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44November 1965
$0.12

Fantastic Four #44

Marvel · November 1965 · on sale 1965-08-10

First appearance: Gorgon1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
November 1965
Key date
1965-11-00
On-sale date
1965-08-10
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 Gorgon - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon!cover1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenDragon Man, Gorgon First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Medusa, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon
2The Gentleman's Name Is Gorgon! or What a Way to Spend a Honeymoon!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: S. RosenDragon Man, Gorgon First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Medusa, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon
3Tales to Astonish; Tales of Suspensepromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Gene Colan, Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko, Mike Esposito, Vince Colletta, Wally Wood; letters: Artie Simek, Sam RosenSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; The Cat; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Watcher; Sub-Mariner [Namor]; Demon of the Diamonds; The Avengers [Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]]; Power Man [Erik Josten]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Titanium
11Marvel Tales; Journey into Mysterypromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers; inks: Mike Esposito, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers, Sol Brodsky, Paul Reinman; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing]; Spider-Man; Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandoes [Dum Dum Dugan; Gabriel Jones; "Rebel" Ralston; Dino Manelli; Izzy Cohen; Percival Pinkerton; Eric Koenig]; Baron Strucker; Avengers [Thor; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hulk
12-promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (ad copy)The Thing [Ben Grimm]
13-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Chic StoneMr. Fantastic; Thing; Invisible Girl

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel's Greatest Comics #331971On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #25
ISBN 0-87135-990-1
1993On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #3
ISBN 0-7851-0782-7
2000On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #5
ISBN 0-7851-1184-0
2004On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #2
ISBN 0-7851-2403-9
2007On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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