- Script
- Stan Lee (credited) (signed as )
- Letters
- typeset
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek; Sol Brodsky
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!! How can we stop this creature, Torch?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Giganto
- Reprints
- Keywords
- monsters
Timely-Atlas expert Michael Vassallo has examined hundreds of known Klein art and inking samples, as has Nick Caputo, and both agree that Klein is the inker of the cover. Mark Evanier also agrees on Klein's credit. Inkers originally cited as possibilities included Chris Rule and Dick Ayers (who has affirmed he did not ink the cover or interior).
Goldberg coloring credit disclosed in February 2011 http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=31016 http://www.firstcomicsnews.com/?p=20698 and mentioned on Fantastic Four #600 letters page.
Logo design credit from Todd Klein and Mark Evanier from Klein's Facebook page, used by permission. Klein says generally early Marvel logos were designed by Brodsky and either inked or finished by Simek.
Characters added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05).
An entire facsimile issue including the front cover and complete story was reprinted (minus the ads) in Golden Book and Record Set # SLP-185 in 1966. Maximum Fantastic Four contains the full issue (with ads) as a poster.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein; Sol Brodsky ?
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-372
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With the sudden fury of a thunderbolt, a flare is shot into the sky over Central City!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] (introduction, origin); the Mayor of Central City; Central City Police Department [Pete; unnamed members]; National Guard unnamed members
- Synopsis
- Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automobiles; Central City; cosmic rays; Fantasti-Flare; fighter jets; flare guns; missiles; National Guard; parachutes; rockets; spacecraft
Characters, synopsis: Added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05).
Timely-Atlas expert Michael Vassallo has examined hundreds of known Klein art and inking samples, as has Nick Caputo, and both agree that Klein is the primary inker, with alterations likely by Sol Brodsky.
In the letters page of issue #281 it states according to Roz and Jack Kirby, via Steve Leialoha, that it was Artie Simek who inked the first issue of FF and that Sol Brodsky started inking with issue #2 (Brodsky actually started inking with # 3). Previous indexer credited Chris Rule as possible inker.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein; Sol Brodsky ?
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-372
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And now, having met our four amazing characters, let us resume our tale...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Moleman] (introduction); Monsters of Monster Isle [Giganto; Tricephalous] (introduction, all unnamed here); French Army [Pierre; unnamed soldiers]
- Synopsis
- Atomic plants disappear all around the world. Reed Richards pinpoints a place which is at the same distance from them all: Monster Isle.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- aircraft; diamonds; French army; French Equatorial Africa; monsters; nuclear power plants; Subterranea; Valley of Diamonds
Timely-Atlas expert Michael Vassallo has examined hundreds of known Klein art and inking samples, as has Nick Caputo, and both agree that Klein is the primary inker with Sol Brodsky likely providing corrections. Previous indexer credited Chris Rule.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein; Sol Brodsky ?
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Before we witness the breath-taking conclusion of our amazing tale, let us gather together all the loose ends!
- Feature Logo
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Mole Man [Moleman] (origin); Monsters of Monster Isle [Rock Monster Guardian [Ugu] (introduction); Giganto] (all unnamed)
- Synopsis
- Having captured the Fantastic Four, Moleman recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- aircraft; blindness; Monster Isle; monsters
Sequence added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05).
Timely-Atlas expert Michael Vassallo has examined hundreds of known Klein art and inking samples, as has Nick Caputo, and both agree that Klein is the inker, with alterations likely by Sol Brodsky. Previous indexer credited Chris Rule.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They had taken a deadly oath to destroy the Fantastic Four!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Skrulls
- Reprints
- Keywords
- extraterrestrials
Note 1: Inker changed from Dick Ayers to George Klein by Bob Bailey (2 September 2005). Nick Caputo confirms (August 8, 2006).
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- John Duffy
- Job Number
- V-457
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What is happening here??
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Four shape-changing Skrulls pose as the Fantastic Four and act as criminals while the true ones are in the country and recall their origin.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Daily Bugle; Daily Globe; diamonds; extraterrestrials; off-shore oil drilling platform; rowboats; spacecraft; swimming
Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek. The credit given reflects the current consensus.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- John Duffy
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Even as the Fantastic Four ponder their next move, grim, silent figures stealthily creep toward their cabin -- like a horde of avenging wraiths!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls
- Synopsis
- The real Fantastic Four is imprisoned by the government for their criminal acts. They escape and decide to flush out the imitating Skrulls.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- cells; extraterrestrials; flareguns; megaphones; newspapers; rayguns; rockets; United States Army
Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek. The credit given reflects the current consensus.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- John Duffy
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Let go of that weapon!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four infiltrate the Skrull mothership and pose as the Skrull spies. Mr. Fantastic uses clippings from Strange Tales and Journey Into Mystery to trick the Skrulls into thinking that the Earth forces are too strong to attack.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- extraterrestrials; rayguns
Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek. The credit given reflects the current consensus.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- John Duffy
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stepping out of the now-motionless ship, four pairs of eyes are blinded by the glare of giant floodlights!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls
- Synopsis
- The four Skrull spies are captured, forced to take on the form of cows and then hypnotized to forget all of their former lives.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- cattle; extraterrestrials; monsters; policemen; snakes; spotlights
Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek. The credit given reflects the current consensus.
Only three of the Skrulls are depicted at the story’s end. The mystery of the missing Skrull was hastily explained by Reed’s suggestion that he was on his way to another galaxy, along with the rest of his invasion fleet (page 23, panel 5.)
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In this great collectors'-item issue, you will see, for the first time...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Fantasticar
Johnny Storm has two left hands. The thumb on his right hand is on the wrong side of his palm.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Sol Brodsky
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-563
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can even the Fantastic Four defeat a man who performs... miracles???
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man (villain, introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Miracle Man performs his supervillain debut at his magic show by humiliating the Thing.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building schematic; Fantasticar; stage magic
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Sol Brodsky
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-563
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Guess I'll see what's doin' on tv tonight, Reed!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man; Monster from Mars-statue
- Synopsis
- Miracle Man declares war on humanity and animates a movie monster statue.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- cinemas; Fantasticar; monsters; policemen; tanks; United States Army
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Sol Brodsky
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-563
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thing!! Look!! It's the Torch!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man; Monster from Mars-statue
- Synopsis
- Human Torch torches the animated Monster from Mars-statue, and Invisible Girl stows away on the atomic tank that Miracle Man has stolen.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Fantasticar; United States Army
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Sol Brodsky
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-563
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- An hour later...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man
- Synopsis
- The Thing recalls the origin of the Fantastic Four while the Invisible Girl is taken prisoner by Miracle Man.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- dogs; flareguns; helicopters; tanks
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Sol Brodsky
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-563
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fate works in mysterious ways!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Miracle Man
- Synopsis
- Miracle Man is defeated, but at the cost of the Human Torch leaving the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automobiles; helicopters; hypnotism; machine guns
Alterations on the Torch by Sol Brodsky. Info per Nick Caputo, January 2016.
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-564
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Stop him!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-643
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At a secret skyscraper hideout, in the caverns of New York, three of the most fantastic humans on earth are found!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Monster from Mars-statue (flashback); Miracle Man (flashback)
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four is searching for the runaway Human Torch.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building; Fantasticar; motorcyles
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Flame off, Torch!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Synopsis
- Fleeing the Thing, the runaway Human Torch finds the amnesiac Sub-Mariner.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- automobiles; comic books; flop houses
Revival of the Sub-Mariner as a noble anti-hero.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-643
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the very moment that Johnny Storm makes his incredible discovery, the other members of the Fantastic Four are continuing their strange search...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Synopsis
- The Human Torch drops the Sub-Mariner into the sea and he regains his memory.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- commuter trains; helicopters; undersea civilizations
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No sooner does Namor utter those fateful words, than the three other members of the mighty foursome, back at their headquarters again, planning their next move, see...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Sub-Mariner sends Giganto to smash New York.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Fantasticar; monsters; nuclear bombs
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-643
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Slowly, warily, knowing that each step might be his last, the Thing stalks deeper and deeper inside the gigantic sea creature...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto (death)
- Synopsis
- The Thing walks into Giganto with a bomb and blows him up. The Human Torch sweeps the Sub-Mariner and Giganto away into the sea. The Sub-Mariner says "I'll be back!"
- Reprints
- Keywords
- monsters; nuclear bombs
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Sol Brodsky
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Fantastic
- Reprints
Pin-up of Reed Richards/Mr.Fantastic
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With a turn of this dial, I shall destroy the four of you forever!!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bondage
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-735
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Fantastic Four!! Hah!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom takes the Invisible Girl hostage to insure her teammates' obedience.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building; chess; flareguns; helicopters
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-735
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- He's taking Sue aboard his ship!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom brings the Fantastic Four to his castle stronghold in the USA. There he sends the Torch, the Thing and Mr. Fantastic back in time to retrieve the pirate Blackbeard's treasure.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building; bondage; castles; Dr. Doom's time machine; helicopters; pirates; time travel
First appearance of Doctor Doom's time machine.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-735
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hours later, the Thing is first to awaken...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]
- Synopsis
- The Thing takes command of a sailing ship in the era of the pirate Blackbeard.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- pirates; sailing ships; swords; telescopes; time travel
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-735
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (his hand only)
- Synopsis
- The Thing takes on the role of Blackbeard the Pirate and wishes to remain in the past.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- jewelry; pirates; rowboats; sailing ships; shipwrecks; swords; time travel; treasure chests
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-735
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look!! Floating in the air, above us!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Doctor Doom's robot
- Synopsis
- Doom tries to kill the Fantastic Four when they return from the past, but Invisible Girl saves them. Doom escapes with his jetpack.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bondage; castles; Dr. Doom's time machine; jetpacks; robots; time travel
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have the Fantastic Four at last met their match when mighty Sub-Mariner and evil Doctor Doom team up?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Doom
- Reprints
Dick Ayers confirmed to Nick Caputo that he inked this cover (GCD Error List 2 November 2006).
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers; Joe Sinnott
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- Job Number
- V-835
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It's the Human Torch!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Doom
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom presents himself to Sub-Mariner and offers him an alliance against the Fantastic Four and all mankind.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- aircraft; Baxter Building schematic; dolphins; fan mail
Inks credit from Sinnott's personal records. Primary inker Dick Ayers' signature appears at the bottom of page one splash panel.
This story contains the first mention of the Yancy Street Gang.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Eager for a parlay, Doctor Doom folds back the wings of his aerosub and noses it into the depths of the sea...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Doom
- Synopsis
- Dr. Doom gives a "Grabber" to Sub-Mariner and Human Torch discovers that Invisible Girl hides a photo of the Sub-Mariner in a book.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- aerosub; aircraft; H-bomb; statues; undersea civilizations
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wait! We've got to keep our tempers!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Synopsis
- The Sub-Mariner plants the "Grabber" in the Baxter Building and it is lifted into space by Doctor Doom.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building; security systems
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're now thousands of feet above the city, and going higher!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Doom
- Synopsis
- The Baxter Building is set on a collision course with the Sun and the Sub-Mariner discovers that Doctor Doom has betrayed him.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- aircraft; Baxter Building; meteors; space
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It worked!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Doctor Doom
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom is flung out into space and the Baxter Building is returned to its foundation.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building; meteors; spacecraft
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why does the human race turn against the Fantastic Four??
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]
- Reprints
- Keywords
- flying saucers
Cover inks credit from Nick Caputo (August 19, 2006). Original inks credit given to Dick Ayers.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-895
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hah! Little do the Earthlings suspect that I, Kurrgo, Master of Planet X, many light years away from their primitive earth, have been monitoring their actions for weeks!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Kurrgo (introduction); Kurrgo's robot (introduction)
- Synopsis
- Kurrgo sends a robot to take the Fantastic Four to Planet X.
- Reprints
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012. Job number is included on chapters 3 and 5.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-895
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, I guess this isn't so bad, Reed!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Kurrgo's robot
- Synopsis
- The robot from Planet X puts on a "hostility ray" to make people riot against the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- Job Number
- V-895
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Behold! This is a scene on your earth street!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Kurrgo's robot
- Synopsis
- The robot grants the Fantastic Four asylum on Planet X.
- Reprints
Goldberg and Szenics credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Terry Szenics
- Job Number
- V-895
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Finally, after hours of voyaging thru space, the whirling starship reaches Planet X!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Kurrgo; Kurrgo's robot
- Synopsis
- Kurrgo orders the Fantastic Four to save his people from Planet X's destruction.
- Reprints
Goldberg and Szenics credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-895
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- With supplies hastily brought by Kurrgo's robots, and the help of his superhuman partners, Mr. Fantastic undertakes the most dramatic race against time of his career...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Kurrgo (death)
- Synopsis
- Kurrgo perishes on Planet X, but his people gets away from its destruction.
- Reprints
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Obey me, my puppets!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; The Puppet Master
- Reprints
- Keywords
- marionettes
Dick Ayers has confirmed to Nick Caputo that he inked this cover (GCD Error List 2 November 2006).
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-950
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Thing! I didn't expect him back so soon!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Puppet Master (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay that gives him the power to remotely control people that are modeled in the clay.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- bridge tower
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-950
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Father! I heard you cry out!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Puppet Master; Alicia Masters (introduction); Warden Williams (introduction)
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master gets the Thing under his command and imprisons the Invisible Girl. He then send the Thing and Alicia Masters to infiltrate the Baxter Building.
- Reprints
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-950
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Reed -- I can't flame on yet!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- While acting under the Puppet Master's influence, the Thing is subjected to one of Mister Fantastic's potions that changes him back to Ben Grimm.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- state prison
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-950
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Puppet Master is so engrossed in manipulating a jailbreak, that this is my chance to escape!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Puppet Master; Puppet Master's winged horse; Warden Williams
- Synopsis
- The Puppet Master stages a jailbreak just to prove his might. Invisible Girl sends a distress signal to her teammates and the Puppet Master flees when meeting the combined forces of the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- flying horse; prison
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-950
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey! The wall's cavin' in!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Puppet Master; Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- The jail break is stopped by the Fantastic Four and the Puppet Master falls to what seems to be his death.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- convicts; prison
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
- Reprints
Goldberg and Simek credits per Nick Caputo, September 2012.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Little do they dream that they will soon be at the mercy of the Sub-Mariner!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building
Dick Ayers has confirmed to Nick Caputo that he inked this cover (GCD Error List 2 November 2006).
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-995
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Bulletin! The world-famous Fantastic Four are bankrupt!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- The Fantastic Four are bankrupt and the Sub-Mariner is scheming to use this.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Baxter Building; Fantasti-car
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-995
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A few days, and many weary miles later, at the newly-formed S.M. Studios is Hollywood, California...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; James Arness; Alfred Hitchcock; Dean Martin; Bob Hope
- Synopsis
- The Sub-Mariner offers the Fantastic Four one million dollars if they star in a film that he's producing.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Muscle Beach; schooner; treasure
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Of course I live!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; The Cyclops
- Synopsis
- Mr. Fantastic discovers that the film project is a setup.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Africa; cyclops; jungle
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Flame on!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Synopsis
- Human Torch and Thing discover that the film project is a setup.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Africa; beach; jungle; volcano
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- V-995
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, you don't, fish-man!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
- Synopsis
- The film is produced and an unwilling Sub-Mariner pays the Fantastic Four their money.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- beach; S.M. Studios
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hold your breath!!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Reprints
- Keywords
- imposters
Dick Ayers has confirmed to Nick Caputo that he inked this cover (GCD Error List 2 November 2006).
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Job Number
- X-38
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Don't move, Sue!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Alicia Masters; Doctor Doom (villain); Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom returns from his unwanted journey in space and visits Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in order to make them set a trap for the Fantastic Four.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- statue of Mole Man; statue of Namor the Sub-Mariner; statue of the Miracle Man; statue of the Skrulls
Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- John Duffy
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tell Mr. Fantastic to come here right away -- to discuss a new story with you!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Ovoids (flashback, introduction); Doctor Doom (villain); Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom tells how he managed to return to Earth with the help of the Ovoids and then he changes bodies with Mr Fantastic using Ovoid technology.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- John Duffy
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So! Lee and Kirby were right!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain)
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom convinces the rest of the Fantastic Four that he is Mr Fantastic.
- Reprints
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- John Duffy
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A short time later, at the Fantastic Four's headquarters...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain); Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom (as Mr. Fantastic) displays his new shrinking-ray and Mr. Fantastic (in Doom's body) escapes his captivity in Doom's castle.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- reducing ray; zoo animals
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Dick Ayers
- Colors
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- John Duffy
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There! Lucky I struck a vulnerable spot!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom (villain); Alicia Masters
- Synopsis
- Doctor Doom and Mr. Fantastic get their bodies back and Doom is put under his own shrinking-ray and shrinks down to sub-atomic size.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- Fantasti-car; reducing ray
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
Stan describes his early career and his creation, with Jack Kirby, of the Fantastic Four.
- Pencils
- Stan Lee (credited)
- Genre
- superhero
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby
- Colors
- Dean White
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Monster from Monster Isle
- Reprints
This cover is a painted version of the original cover of Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #1 by Dean White.