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Marvel Comics ·
Released Nov 1st, 1961
Fantastic Four #1
"The Fantastic Four"
A flare is seen in the sky above Central City; it reads, "The Fantastic Four!" Susan Storm sees the signal and turns invisible, literally disappearing from a society party she was attending. She hops into a taxi, and hands the driver a bill while still invisible! Ben Grimm is shopping at a mens clothing store when he gets the signal, and so he leaves by crashing through the wall, attracting the attention of the police who fire at him in a state of fear. He escapes through the sewers heading for an unknown destination. Johnny Storm is working on his latest hot rod with a friend. He turns to flame and flies off through the air when he sees the signal. Johnny is pursued by fighter jets that think he's a "UFO". When they fire a heat-seeking missile at the him, he is saved by a long pair of...
Format
Comic
Page Count
36 pages
Cover Price
$0.10
Creators
Writer, Editor, Editor-in-Chief
Penciller, Cover Artist
Inker
Inker
Colorist
Letterer
Cover Artist
Characters
Earth-616
Earth-616
Key Events
First Appearance
Susan Storm-Richards as Invisible Girl
Earth-616
First Appearance
Johnny Storm as Human Torch
Earth-616
First Appearance
Reed Richards as Mister Fantastic
Earth-616
First Appearance
Harvey Elder as Mole Man
Earth-616
First Appearance
Ben Grimm as Thing
Earth-616
First Appearance
Giganto
Earth-616
First Appearance
Tricephalous
Earth-616
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These early classic Stan Lee/Jack Kirby adventures of Marvel's First Family – the Invisible Girl, the Human Torch, the Thing and Mr. Fantastic – defined the Marvel Age of Comics! Collecting FANTASTIC FOUR #1-20 and ANNUAL #1.
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In 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse of the greatest revolution in comic-book history - the Marvel Age of Comics - and it started right here, in the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR! With the space race on, Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny...
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Contient les épisodes US Fantastic Four 1 et 489 à 493. L'album sans ISBN, à couverture avec vernis sélectif porte le n° 111 pour insertion dans la frise de dos illustrée par Adi Granov. Avec en fin d'album...
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A limited commemorative comic book for the event, Marvel Celebrates Stan Lee.
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With the debut of 1961's FANTASTIC FOUR #1, Marvel Comics reinvented the super-hero genre - and the hits just kept on coming! Compiled in one titanic tome: the famous first issues of dozens of your favorite super heroes and super-hero teams - including...
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In 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse to the greatest revolution in comic book history - the Marvel Age of Comics - and now you can experience it from page one! With the space race on, Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm aimed...
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Celebrate Marvel's 70th anniversary by experiencing the tales of the world's most-famous super heroes from the very beginning! The Marvel Masterworks have brought readers deluxe hardcover collections of Marvel's classics from the Golden Age,...
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In August 1961, FANTASTIC FOUR #1 hit newsstands, heralding a new take on super hero stories and the birth of the Silver Age Marvel Universe! But Marvel Comics had been around for years before that, publishing Western, romance, comedy, monster and science...
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The stories that built the Marvel Universe, from the brilliant minds of legendary creators — now available in an accessible new format the whole family can enjoy! While testing an experimental spacecraft, scientist Reed Richards, pilot Ben Grimm and...
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Reprints favorite #2 from a poll for Marvel's 40th Anniversary.
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Collecting Unstable Molecules #1-4, and Fantastic Four #1.
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