Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #61

Volume: 1

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1967-01-10

Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

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Where Stalks the Sandman?

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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

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

Sandman [Flint Marko]

Reprints (18)

in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015) [1/4 page]

in Strange (Editions Lug, 1970 series) #76 (5 avril 1976) [N&B [B&W]]
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #3 (April 2000) [black and white]
in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1967 (2008)
in Fantastic Four Adventures (Panini UK, 2010 series) #7 (August 2010)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #7 (34) [Direct] (2011) [Marvel Masterworks border trade dress]
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 [3] - La Edad Dorada (Septiembre 2011)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #7 (2011) [recolored; new trade dress]

in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015)

This issue has 1 variant

#61 [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: The Eastern Color Printing Co., Waterbury, Conn.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1967 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

Treasure Chest of Fun

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Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

Where Stalks the Sandman?

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Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (credited) Jack Kirby (co-plot)
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (credited)
Inks:	Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Thank heaven we're safely back in our own...

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

The Inhumans

Synopsis:: The Sandman attacks the Fantastic Four. During the battle, Reed is pulled into the Negative Zone and feared dead.; in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #57
in HIP Comics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #1941 (1968)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #41
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #58 (26 Giugno 1973)
in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #44 (September 1973)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #5 - Voyage cosmique (4e trimestre 1974)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #129 (March 22, 1975) [pages 1-9], #130 (March 29, 1975) [pages 10-20; page 13 deleted]
in Fantastic Four Pocket Book (Marvel UK, 1980 series) #9 (1980) [black & white]
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #43 - Voyage cosmique (1987)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #3 (April 2000) [black and white]
in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini France, 2003 series) #1967 (2008)
in Fantastic Four Adventures (Panini UK, 2010 series) #7 (August 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) [Pages 12-13]
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #65 - Fantastic Four 14 (1967) ([Februar] 2026)

Indexer Notes

Kirby's co-plot credit is widely acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in numerous interviews. Here the credit reads "Extravagantly executed with ebullient erudition by: Stan Lee and Jack Kirby."

Stan Goldberg credit based on a note on one of the original artboards (seen here: http://www.tcj.com/im-gonna-open-sealed-door-to-negative-zone/ ) as seen by Trevor Ashfield.

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Spider-Man; Thor; Marvel Collectors’ Item Classics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

Stamps; Shop by Mail

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advertisement / 0.5 page

Electronic Computer Brain

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Electronic Computer Brain / advertisement / 0.5 page

Shop by Mail; Stamps

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advertisement / 1 page

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Centre Coin's Album or Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

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statement of ownership / 0.25 page

Script:	John F. Hayes
Letters:	typeset

Indexer Notes

Average print run during previous 12 months: 538,152; single issue nearest to filing date: 627,362.

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Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 page

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Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 2 pages

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

Feature Logo:Fantastic Four Fan Page

Characters:

The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Silver Surfer

Reprints (1)

in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #3 (2015)

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Bill Homah, Nancy Newton, Wayne Witkowski, Alan Bentzel, Mark Thomas, Mike Johnson, Mike Kelly, and Grant Canfield; includes M.M.M.S. membership form.

Where Stalks the Sandman? (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Treasure Chest of Fun (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Honor House Products Novelties / advertisement / 1 page

Where Stalks the Sandman? (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

Indexer Notes

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Spider-Man; Thor; Marvel Collectors’ Item Classics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Academy for Home Study / advertisement / 1 page

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Famous Artists Schools / advertisement / 1 page

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

advertisement / 0.5 page

Electronic Computer Brain (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Electronic Computer Brain / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

advertisement / 1 page

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Centre Coin's Album or Catalog / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Precise Publications Defense Training / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Bullpen Bulletins / in-house column / 1 page

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 14)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page

Indexer Notes

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Marvel Super-Hero T-Shirts / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.75 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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Surplus Bargains / advertisement / 1 page

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Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page

Where Stalks the Sandman?

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Treasure Chest of Fun

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Stamps; Shop by Mail

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Electronic Computer Brain

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Shop by Mail; Stamps

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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

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