Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #54

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1966-06-09

Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

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Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

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

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Featuring: A Flaming, Flying Fighting-Mad Human Torch!

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

The Inhumans

Reprints (16)

This issue has 1 variant

#54 [British]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Marvel Comics Group [under character box]
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Indicia Frequency: monthly except November semi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Indexer Notes

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

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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 1 page

Whosoever Finds the Evil Eye..!

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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)

Genre:science fiction; superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Sure you've seen baseball games before!
Keywords:absorba-bomb; Avalon; Chair of Survival; gyro-cruiser; polarizer gun; Wakanda

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

The Inhumans

Black Panther [T'Challa]
Prester John
(also in flashback, first appearance)
Maximus
Wyatt Wingfoot

abominable snowmen

Synopsis:: Johnny and Wyatt begin searching for the Inhumans and encounter Prester John and the Evil Eye.; in Fantastiska fyran (Williams Förlags AB, 1967 series) #1 (1967)
in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1918 (1967)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #18 ([Juni] 1967)
in The Fantastic Four Television Picture Story Book (P.B.S. Limited, 1969 series) (1969)
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #50 (20 Febbraio 1973)
in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #41 (March 1973)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #3 - La Panthère Noire (2e trimestre 1974)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #117 (December 28, 1974) [pages 1-10], #118 (January 4, 1975) [pages 12-20; page 1 of the reprint is a blow-up of page 11, panel 1 of the original story; page 11, panel 3 of the original is the first panel of page 12 in the reprint; page 12, panel 2 of the reprint is deleted ]
in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #50 ([Januar] 1976)
in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #6 (1980) [black & white]
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #41 - La Panthère Noire (décembre 1986)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[6] (February 2000)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #3 (April 2000) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #6 [Regular Edition] ([March] 2004)
in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1966 (mai 2007)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2 (2007)
in Fantastic Four Adventures (Panini UK, 2005 series) #59 (6th January 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) #5 - Fantastic Four: Der jüngste Tag (September 2016)
in Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов (Ашет Коллекция [Hachette], 2014 series) #107 - Фантастическая Четверка: День Дума
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #53 - Fantastic Four 12 (1966) ([August] 2025)

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

Treasure Chest of Fun

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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

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Ward's Formula / advertisement / 1 page

Strange Coins

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Littleton Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page

Start Your Own Business!

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Christy Trades School Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Stamps; Shop by Mail]

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advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Shop by Mail; Stamps]

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advertisement / 1 page

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Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

Now You Can Join!

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Turbonique Engine Equipment / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

It's Clobberin' Time!!

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

Script:	Stan Lee ?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Feature Logo:Fantastic Four Fan Page
First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dear Stan and Jack, Why? Why?

Characters:

Thing [Ben Grimm]

Reprints (1)

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from: David Carmichael, Jacques Bolvin, Jerry Mills, Russell Hamm, Russell Bullock Jr., Greg Jones, Ted Rypel, Joe Kusbel, and Pete Marzano; M.M.M.S. membership form.

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Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 1 page

Whosoever Finds the Evil Eye..! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Treasure Chest of Fun (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

Ward's Formula / advertisement / 1 page

Strange Coins (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Littleton Coins / advertisement / 0.5 page

Start Your Own Business! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Christy Trades School Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Stamps; Shop by Mail] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

[Shop by Mail; Stamps] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

advertisement / 1 page

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

Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

Now You Can Join! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Turbonique Engine Equipment / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

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

It's Clobberin' Time!! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

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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200 World War II Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

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Niresk Fishing Outfits / advertisement / 1 page

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Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page

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Whosoever Finds the Evil Eye..!

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Treasure Chest of Fun

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[no title indexed]

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Strange Coins

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Start Your Own Business!

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[Stamps; Shop by Mail]

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[no title indexed]

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[Shop by Mail; Stamps]

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[no title indexed]

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Now You Can Join!

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[no title indexed]

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It's Clobberin' Time!!

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