Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #44 [Regular Edition]

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1965-08-10

Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

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The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon!

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Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Jack Kirby
Inks:	Vince Colletta
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Sam Rosen

Genre:superhero

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

Reprints (16)

This issue has 1 variant

#44 [British]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Marvel Pop Art Productions
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:

in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #3 - The Coming of Galactus (2018)

Indexer Notes

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

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon! or What a Way to Spend a Honeymoon!

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Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (credited)
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks:	Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg ?
Letters:	Sam Rosen (credited as S. Rosen)

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Mr. and Mrs. Reed Richards have set up housekeeping at the Baxter Building!

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

Synopsis:: Medusa seeks the FF's help in eluding Gorgon.; in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1904 (1966)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #4 (November 1966)
in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #33 (December 1971)
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #40 (3 Ottobre 1972)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #1 - Les Inhumains sont parmi nous ! (2e trimestre 1973) [2 pages omises]
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #94 (July 20, 1974) [pages 1-12], #95 (July 27, 1974) [pages 13-20; page 1 of the reprint is a blow-up of page 12, panel 5 of the original story]
in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #1 (April 1980) [Black and white.]
in Uma Edição Especial Marvel com os Quatro Fantásticos (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1981 series) (Fevereiro de 1981)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #39 - Les Inhumains sont parmi nous ! (1986) [First tier of page 8, first and third tier of page 9, panels 1, 5, 6 of page 14, panels 1, 2 of page 15 omitted.]
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #25 ([October] 1993)
in Fantastic Four (Bethy, 1998 series) (1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #3 (April 2000) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #5 [Regular Edition] ([January] 2004)
in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1965 (mars 2006)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2007)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #5 (2010)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 [3] - La Edad Dorada (Septiembre 2011)
in Inhumans: The Origin of the Inhumans (Marvel, 2013 series) (2013)
in Die offizielle Marvel-Comic-Sammlung (Hachette [DE], 2013 series) #4 - Fantastic Four: Galactus (Oktober 2015)
in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #97 - Фантастическая Четверка: Пришествие Галактуса
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #3 - The Coming of Galactus (2018)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #38 - Fantastic Four 10 (1965) ([Januar] 2025)

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The Avengers; Hulk; Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Spider-Man; Tales to Astonish; Tales of Suspense / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Duraclean Franchise Cleaning Businesses / advertisement / 1 page

Treasure Chest of Fun

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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

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Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets / advertisement / 1 page

Stamps; Shop by Mail

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Bruno Sammartino Body Building / advertisement / 0.5 page

Shop by Mail; Stamps

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Harry Doehla Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Fantastic Four; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Spider-Man; Thor; Marvel Tales; Journey into Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (illustration)
Inks:	Chic Stone (illustration)
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Feature Logo:Fantastic Four Fan Page

Characters:

Mr. Fantastic; Thing; Invisible Girl

Reprints (1)

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

Indexer Notes

Letter from: Jack Martin, Andy Noble, Dave Cockrum (future comics artist), Yancey Street Irregulars c/o Fred Lerner, Paul Thiel, Charles Hutler, Joe Hartlaub, Frank Silvestri, Curtis Martens; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist and a membership form for the M.M.M.S.

The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon!

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Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon! or What a Way to Spend a Honeymoon!

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Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

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The Avengers; Hulk; Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Spider-Man; Tales to Astonish; Tales of Suspense / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Duraclean Franchise Cleaning Businesses / advertisement / 1 page

Treasure Chest of Fun

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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]

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Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets / advertisement / 1 page

Stamps; Shop by Mail

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advertisement / 0.5 page

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Bruno Sammartino Body Building / advertisement / 0.5 page

Shop by Mail; Stamps

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advertisement / 1 page

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Harry Doehla Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Fantastic Four; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Spider-Man; Thor; Marvel Tales; Journey into Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon! or What a Way to Spend a Honeymoon! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

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The Avengers; Hulk; Iron Man; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Spider-Man; Tales to Astonish; Tales of Suspense / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Duraclean Franchise Cleaning Businesses / advertisement / 1 page

Treasure Chest of Fun (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

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

Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets / advertisement / 1 page

Stamps; Shop by Mail (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

advertisement / 0.5 page

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

Bruno Sammartino Body Building / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

advertisement / 1 page

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Harry Doehla Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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

Fantastic Four; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Spider-Man; Thor; Marvel Tales; Journey into Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

Indexer Notes

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 1 page

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon!

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The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon! or What a Way to Spend a Honeymoon!

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Treasure Chest of Fun

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Stamps; Shop by Mail

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Shop by Mail; Stamps

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