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23February 1964
$0.12

Fantastic Four #23

Marvel · February 1964 · on sale 1963-11-12

First appearance: Yogi DakorFirst appearance: Bull BroginFirst appearance: Handsome Harry1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#23
Publication date
February 1964
Key date
1964-02-00
On-sale date
1963-11-12
Indicia publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Yogi Dakor - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Bull Brogin - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Handsome Harry - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Harry Phillips - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Master Plan of Doctor Doom!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Roussos; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekDoctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2The Master Plan of Doctor Doom!comic story23script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Bell; letters: S. RosenBull Brogin First, Yogi Dakor First, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ben Grimm, Handsome Harry First, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Harry Phillips First, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
11-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack KirbyBen Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #171968On eBay ›
Marvel Treasury Edition #111976On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #13
ISBN 0-87135-629-5		1990On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #2
ISBN 0785107312		1999On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #121986On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #1
ISBN 0-7851-1870-5		2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #3
ISBN 0-7851-1182-4		2003On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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