Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #11 [Regular Edition]

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1962-11-01

Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

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The Impossible Man

(Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby Al Hartley ? (alterations)
Inks:	Jack Kirby ? Al Hartley ? (alterations)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:What’s going on here?

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
(featured)
Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]
(featured)
Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]
(featured)
The Thing [Ben Grimm]
(featured)

Impossible Man
(antagonist) (introduction)

Reprints (20)

in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #8 ([Dezember] 1999)

in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 ([October] 1988)

in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #8 ([Dezember] 1999)

in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)

Indexer Notes

Nick Caputo, via the GCD Error List (1 November 2006), suggests that the cover may be inked by Kirby; Dick Ayers has affirmed to Caputo that he did not ink the cover (GCD Error List 2 November 2006). Alterations on Sue likely by Al Hartley, also per Nick Caputo, July 2012.

This issue has 1 variant

#11 [British]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: MC
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Indicia Frequency: monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Indexer Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.

Shop by Mail

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advertisement / 1 page

A Visit with the Fantastic Four

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Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks:	Dick Ayers (credited)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Genre:superhero
Job Number:X-72

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Say, fella, what's everyone standin' on line for?
Keywords:Baxter Building; Fresno (mentioned); Guadalcanal (Solomon Islands in Oceania) (first appearance) (only in flashback); Hegeman (only in flashback); Ithaca; New York City; Okinawa (Japan) (first appearance) (only in flashback); Planet X (mentioned); State University (only in flashback); Xantha Saucer Marvel-1 (only in recap)

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
(origin) (featured) (origin retelling)
Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]
(origin) (featured) (origin retelling)
Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]
(origin) (featured) (origin retelling)
The Thing [Ben Grimm]
(origin) (featured) (origin retelling)

Skrulls

Willie Lumpkin
(guest) (introduction)

The Skrulls (flashback)

Synopsis:: Willie Lumpkin brings to the Fantastic Four their huge mailbag. It makes them think about their youths and their origin.; in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1963
in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #10
in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 ([October] 1965)
in The Fantastic Four (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-111 (1966) [pages 6 & 7]
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #5 (15 juin 1969) [Histoire coupée en 2 dans Fantask. 6,5 premières pages/6.5 first pages], #6 (15 juillet 1969) [4,5 dernières pages [Last 4.5 pages]]
in Demonen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1969 series) #1/1969 ([august] 1969)
in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Bonanza, 1971 series) (1971)
in Comix: A History of Comic Books in America (Outerbridge & Dienstfrey, 1971 series) (1971)
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7 (29 Giugno 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #22 (March 3, 1973), #37 (June 16, 1973) [panel 4 of page 11 used as first panel of the pin-up page]
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (December 1974)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #22 - Duo diabolique (3ème trimestre 1980)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 ([October] 1988)
which is reprinted
in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1963
in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #8 ([Dezember] 1999)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #02 (Noviembre 1999)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([July] 2003)
in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2005 series) (February 2005)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Deluxe : Stan Lee (Panini France, 2007 series) #1 (octobre 2007)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Marvel Visionaries: Stan Lee (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #2 - The Micro-World of Doctor Doom (2021)
in The Best Marvel Stories by Stan Lee Omnibus (Marvel, 2022 series) (2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #5 - Los 4 Fantásticos 2 ([Enero] 2023)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #7 - Fantastic Four 3 (1963) ([November] 2023)
in Fantastic Four No. 11 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2026 series) (January 2026)

Indexer Notes

This story contains a defense of Sue Storm's membership by Reed which appears to be a justification of her membership. It will be another year before Sue is given additional forcefield powers to "beef up" her abilities.

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Padell Books / advertisement / 1 page

Tiki Gods

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Greenwich Village Handicrafts / advertisement / 0.5 page

Ugly Blackheads Out in Seconds

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Vacutex Blackhead Remover / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby Sol Brodsky ? (illustrations)
Inks:	Jack Kirby Sol Brodsky ? (illustrations)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	typeset

Job Number:X-74

Feature Logo:Fantastic 4 Fan Page

Characters:

The Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl; The Thing; Mr. Fantastic; The Human Torch]

Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Letters from James Barnhill and Larry Berry, Larry Tucker, Billy Rintz, Kurt Dagenais, William Paul, Betty Dille, Johnny Storm, David Lancaster, and Sherman Howard with replies by Stan Lee. Illos of Sue, Ben and Reed from earlier stories. Human Torch illo possibly by Sol Brodsky.

Prince Namor, the Mighty Sub-Mariner!

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The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby
Inks:	Dick Ayers
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek

Genre:superhero
Job Number:X-75

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Sub-Mariner. [Namor]
(featured)

Reprints (13)

in Marvels Snapshots (Marvel, 2021 series) (2021) [1/4 page]

Indexer Notes

Pin-up of Namor and his undersea headquarters. Job number from original art.

[no title indexed]

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Clyde Beatty / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Boys — 12 or Older —

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

The Impossible Man

(Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks:	Dick Ayers (credited)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)

Genre:superhero
Job Number:X-73

First Line of Dialogue or Text:He's the most dangerous creature in the galaxy!
Keywords:Fantasti-Car MK I (Flying Bathtub); Golden Egg (first appearance); New York City; Poppup planet (first appearance) (only in flashback)

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
(featured)
Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]
(featured)
Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]
(featured)
The Thing [Ben Grimm]
(featured)

Impossible Man
(origin) (antagonist) (introduction)

US Army; NYPD [Mike (first appearance); Joe (First appearance); a deputy inspector]; Mr. Howell (bank manager) (first appearance); "Killer" (boxer); a taxi driver; crew of a TV show; numerous New Yorker by-standers

Synopsis:: The police call the Fantastic four to help against a childish extra-terrestrial.; in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #10
in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #2
in Secrets of the Unknown (Alan Class, 1962 series) #63
in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #3 ([October] 1965)
in The Fantastic Four (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-111 (1966)
in Demonen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1969 series) #5/1969 ([desember] 1969)
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7 (29 Giugno 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #23 (March 10, 1973)
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 (December 1974)
in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #69 (5 septembre 1975) [3 premières pages/3 first pages], #70 (5 octobre 1975) [Pages 4-7], #71 (5 novembre 1975) [4 dernières pages [Last 4 pages]]
in Fantastiska fyran pocket (Fantastiska Fyran Superseriepocket) (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
in De Fantastiske Fire [Fantastiske Fire superseriepocket] (Atlantic Forlag, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #23 - Le Maître des Maléfices (4ème trimestre 1980)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #8 (July 1986)
which is reprinted
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #8
in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #6 ([October] 1988)
which is reprinted
in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1963
in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #8 ([Dezember] 1999)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #02 (Noviembre 1999)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #2 [Regular Edition] ([July] 2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #2 (2009)
in Impossible Man (Marvel, 2011 series) (2011)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #2 - The Micro-World of Doctor Doom (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #5 - Los 4 Fantásticos 2 ([Enero] 2023)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #7 - Fantastic Four 3 (1963) ([November] 2023)
in Fantastic Four No. 11 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2026 series) (January 2026)

Indexer Notes

Superman (DC, 1987 series) #50 (Dec. 1990) depicts Mr. Mxyzptlk on a vacation as the Impossible Man harassing the Fantastic Four, with dialogue taken from this issue.

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Perrywheel / advertisement / 0.5 page

Kissing Dolls

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Kissing Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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View-Master / advertisement / 0.5 page

New Accordians — Save up to 1/2

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Accordions / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page

Boys! Girls! Men! Women!

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Blair Quality Products / advertisement / 1 page

Learn Radio Television Electronics

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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin!

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page

Table of Contents ToC

Table of Contents

The Impossible Man (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Indexer Notes

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Shop by Mail (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

advertisement / 1 page

A Visit with the Fantastic Four (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages

Indexer Notes

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

Padell Books / advertisement / 1 page

Tiki Gods (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Greenwich Village Handicrafts / advertisement / 0.5 page

Ugly Blackheads Out in Seconds (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Vacutex Blackhead Remover / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

Prince Namor, the Mighty Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents: 7)

The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page / illustration / 1 page

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Clyde Beatty / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Boys — 12 or Older — (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

The Impossible Man (Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 11 pages

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Perrywheel / advertisement / 0.5 page

Kissing Dolls (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Kissing Dolls / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

View-Master / advertisement / 0.5 page

New Accordians — Save up to 1/2 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Accordions / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page

Boys! Girls! Men! Women! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Blair Quality Products / advertisement / 1 page

Learn Radio Television Electronics (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page

The Impossible Man

(Table of Contents)

Shop by Mail

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

A Visit with the Fantastic Four

(Table of Contents: 2)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Tiki Gods

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Ugly Blackheads Out in Seconds

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 6)

Prince Namor, the Mighty Sub-Mariner!

(Table of Contents: 7)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Boys — 12 or Older —

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

The Impossible Man

(Table of Contents: 10)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

Kissing Dolls

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

New Accordians — Save up to 1/2

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Boys! Girls! Men! Women!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

Learn Radio Television Electronics

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin!

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