Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series) #117

Volume: 1

Price: 0.20 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1971-09-21

Editing: Stan Lee (credited) (editor)

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The Flame and the Quest!

(Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	John Buscema John Romita (Crystal figure)
Inks:	Joe Sinnott
Colors:	?
Letters:	Sam Rosen

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Johnny -- go back -- please!
Keywords:airplanes

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

Reprints (8)

This issue has 1 variant

#117 [British]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Marvel Comics Group [entire top banner]
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly except July, semi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: Printed in the U.S.A. by World Color Press, Inc., Sparta, Illinois 62286

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #7 - Battle of the Behemoths (2021)

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from 1971 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.

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La Salle Extension University / advertisement / 1 page

The Flame and the Quest!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

Script:	Archie Goodwin (credited)
Pencils:	John Buscema (credited)
Inks:	Joe Sinnott (credited)
Colors:	?
Letters:	Sam Rosen (credited)

Genre:superhero
Job Number:755Z

First Line of Dialogue or Text:It started last issue with the Over-Mind's defeat; this...
Keywords:Terra Verde

Universe:

Marvel : mainstream

Characters:

Fantastic Four

Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
(also in flashback)
Invisible Girl [Susan Storm Richards]
Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]
(also in flashback)
The Thing [Ben Grimm]

The Inhumans

Crystal [Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff]
(impersonates Ixchel, also in flashback)
Lockjaw
(also in flashback)

Asmodeus
(villain)
Chiron
(villain)
Diablo [Esteban Corazón de Ablo]
(villain)
Ebony
Agatha Harkness
Kaliban
(villain)
Alicia Masters
Franklin Richards

General Robles; Luis Cruz

Synopsis:: When Diablo attempts to seize power over Terra Verde, the Fantastic Four intervene and save the brainwashed Crystal from his control. Diablo and General Robles die in an explosion.; in Fantastic Four (Marvel UK, 1982 series) #18
in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #114
in Hit Comics Die fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1970 series) #243
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #115 (2 Settembre 1975)
in Captain Britain (Marvel UK, 1976 series) #16 (January 26, 1977) [pages 1-10, black and white], #17 (February 2, 1977) [pages 11-20, plus new splash, black and white]
in Atlantic special (Atlantic Förlags AB, 1978 series) #10 (1979)
in Atlantic Special [Atlantic Spesial] (Atlantic Forlag, 1978 series) #10 (1979) [minus 1 page]
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #19 - Les sortilèges de Diablo (3ème trimestre 1979)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #6 (2007) [black and white]
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #12 [Regular Edition] (2010)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #4 (2021)

The Flame and the Quest!

(Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

This free booklet tells you how you can break into Computer Programming

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

La Salle Extension University / advertisement / 1 page

The Flame and the Quest!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

Boys! Earn $1 to $6 a week.

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Grit Newspaper / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters

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Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page

[no title indexed]

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advertisement / 3 pages

The Insult That Made a Man Out of "Mac"

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page

Tammy Wynette sings all her greatest hits

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Columbia Record Club / Columbia Record & Tape Club / advertisement / 1 page

Secret Muscle-Building Tools

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Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page

Polaris Nuclear Sub

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Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page

Reward $11,750.00 For This Coin!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page

These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given To You!

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North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 1 page

When I Planned to Retire Before Fifty

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Duraclean Franchise Cleaning Businesses / advertisement / 1 page

Take Me to Our Leader! (or, Look Homeward, Smiley!)

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page

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204 Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

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Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page

Make Money Get Prizes

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American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page

The Flame and the Quest! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

This free booklet tells you how you can break into Computer Programming (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

La Salle Extension University / advertisement / 1 page

The Flame and the Quest! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 20 pages

Boys! Earn $1 to $6 a week. (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Grit Newspaper / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Monster Size Monsters / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

advertisement / 3 pages

The Insult That Made a Man Out of "Mac" (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page

Tammy Wynette sings all her greatest hits (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Columbia Record Club / Columbia Record & Tape Club / advertisement / 1 page

Secret Muscle-Building Tools (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page

Polaris Nuclear Sub (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Polaris Nuclear Sub / advertisement / 0.5 page

Reward $11,750.00 For This Coin! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page

These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given To You! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

North American School of Drafting / advertisement / 1 page

When I Planned to Retire Before Fifty (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Duraclean Franchise Cleaning Businesses / advertisement / 1 page

Take Me to Our Leader! (or, Look Homeward, Smiley!) (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

Bullpen Bulletins; Stan's Soapbox / in-house column / 1 page

204 PC. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set Only $1.98 (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page

Choose From a Parade of Prizes at J.S.C.A. (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page

Make Money Get Prizes (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page

The Flame and the Quest!

(Table of Contents)

This free booklet tells you how you can break into Computer Programming

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

The Flame and the Quest!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Boys! Earn $1 to $6 a week.

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

[no title indexed]

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 5)

The Insult That Made a Man Out of "Mac"

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

Tammy Wynette sings all her greatest hits

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Secret Muscle-Building Tools

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 8)

Polaris Nuclear Sub

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

Reward $11,750.00 For This Coin!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 10)

These 3 Big Drafting Kits Given To You!

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 11)

When I Planned to Retire Before Fifty

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Take Me to Our Leader! (or, Look Homeward, Smiley!)

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 13)

204 PC. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set Only $1.98

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

Choose From a Parade of Prizes at J.S.C.A.

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 15)

Make Money Get Prizes

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)