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105December 1970
$0.15

Fantastic Four #105

Marvel · December 1970 · on sale 1970-09-08

First appearance: Lawrence Rambow1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#105
Publication date
December 1970
Key date
1970-12-00
On-sale date
1970-09-08
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Lawrence Rambow - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Monster Stalks the Streets!cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Verpoorten; letters: Sam RosenBen Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Lawrence Rambow First, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2The Monster in the Streets!comic story19script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Romita; inks: John Verpoorten; letters: Artie SimekCrystal, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Lockjaw, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Lawrence Rambow First, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
4-in-house column0.4colors: ? (panel backgrounds only); letters: typeset
12A Pride of Pronouncements for a Frenzy of Fans!in-house column0.67script: Stan LeeNamor; Iron Man; Hulk; Captain America; Thor
13-promo (ad from the publisher)0.33pencils: Sal Buscema; inks: Sal Buscema; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekSub-Mariner [Namor]; Krang; Dorma; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Hank Pym]; Thor [Donald Blake]; Wasp]; Masters of Evil [Radioactive Man; Baron Helmut Zemo; Black Knight [Nathan Garrett]; Melter]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]
16-letters page1.6pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SinnottFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Invisible Girl; Crystal]
17-promo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: John Romita; inks: John RomitaSpider-Man

Plus 12.6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel's Greatest Comics #851980On eBay ›
Marvel Visionaries: John Romita Sr. #[nn]
ISBN 978-0-7851-1780-3		2005On eBay ›
The Inhumans: Beware the Inhumans #[nn]
ISBN 978-1-302-91081-5		2018On eBay ›
Battle of the Behemoths
ISBN 978-1-302-92913-8		2021On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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