Volume: 1
Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1965-12-09
Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

The Coming of Galactus!

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page


  • Genre:science fiction; superhero
Characters:
Fantastic Four
Reprints (31)
This issue has 1 variant

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Polaris Nuclear Sub

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 1 page

The Coming of Galactus!

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

Script:
Stan Lee (credited)
Jack Kirby (co-plotter, uncredited)
Pencils:
Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks:
Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors:
Letters:
Artie Simek (credited)

  • Genre:science fiction; superhero
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Black Bolt's evil brother, Maximus the Magnificent, in a final, desperate attempt to regain his lost crown, has fired the dreaded atmo gun...
  • Keywords:matter mobilizer
  • Universe:Marvel : mainstream
Characters:
Fantastic Four The Inhumans Skrulls
Synopsis:
Black Bolt and the Fantastic Four put an end to Maximus's plan to destroy all the humans. Once the Fantastic Four return to New York the Watcher tells them of the coming danger of Galactus.
Reprints (47)

Indexer Notes

Kirby's co-plotting credit is acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in many interviews. Actual credits read "Stan Lee, writer without peer Jack Kirby penciller of the year."

This is the first issue of the three-part story which introduces Galactus and the Silver Surfer.

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Hulk; Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos; Spider-Man; Tales to Astonish / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Joker’s Special

Ultra Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

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Christy Trades School Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

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100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

advertisement / 0.5 page

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"X-Ray" Specs [Glasses] / advertisement / 0.5 page

advertisement / 1 page

U.S. Gov't Surplus

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 0.5 page

Hypno-Coin / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 1.8 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Jack Kirby (illustration)
Inks:
Joe Sinnott (illustration)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

  • Feature Logo:Fantastic Four Fan Page
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Stan and Jack, I've just reread my copy of Fantastic Four Annual #3, and to me, the best thing that happened in it was not the marriage of Reed and Sue[...]
Characters:
Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Janey Davis, Houston TX; Diane Nagura, San Francisco CA; Leonard Tirado, Saratoga Springs NY; Robert Brissette, Caribou ME; Don McGregor, West Warwick RI; Alice Jean Schorfheide, Belleville, IL; Ty Bizony, New York NY; and Marlene Jablon, Chicago IL.

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Fantasy Masterpieces / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.2 page

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Hit Records / advertisement / 1 page

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American Basic Science Labs / advertisement / 1 page

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