Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #45 [Regular Edition]

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1965-09-09

Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

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Among Us Hide...the Inhumans!

(Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby
Inks:	Joe Sinnott
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Sam Rosen

Genre:science fiction; superhero

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

The Inhumans

Reprints (21)

in Los 4 Fantásticos (Editora de Periódicos, S. C. L. "La Prensa", 1962 series) #72
in Los Cuatro Fantásticos (Novedades, 1980 series) #43
in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #41
in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1906 (1966)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #6 (Dezember 1966)
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #41 (17 Ottobre 1972)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #97 (August 10, 1974) [used as first page of the reprinted story]
in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #2 ([May] 1980)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #25 ([October] 1993)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #3 (April 2000) [black and white]
in Marvel : Les origines (Panini France, 2002 series) #1 (décembre 2002) [Noir & Blanc [Black & White]], #1 (décembre 2002) [Noir & Blanc [Black & White]], #1 (décembre 2002) [partially]
in Le Surfer d'Argent - L'intégrale (Soleil, 2001 series) #0 (juillet 2003)
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 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), #38 - Fantastic Four 10 (1965) ([Januar] 2025)

This issue has 1 variant

#45 [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

Among Us Hide...the Inhumans

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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:	Artie Simek (credited)

Genre:science fiction; superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Quick, Johnny! Grab my hands...

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

The Inhumans

Black Bolt [Blackagar Boltagon]
(introduction)
Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]
(introduction)
Gorgon
Karnak
(introduction)
Lockjaw
(introduction)
Medusa [Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon]
Triton
(introduction)

Synopsis:: Crystal lures Johnny into a trap where he is captured by the Inhumans. The rest of the FF hurry to his rescue.; in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #41
in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1906 (1966)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #6 (Dezember 1966)
in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #33 (December 1971)
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #41 (17 Ottobre 1972)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #1 - Les Inhumains sont parmi nous ! (2e trimestre 1973) [4 pages omises]
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #96 (August 3, 1974) [pages 1-11; pages 5 and 9 deleted], #97 (August 10, 1974) [pages 12-20; page 17, panel 3 deleted; page 18 is reduced and used as panel 6 of page 7 of the reprint]
in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #2 ([May] 1980)
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) [Page 5, pages 12-14 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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Spider-Man; Thor; X-Men; Journey into Mystery / 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 / 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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Captain America; Doctor Strange; Hulk; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Nick Fury; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Strange Tales; Tales to Astonish; Tales of Suspense / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 1 page

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (illustration)
Inks:	Vince Colletta (illustration)
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Feature Logo:Fantastic Four Fan Page
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Stan and Jack, I hate to say this, but you have sadly underestimated the power of the evil F.F.'s leader.

Characters:

Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprints (1)

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Ray Russo, Glenn Phillips, William F. Steel, Jeffrey A. Friedberg, Gloria Friedman, Loren Mosier, Darryl Skytta, Carola Burroughs, Joseph Trainor.

Among Us Hide...the Inhumans!

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Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

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Indexer Notes

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

Among Us Hide...the Inhumans

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Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

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

[no title indexed]

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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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advertisement / 0.5 page

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Bruno Sammartino / 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

[no title indexed]

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Captain America; Doctor Strange; Hulk; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Nick Fury; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Strange Tales; Tales to Astonish; Tales of Suspense / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 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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Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page

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Among Us Hide...the Inhumans! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

Among Us Hide...the Inhumans (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

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Spider-Man; Thor; X-Men; Journey into Mystery / 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

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Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets / advertisement / 1 page

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

advertisement / 0.5 page

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Bruno Sammartino / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Harry Doehla Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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

Captain America; Doctor Strange; Hulk; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Nick Fury; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Strange Tales; Tales to Astonish; Tales of Suspense / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Bullpen Bulletins; Items; Mighty Marvel Checklist / in-house column / 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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Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page

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advertisement / 1 page

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Among Us Hide...the Inhumans

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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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