club.
Between story pages 4 and 5, on lower half of page.
[no title indexed]
"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses] / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Amazing illusory “X-ray” vision instantly!
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for X-Ray glasses from Rembrandt Co.
Located between story pages 4 & 5, occupying top half of page.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time
Indexer Notes
Advertisement to sell Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co, located between spory pages 8 and 9 on lower half of page.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 100 pc. toy soldier set
Indexer Notes
Ad, with order coupon, for 100 toy soldiers. Located between story pages 13 and 14.
[Stamps; Shop by Mail]
advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- United States & Canadian coins
Indexer Notes
12 miscellaneous ads, located between story pages 16 and 17 on top half of page.
[no title indexed]
Mail Order Mart Clothes / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Work clothes “bargain”…
- Characters
- Working man
- Keywords
- Coupon
Indexer Notes
Ad, with order coupon, for work clothes from Mail Order Mart, located between story pages 16 and 17 on lower half of page.
[no title indexed]
Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photography)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photography)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I’ll make you a master of karate
- Characters
- Thug; Wallace K. Reumann
- Keywords
- Coupon; karate
Indexer Notes
Ad, with order coupon, for karate books and paraphernalia from Precise Publications, located between story pages 16 and 17 on top half of page.
[no title indexed]
Missile Firing Tank / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Missile firing tank only $6.98
Indexer Notes
Located between story pages 16 and 17 on lower half of page.
[Shop by Mail]
advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photography)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photography)
- Colors
- ? (panel backgrounds and lettering only)
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Live pet seahorses 90c
Indexer Notes
Ten small ads, including ads for back-issue comics.
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Who says this isn’t the Marvel age of batty bulletins?
- Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]
Indexer Notes
Includes: Items; Stan's Soapbox; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Merry Marvel Marching Society announces a nifty new membership kit!
- Characters
- The Thing
Indexer Notes
Located on top half of page.
[no title indexed]
Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Marvel super-hero T-shirts only $1.60 ea.
Indexer Notes
Promo of ten different Marvel hero t-shirts ($1.60 each), and two sweatshirts (Hulk and Thing) ($3.15 each), both available by mail-in coupon from Marvel Comics Group, 625 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10022. Ad located on lower half of page.
[no title indexed]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (illustrations)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott (illustrations)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Stan and Jack, I'm an uncle!
- Feature Logo
- Fantastic Four Fan Page
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Barry Smith, Joe Brown, Joe Schifino, Dean Crawford, Rosanne Wasserman, Jeff Sipkoff, Mike Skocko, and Dana Smith & Chris Dunny.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- ? (photography)
- Inks
- ? (photography)
- Colors
- ? (background only)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's putting on a pound a day the easy way...
- Characters
- Larry Scott (photograph)
Indexer Notes
Ad for a weight gain program.
[no title indexed]
Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jet race boats
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Ad for various novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
When Fall the Mighty!
Fantastic Four -
1.
[Shop by Mail]
-
2.
When Fall the Mighty
Fantastic Four -
3.
["Another Marvel masterpiece"]
Spider-Man -
4.
["See through walls The Man From U.N.C.L.E. spy pen"]
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. Spy Pen -
5.
["Do you love surprises?"]
Matchbox Models -
6.
["Amazing illusory “X-ray” vision instantly!"]
"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses] -
7.
["Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time"]
Grit Newspaper -
8.
["100 pc. toy soldier set"]
100 Toy Soldiers -
9.
[Stamps; Shop by Mail]
-
10.
["Work clothes “bargain”…"]
Mail Order Mart Clothes -
11.
["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
Precise Publications Defense Training -
12.
["Missile firing tank only $6.98"]
Missile Firing Tank -
13.
[Shop by Mail]
-
14.
["Who says this isn’t the Marvel age of batty bulletins?"]
Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox -
15.
["The Merry Marvel Marching Society announces a nifty new membership kit!"]
-
16.
["Marvel super-hero T-shirts only $1.60 ea."]
Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts -
17.
["Dear Stan and Jack, I'm an uncle!"]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page -
18.
["He's putting on a pound a day the easy way..."]
Joe Weider Course and Products -
19.
["Jet race boats"]
Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog -
20.
["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
Famous Artists Schools
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