- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- X-815
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Holy cow! What's that?
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers (sourced)
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Regal Namor the First!
- Reprints
Between story pages 17 and 18.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- As our strange saga begins, a mysterious package is delivered to F.F. headquarters, addressed to the ever-lovin' Thing...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Alicia Masters; Gregory Gideon; Commander Vanvroot; Tamiroff; Favorsham; Smedley (butler); Mrs. Gideon; Thomas Gideon
- Synopsis
- Billionaire Gregory Gideon bets his bid for world domination on his ability to destroy the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is very embarrassin'!
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl]; Dr. Doom
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Dragon Man
- Reprints
Cover inker credits from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List; confirmed by Ayers (2 November 2006); the original indexer credited Chic Stone.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's a big day for State U. when Reed Richards, its most brilliant alumnus, arrives to deliver a lecture, bringing his fellow F.F. members with him!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Diablo; Dragon Man; Professor Charles Xavier (cameo); Scott Summers [Cyclops] (cameo); Peter Parker [Spider-Man] (cameo); Professor Gilbert; Dean Mencken
- Synopsis
- Diablo takes control of the Dragon Man android and wreaks havoc on the Empire State campus.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hold it, folks!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Francois; Steve
- Synopsis
- Reed and Sue announce their engagement. The Wizard forms the Frightful Four and attacks the Baxter Building.
- Reprints
Introduction of Madame Medusa.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing]
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With the wedding of Reed Richards and Sue Storm not far away, the world's most colorful quartet finds it difficult to concentrate on anything else!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing]; Morrat; Anelle; Alicia Masters; Skrulls; Rev. Miller; the Skrull king
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four travel to the Skrull homeworld to avenge the death of Franklin Storm.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- space travel; spaceship
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Sol Brodsky ?
- Inks
- Chic Stone; Sol Brodsky ?
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Unaltered cover seen in various Marvel Comics published this month and in foreign editions. Thing figure and other changes on published cover (Frightful Four, ship) likely by Sol Brodsky.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Next time you spend our dough gettin' a picture enlarged make sure it's a pic of some blonde, willya?
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- The Frightful Four kidnap Sue and lure the Fantastic Four into a nuclear blast.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Chic Stone; Wally Wood
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia; Wally Wood; Carl Hubbell ?
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Looks like we found them just in time!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
- Synopsis
- Reed devises mechanical devices to enable the FF to duplicate their vanished super-powers. Matt Murdoch visits the FF and Dr. Doom attacks.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Latveria; nuclear sub Seahawk
Page 4, which features Kirby's photo-collage, appears to be inked by Carl Hubbell who was on staff for a period of time. The collage page likely had to be worked on in the office and Hubbell was available. Info per Nick Caputo, May 2014.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
- Reprints
Inker credit from Tom Hardee, via the GCD Errors List. Original indexer credited Vince Colletta.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let's get up to date fast!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]
- Synopsis
- Dr. Doom battles the Fantastic Four and Daredevil. Reed restores the team's powers with the Stimulator (which was introduced in issue #37). Ben is returned to being The Thing, crushes Doom's hands and drives him off, wounded. Ben deserts the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Inker credit from Tom Hardee, via the GCD Errors List. Original indexer credited Vince Colletta.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Last month we saw the F.F. defeat Dr. Doom!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lew; Mr. Curtis
- Synopsis
- The Frightful Four kidnap the Thing and brainwash him into aiding them against the rest of the FF.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
Cover inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (2 January 2008); the original indexer credited Vince Colletta.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- Marie Severin ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Under the influence of the Wizard's diabolical id machine, the mighty Thing believes the Fantastic Four to be his enemies!
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- The Frightful Four brainwash the Torch and, together with the brainwashed Thing, pursue Reed and Sue.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Torch! Lower your flame, you juvenile incompetent!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sgt. Donnegan
- Synopsis
- Reed manages to free Ben and Johnny from the Frightful Four's brainwashing and he and Sue defeat the villains.
- Reprints
Story continues in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #3.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Vince Colletta
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Subterraneans; Hydra; Atlanteans
- Synopsis
- Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Girl have invited all their superhero friends to their wedding, but Doctor Doom uses his Emotion Charger to compel a mighty host of super-villains to invade the festivities.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- weddings
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Mr. and Mrs. Reed Richards have set up housekeeping at the Baxter Building!
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- Medusa seeks the FF's help in eluding Gorgon.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Quick, Johnny! Grab my hands...
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Synopsis
- Crystal lures Johnny into a trap where he is captured by the Inhumans. The rest of the FF hurry to his rescue.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's as dangerous as I feared!
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Synopsis
- The FF battle the Inhumans. Triton is captured by the Seeker and the Inhumans teleport away. The FF are captured by the Seeker as they attempt to free Triton.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Inhumans are gone!
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Alpha Primitives (first appearance)
- Synopsis
- After subduing Dragon Man, the FF follow the Inhumans to their Great Refuge.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Black Bolt's evil brother, Maximus the Magnificent, in a final, desperate attempt to regain his lost crown, has fired the dreaded atmo gun...
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Skrulls
- Synopsis
- Black Bolt and the Fantastic Four put an end to Maximus's plan to destroy all the humans. Once the Fantastic Four return to New York the Watcher tells them of the coming danger of Galactus.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- matter mobilizer
Kirby's co-plotting credit is acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in many interviews. Actual credits read "Stan Lee, writer without peer Jack Kirby penciller of the year."
This is the first issue of the three-part story which introduces Galactus and the Silver Surfer.
- Script
- Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Galactus has landed on Earth!
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four try to slow Galactus while the Watcher takes the Human Torch to find a weapon to defeat Galactus. Alicia Masters convinces Silver Surfer to help humanity.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- elemental converter
Kirby's co-plotting is acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in many interviews. The credits read: "Written in the masterful manner of Stan Lee Illustrated in the magnificent mode of Jack Kirby."
The Punisher character in this issue is not the same as the latter Marvel hero.
- Script
- Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The awesome Galactus has chosen Earth to provide him with the energy he needs to sustain himself!
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Dean Asher
- Synopsis
- With the aid of the Silver Surfer, the Fantastic Four force Galactus to leave Earth. Johnny Storm begins to attend Metro College and meets Wyatt Wingfoot.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- ultimate nullifier
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll never be human again!
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Ricardo Jones (Thing imposter) (death)
- Synopsis
- An unnamed scientist gives himself the powers and appearance of the Thing and goes to the Baxter Building, planning to kill Reed. However, an accident results in him saving Reed's life and perishing in the Negative Zone.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- duplication apparatus; Kozy Kampus Koffee Shop; Negative Zone (introduction)
Although Ricardo Jones identity remains unknown throughout this episode, it’ll be revealed in Web of Spider-Man #69, October 1990.
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Inks
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Colors
- Jack Kirby (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited) (signed as Jack Kirby)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Dean White
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott; Dean White
- Colors
- Dean White
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Galactus; Silver Surfer
- Reprints
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited); Dean White (credited)
- Inks
- Dean White (credited)
- Colors
- Dean White (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints