Fantastic Four #77

(August 1968)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Secret muscle building "tools"

Characters

Chuck Sipes (photograph); Dave Draper (photograph)

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for body building products.

Shall Earth Endure? (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited as Stan (the Man) Lee); Jack Kirby (co-plot)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited as Jack (King) Kirby)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

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Sam Rosen (credited)

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Hey, Stretch! Now that ya talked us into stayin' here...

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]; Galactus [Galan]; Psycho-Man; Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]

Universe

Marvel : mainstream

Synopsis

Reed, Ben, and Johnny battle Psycho-Man in the Microverse.

Reprints

• in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #1 ([Septembre 1968])
• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #81
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #74 (5 Febbraio 1974)
• in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #59 (October 1975) [edited; 2 pages removed]
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #8 - Alors vint Galactus (4ème trimestre 1975)
• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #73 (1976)
• in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #16 [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) #26 (February 2012)
• in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #2 - A Través del Universo (Septiembre 2012)
• in Silver Surfer Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - When Calls Galactus (2014)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015)
• in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #5 - The Name Is Doom (2020)

Keywords

encepho-projector; micro-world

Indexer Notes

Kirby's co-plot credit is widely acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in numerous interviews. Credit here reads: "Another Stan (The Man) Lee and Jack (King) Kirby Cosmic Creation!"

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Don Bolander Career Institute Booklet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Shamed by your English?

Indexer Notes

Ad offering free booklet on "How to Gain a Good Command of English", located between story pages 3 and 4.

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Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirt; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Marvel super-hero T-shirts

Characters

Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch; Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; The Thing]; Iron Man; Thor; Spider-Man; The Avengers [Captain America; Hawkeye; Scarlet Witch; Quicksilver]; The Hulk

Indexer Notes

In-house advertisement for T-shirts, sweat shirts and The Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kit, from Marvel Comics Group. Located between story pages 6 and 7.

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

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Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game

Indexer Notes

Located between story pages 6 and 7.

Missile Firing Tank (Table of Contents: 6)

Missile Firing Tank / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Sold by Honor House Products.
Between story pages 9 and 10, on upper half of page.

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Centre Coin's Album or Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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We’ll pay you $10,000.00 for this Lincoln penny

Indexer Notes

Ad for U.S. coin catalog.
Between story pages 9 and 10, on lower half of page.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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You can now become an expert with forbidden Oriental fighting arts

Indexer Notes

Ad for martial arts book sent in plain wrapper for $3.98.
Between story pages 15 and 16.

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Table of Contents: 9)

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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Okay! Okay! Stop nagging us! Here it is - - an autographed photo of - - Stan (the man) Lee

Indexer Notes

Thumbnail classified advertising offering stamps, novelties, and comic books.
Between story pages 18 and 19.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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Stan Lee (credited as Smiley); ? (promo copy)

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Gangway, world! Marvel's marching on!

Feature Logo

Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]

Characters

The Thing; Spider-Man

Indexer Notes

Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist

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American Circle Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Magic world of surprises & mystery

Indexer Notes

Located on upper half of page.

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time

Indexer Notes

Ad soliciting salespeople for newspaper.
Located on lower half of page.

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Spectacular Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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? (promo copy)

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John Romita

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John Romita

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The greatest event in the history of comic magazines!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Spider-Man

Indexer Notes

House ad for the Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1968 Series) #1 (July 1968), with cover shown (pre-painted version), and advertised as "On Sale Now".

Now Twice as Many Pages! (Table of Contents: 14)

Not Brand Echh / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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Marie Severin

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Marie Severin

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Genre

satire-parody

Indexer Notes

House ad for Not Brand Echh (Marvel, 1967 Series) #9 (August 1968), with cover shown, and advertised as "On Sale Now!".

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Roy Thomas ?

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Dear Stan and Jack, I have a question - how could...

Feature Logo

Fantastic Four Fan Page

Characters

Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Silver Surfer

Reprints

• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015)

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Tony Isabella, Richard Davidson, Sandy Katz, and Garry N. Hubbard.

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

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Stan Lee ?

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John Buscema

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Frank Giacoia

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Sam Rosen

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The most daringly dramatic superhero of all time!

Genre

science fiction; superhero

Characters

Silver Surfer [Norrin Radd]

Indexer Notes

House ad for the Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #1.

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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3 complete fishing outfits

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Ad for fishing equipment from Niresk Discount Sales.
Inside back cover.

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Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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132pc. Roman soldiers set

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Back cover. Ad for toy soldiers.