Fantastic Four #404 [Direct Edition]
(September 1995)

Marvel, 1961 Series
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Volume
1
Price
1.50 USD; 2.10 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Marvel Comics
Brand
Marvel Universe Fantastic Four Group
Barcode
759606024629 40411
Editing
Nel Yomtov (credited) (senior editor); Mike Marts (credited as Michael Marts) (assistant editor); Mark Gruenwald (credited) (editor-in-chief); Ralph Macchio (credited) (senior editor); Matt Idelson (credited) (assistant editor); Joe Andreani (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Paul Ryan (signed as Ryan)
Inks
Danny Bulanadi (signed as BULANADI [curved letters])
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You used me in my time of need, Namor...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Invisible Woman [as Thing]
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With Friends Like These --! (Table of Contents: 1)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Tom DeFalco (credited) (plot, script); Paul Ryan (credited) (plot)
Pencils
Paul Ryan (credited)
Inks
Danny Bulanadi (credited as Dan Bulanadi)
Colors
John Kalisz (credited); Malibu Coloring (credited as Malibu) (computer color)
Letters
Jim Novak (credited)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Please restrain yourself!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Woman [Sue Storm Richards]; Ant-Man [Scott Lang]; Kristoff Vernard; Lyja the Laserfist]; Namor, the Sub-Mariner; Roberta the Receptionist; Zarrko [as Boris]; Professor Kenneth Robeson; Rodolfo Mico; Cassie Lang
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Keywords
Brazil

[Marvel Subscription Form] (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Characters
Spider-Man

Indexer Notes

House Advertisement for Marvel Comics Series (subscription page).

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

Fantastic Forum / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

4 letters of comment by Jessica Willocks, Gerben Eyt, Robert Ponichtera, Bob Gomez.

Marvel Universe (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Mark Gruenwald; ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
As I noted in this space last week, it is particularly...

Indexer Notes

Bullpen page: "Mark's Remarks" by Mark Gruenwald, "On Sale the First Week of August 1995" (SILVER SURFER #108, FANTASTIC FOUR #404, IRON MAN #320), "Still On Sale" (11 titles).

[Ads] (Table of Contents: 5)

advertisement / 10 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 6 one-page and 2 two-page advertisements for: Levi's (jeans, Levi), Kool-Aid Points (soft drink, Kraft Foods), The Night Man Vs. Wolverine (exclusive comic book, American Entertainment, 2 pages), Hey Gamers (survey, Acclaim), Combo Man (snack, Mars, 2 pages), Shock Tarts (candy, Concorde Brands), Cap'n Crunch (cereal, Quaker Oats Company), EXO Squad (game, Playmates).

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["You used me in my time of need, Namor..."]
    Fantastic Four
  2. 1. With Friends Like These --!
    Fantastic Four
  3. 2. [Marvel Subscription Form]
    Marvel Subscriptions
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic Forum
  5. 4. Marvel Universe
    Bullpen Bulletins
  6. 5. [Ads]
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  • Richard Thomson
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