Fantastic Four
#86
(May 1969)
Marvel,
1961 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly except November, semi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1969-02-11
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Magazine Management Co.
- Brand
-
Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
- Editing
- Stan Lee (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from 1969 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
The Victims!
Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four: Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom] - Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Reprints
-
in Los 4 Fantásticos (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1962 series) #113 - in Los Cuatro Fantásticos (Novedades, 1980 series) #84
-
in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #82 -
in HIP Classics (Classics/Williams, 1969 series) #19129 - in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #129
-
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #84 (25 Giugno 1974) -
in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #68 (January 1977) which is reprinted - in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015) [1/4 page]
- in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
- in The Villainy of Dr. Doom (Marvel, 1999 series) (1999)
-
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 (2015)
- in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
- in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #5 - The Name Is Doom (2020), #5 - The Name Is Doom (2020) [recolored; new trade dress]
-
![Cover Thumbnail for Fantastic Four (1961 series) #86 [British]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1065/w100/1065621.jpg?-9202150441207086425)
[no title indexed]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Famous name prizes or cash... from Olympic
- Feature Logo
Olympic Prizes or Cash
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. Ad for Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
The Victims!
Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited as Stan (the Man) Lee)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (credited as Jack (King) Kirby)
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen (credited)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wotta revoltin' development!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Fantastic Four: Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Gustav Hauptmann; Latverians; Warrior Robots; Invincible Robots - Universe
- Marvel : mainstream
- Reprints
- in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #82
- in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #129
-
in The Fantastic Four Comic Annual (World Distributors, 1969 series) #[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 Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #5 (Décembre 1970) - in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #84 (25 Giugno 1974)
- in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #11 - Les robots de Fatalis (4ème trimestre 1976)
- in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #68 (January 1977) [edited; 2 pages removed]
- in Fantastic Four (Editions Héritage, 1968 series) #111/112 (Septembre 1980) [10 premières page de l'histoire originale. La suite dans le prochain numéro.], #113/114 (novembre 1980) [10 dernières pages de l'histoire débutée dans le numéro précédent avec copie de la première page de l'histoire.]
- in The Villainy of Dr. Doom (Marvel, 1999 series) (1999) [Minus 2 pages (pages 3 & 5)]
- 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 (2015)
- in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
- in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #5 - The Name Is Doom (2020)
-
- Keywords
- Latveria
Indexer Notes
The Invisible Girl rejoins the team.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look, fellows!
Indexer Notes
Recruitment ad for sales people for Grit newspaper, between story pages 3 and 4.
[no title indexed]
Fantastic Four; Silver Surfer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.4 page
- Script
- ? (promo copy)
- Pencils
- John Romita; Jack Kirby
- Inks
- John Romita; Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two more triumphs for Marvel..!
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Silver Surfer; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]
- Synopsis
- House ad for Silver Surfer (Marvel, 1968 series) #5 and Marvel Collector's Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #20, includes cover reproductions and advertised as “Now on sale!”
Indexer Notes
On upper portion of page, between story pages 6 and 7.
[no title indexed]
Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit / advertisement / 0.6 page
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- Steve Ditko; Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Steve Ditko; Vince Colletta
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!
- Characters
- Spider-Man; Thor; Captain Marvel
Indexer Notes
Includes membership form for the Merry Marvel Marching Society.
Located on lower portion of page, between story pages 6 and 7.
The Race to Danger
Lee Jeans [Lee Leens] / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Characters
- Bobby; Jim Driscoll
Indexer Notes
Between story pages 6 and 7.
Comics ad for Lee Leens pants from H.D. Lee Company, Inc..
[no title indexed]
Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma
- Synopsis
- Send for free booklet on how to finish high school at home.
Indexer Notes
Between story pages 9 and 10.
[no title indexed]
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hand control stunt flying plane
Indexer Notes
Thumbnail ads for stamps and novelty items, between story pages 15 and 16.
[no title indexed]
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photography)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photography)
- Colors
- ? (panel backgrounds only)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- “Check the kind of body you want ...and I’ll show you how easily you can have it” - Charles Atlas
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Charles Atlas (photograph)
Indexer Notes
Thumbnail ads for stamps and novelty items, between story pages 18 and 19.
Shop by Mail
advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These 3 big drafting kits given to you
Indexer Notes
Thumbnail ads for novelty items and back-issue comic books, between story pages 18 and 19.
[no title indexed]
Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page
- Script
- Stan Lee (credited as Smiley); ? (promo copy)
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (illustration)
- Inks
- Vince Colletta (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Irrelevant items of lasting inconsequence!
- Feature Logo
Marvel Bullpen Bulletins [times three]- Characters
- Thor
Indexer Notes
Includes: Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; Stan's Soapbox
[no title indexed]
Centre Coin Co. Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We’ll pay you $10,000.00 for this Lincoln penny
- Synopsis
- Ad for U.S. coin catalog.
Indexer Notes
Located on top half of page.
[no title indexed]
Precise Publications / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ? (ad copy)
- Pencils
- ?; ? (photography)
- Inks
- ?; ? (photography)
- Colors
- ? (background and lettering only)
- Letters
- typeset
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I’ll make you a master of karate
- Synopsis
- Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.
Indexer Notes
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
- Sam Rosen; typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dear Stan and Jack, "The Mark of--the Madman!" was truly in the...
- Feature Logo
- Fantastic Four Fan Page
- Characters
- Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Crystal; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Dr. Doom
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
Letters from: William R. Lund, Gene Frischholz, Mike Hirschbach, Keith Treichel, Donald McGregor, Suzanne Scala, and Doug Fratz.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Secret muscle building ‘tools’
- Characters
- Chuck Sipes (photograph); Dave Draper (photograph)
Indexer Notes
Ad for a variety of Joe Weider products.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Victims!
Fantastic Four -
1.
["Famous name prizes or cash... from Olympic"]
Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards -
2.
The Victims!
Fantastic Four -
3.
["Look, fellows!"]
Grit Newspaper -
4.
["Two more triumphs for Marvel..!"]
Fantastic Four; Silver Surfer -
5.
["It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!"]
Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit -
6.
The Race to Danger
Lee Jeans [Lee Leens] -
7.
["Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"]
Academy for Home Study -
8.
["Hand control stunt flying plane"]
-
9.
["“Check the kind of body you want ...and I’ll show you how easily you can have it” - Charles Atlas"]
Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System -
10.
Shop by Mail
-
11.
["Irrelevant items of lasting inconsequence!"]
Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox -
12.
["We’ll pay you $10,000.00 for this Lincoln penny"]
Centre Coin Co. Catalog -
13.
["I’ll make you a master of karate"]
Precise Publications -
14.
["Dear Stan and Jack, "The Mark of--the Madman!" was truly in the..."]
Fantastic 4 Fan Page -
15.
["Secret muscle building ‘tools’"]
Joe Weider Course and Products -
16.
["We're looking for people who like to draw"]
Famous Artists School -
17.
["Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"]
American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
- Roger Brochu
- David Bruce
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Del Gruber
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Q
- Derek Reinhard
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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