Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #40

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1965-04-08

Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

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The Battle of the Baxter Building!

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Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby
Inks:	Frank Giacoia
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Sam Rosen

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]

Reprints (11)

Indexer Notes

Inker credit from Tom Hardee, via the GCD Errors List. Original indexer credited Vince Colletta.

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
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

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Men! Join My "$100-a-Week" Club!

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Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets / advertisement / 1 page

The Battle of the Baxter Building

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Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks:	Vince Colletta (credited as V. Colletta)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg ?
Letters:	Artie Simek (credited)

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Let's get up to date fast!

Characters:

Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Dr. Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Daredevil [Matt Murdock]

Synopsis:: Dr. Doom battles the Fantastic Four and Daredevil. Reed restores the team's powers with the Stimulator (which was introduced in issue #37). Ben is returned to being The Thing, crushes Doom's hands and drives him off, wounded. Ben deserts the Fantastic Four.; in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #37
in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #19113 (1969)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #113
in Marvel (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #10 (10 janvier 1971)
in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #31 (June 1971)
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #35 (25 Luglio 1972)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #85 (May 18, 1974)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #37 - La bataille du Baxter Building (1985)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #21 ([November] 1992)
in The Villainy of Dr. Doom (Marvel, 1999 series) (1999)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #4 [Regular Edition] ([November] 2003)
in Best of the Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2005 series) (2005)
in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1965 (mars 2006)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2007)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #3 - The Coming of Galactus (2018)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #32 - Fantastic Four 9 (1965) ([Oktober] 2024)

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Spider-Man; Thor; Journey into Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

U.S. Gov't Surplus

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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Yubiwaza System / advertisement / 1 page

Hypno-Coin

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

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advertisement / 2 pages

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Captain America; Daredevil; Iron Man; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Tales of Suspense / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Face Front!

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The Merry Marvel Marching Society / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Stan Lee
Colors:	? (background only)
Letters:	typeset

Feature Logo:Fantastic 4 Fan Page

Reprints (1)

in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2007)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Harvey Buchbinder, Jim Martin, Jeffrey Dietrich, Joseph Hartlaub, Mike Bophardt, Rick Albright, Michael Sing, Tom Nester, David Berman, Clyde Snyder, Mark Lund, and John Ellsworth; includes The Mighty Marvel Marvel Checklist.

The Battle of the Baxter Building!

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Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

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Men! Join My "$100-a-Week" Club!

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Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets / advertisement / 1 page

The Battle of the Baxter Building

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Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

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Spider-Man; Thor; Journey into Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

U.S. Gov't Surplus

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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Yubiwaza System / advertisement / 1 page

Hypno-Coin

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Hypno-Coin / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Stamps; Shop by Mail]

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advertisement / 2 pages

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advertisement / 1 page

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Captain America; Daredevil; Iron Man; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Tales of Suspense / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Face Front!

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The Merry Marvel Marching Society / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

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Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters

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Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 1 page

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

The Battle of the Baxter Building! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

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Men! Join My "$100-a-Week" Club! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets / advertisement / 1 page

The Battle of the Baxter Building (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

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Spider-Man; Thor; Journey into Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

U.S. Gov't Surplus (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Yubiwaza System / advertisement / 1 page

Hypno-Coin (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Hypno-Coin / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

advertisement / 2 pages

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advertisement / 1 page

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Captain America; Daredevil; Iron Man; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Tales of Suspense / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Face Front! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

The Merry Marvel Marching Society / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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

Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

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Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 1 page

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

The Battle of the Baxter Building!

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Men! Join My "$100-a-Week" Club!

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The Battle of the Baxter Building

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U.S. Gov't Surplus

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Hypno-Coin

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[Stamps; Shop by Mail]

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Face Front!

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Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters

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