Volume: 1
Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1963-05-09
Editing: Stan Lee (editor)
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In the Clutches of Doctor Doom!
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Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Script:
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Letters:
  • Genre:superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Can America's most colorful super-combo escape from...
Characters:
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
Reprints (17)
This issue has 1 variant

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Indexer Notes

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

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Christy Trades School Training / advertisement / 1 page

Defeated by Doctor Doom!
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Fantastic Four / comic story / 22 pages

Script:
Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils:
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks:
Dick Ayers (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
Artie Simek (credited as Art Simek)
  • Genre:superhero
  • Job Number:X-315
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] (villain); Alicia Masters; Ant-Man [Hank Pym] (cameo); Princess Pearla (cameo); President John F. Kennedy (cameo, partially hidden); Nikita Khrushchev (cameo)
Synopsis:
Back from the Micro-world, Doctor Doom attacks the Fantastic Four once more by kidnapping Alicia.
Reprints (21)

Indexer Notes

Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group.

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Guide to Hypnotism / advertisement / 1 page

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Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets / advertisement / 0.5 page

Boys 12 or Older Make $1 to $5 in Your Spare Time
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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

Hypno-Coin
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Hypno-Coin / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[Stamps; Shop by Mail]
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advertisement / 1 page

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

Script:
Letters:
typeset
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Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page

Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method
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Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page

[2 Complete Fishing Outfits]
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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw
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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. In the Clutches of Doctor Doom!
    Fantastic Four
  2. ["Start your own business!"]
    Christy Trades School Training
  3. Defeated by Doctor Doom!
    Fantastic Four
  4. ["Give me just one evening and I'll teach you to hypnotize easily!"]
    Guide to Hypnotism
  5. ["How to make money as you train at home for a better job or a business of your own in Auto Mechanics"]
    Commercial Trades Institute Courses
  6. ["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  7. ["Will you work Saturday mornings... ?"]
    Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets
  8. Boys 12 or Older Make $1 to $5 in Your Spare Time
    Grit Newspaper
  9. Hypno-Coin
    Hypno-Coin
  10. ["First, The Fantastic Four!"]
    Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos
  11. [Stamps; Shop by Mail]
  12. [no title indexed]
    Fantastic 4 Fan Page
  13. ["Do you want spending money?"]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  14. Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  15. [2 Complete Fishing Outfits]
    Niresk Fishing Outfits
  16. He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw
    Famous Artists Schools
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