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141December 1973
$0.20

Fantastic Four #141

Marvel · December 1973 · on sale 1973-09-18

First appearance: Hans StutgartOrigin: Human Torch1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#141
Publication date
December 1973
Key date
1973-12-00
On-sale date
1973-09-18
Indicia publisher
Marvel Comics Group
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Hans Stutgart - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

Origin story on record for: Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, The Thing.

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
0Is This... The End of the Fantastic Four?cover1pencils: John Romita; inks: John Romita; letters: Danny CrespiBen Grimm, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Franklin Richards, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, The Thing
2The End of the Fantastic Four!comic story20script: Gerry Conway; pencils: John Buscema, Joe Sinnott; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: G. Roussos; letters: John CostanzaAnnihilus, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Ebony, Ben Grimm, Agatha Harkness, Human Torch Origin, Invisible Girl Origin, Alicia Masters, Medusa, Mister Fantastic Origin, Franklin Richards, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm
14Monumental Memorandums of Mice and Marveldom!in-house column1letters: typeset
15Spider-Man Medallion-Coinpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 13 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #13
ISBN 978-0-78515-040-4		2011On eBay ›
Annihilus Revealed
ISBN 978-1-302-93359-3		2022On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #5
ISBN 978-1-302-95552-6		2024On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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