Fantastic Four #84

(March 1969)

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

Joe Weider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Name Is Doom! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script

Stan Lee (credited); Jack Kirby (co-plot)

Pencils

Jack Kirby (credited)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen (credited)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Only those blasted Inhumans would dream up a nutty gizmo like...

Genre

superhero

Characters

Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Crystal]; Nick Fury; Dum-Dum Dugan; S.H.I.E.L.D.; Dr. Doom; Latverians

Synopsis

Nick Fury asks the FF to investigate rumors of secret army assembling in Europe; their investigations take them to Latveria where they become prisoners of Doom.

Reprints

• in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #109
• in The Fantastic Four Comic Annual (World Distributors, 1969 series) #[2] (1970), #[2] (1970) [Colored by British colorists: the Fantastic Four and the Thing's appearances are correctly colored, but Dr. Doom's tunic is red and his armor is purple.]
• in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #82 (28 Maggio 1974)
• in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #66 (October 1976) [edited; 2 pages removed]
• in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #11 (4ème trimestre 1976)
• in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1969 ([janvier] 2010)
• in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #3 - El Largo Camino a Casa (Junio 2013)
• in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 ([April] 2015)
• in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #5 - The Name is Doom (2020)
• in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #80

Keywords

Doombots

Indexer Notes

Kirby's co-plot credit is widely acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in numerous interviews. Credit here reads: "Produced by: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby."

Secrets of Teaching Yourself Music (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

U.S. School of Music / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

It's Brand New!! Marvel's Swingin' Inflatable Plastic Pillows! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Grit / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Littleton Coin Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Brilliant Bits of Block-Busting Bombast Straight from Your Blushin' Bullpen! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

We Pay $100 for Only 59 Lincoln Pennies (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Centre Coin Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Magic World of Surprises and Mystery (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

American Circle Cotp. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script

Roy Thomas ?

Pencils

Jack Kirby (illustrations)

Inks

Joe Sinnott (illustrations)

Colors

?

Letters

Sam Rosen; typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Dear Stan and Jack, The Fantastic Four is, without a doubt...

Characters

Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic; the Thing; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Crystal]

Reprints

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

Indexer Notes

Letter of comment from Joe Pearson, Chris Loye, Bill Nichols, Jerry Winana, David Shuman, "Pressed Rat and Warthog", and Jeffrey H. Wasserman.

Includes two panels reprinted from an earlier issue and Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

Two More Triumphs for Marvel! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Silver Surfer; Not Brand Echh! / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Colonial Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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