(November 1968)

Marvel, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly except November semi-monthly
On-sale Date
1968-08-13
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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stan Lee
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Joe Sinnott
Colors
Stan Goldberg ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Tomazooma Robot; Wyatt Wingfoot
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Reprints
Keywords
robots

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

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

Where Treads the Living Totem! (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)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, blue-eyes! You're supposed to be helping me!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four: Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Silent Fox; Tomazooma (first appearance, cameo); Tomazooma Robot (first appearance); Wyatt Wingfoot
Universe
Marvel : mainstream
Synopsis
Reed, Ben, and Johnny visit Wyatt's tribe and battle a robot designed to look like the Indians' god, Tomazooma.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Kirby's co-plot credit is widely acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in numerous interviews. Credit here reads: "Welcome to the grandeur that is Marvel, produced proudly by: Stan (The Man) Lee and Jack (King) Kirby."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Free! Giant Stallion Mural Full Color Masterpiece Free! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Colonial Studios art prints / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Most Powerful Airplane (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Cheerios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Hobby Coin Co. Surprise Coin Packet / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Shop by Mail (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Precise Publications Book & Dummy / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby ? (illustration)
Inks
Joe Sinnott ? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Rosen; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Stan and Jack, Please bring back the old...
Feature Logo
Fantastic Four Fan Page
Characters
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters from: John Dodd, Lamar Mauldin, Mark Cordisio, Donald McGregor, George Ferguson, S. L. Cox, Bill Lewis, Cutler Ross Jr., and Sgt. Michael Kuhne.

Now in Full Color! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

The Spectacular Spider-Man / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Creative Card Company Christmas cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. ["Tired of being 'skinny'?"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. Where Treads the Living Totem!
    Fantastic Four
  4. 3. ["Look, fellows!"]
    Grit Newspaper
  5. 4. ["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
    Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
  6. 5. Free! Giant Stallion Mural Full Color Masterpiece Free!
    Colonial Studios art prints
  7. 6. Most Powerful Airplane
    Cheerios
  8. 7. ["Collect coins... the hobby road to riches"]
    Hobby Coin Co. Surprise Coin Packet
  9. 8. Stamps; Shop by Mail
  10. 9. Shop by Mail
  11. 10. ["Stop the presses! Here's some scoops and scuttlebutt to knock you outta your teepee!"]
    Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox
  12. 11. ["Here is a treasure chest of fun"]
    Honor House Products
  13. 12. ["Here is a treasure chest of fun"]
    Precise Publications Book & Dummy
  14. 13. ["Dear Stan and Jack, Please bring back the old..."]
    Fantastic 4 Fan Page
  15. 14. Now in Full Color!
    The Spectacular Spider-Man
  16. 15. ["Good news for you who want to make extra money easily!"]
    Creative Card Company Christmas cards
  17. 16. ["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
    Famous Artists Schools
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  • David Bruce
  • Nick Caputo
  • Steve Coates
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Del Gruber
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Darrel McCann
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore