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54September 1966
$0.12

Fantastic Four #54

Marvel · September 1966 · on sale 1966-06-09

First appearance: Prester John1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#54
Publication date
September 1966
Key date
1966-09-00
On-sale date
1966-06-09
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 Prester John - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenBlack Bolt, Black Panther, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Crystal, Gorgon, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Karnak, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Medusa, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
2Whosoever Finds the Evil Eye..!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenBlack Bolt, Black Panther, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Crystal, Gorgon, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Prester John First, Karnak, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Maximus, Medusa
3Marvel Talespromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Romita, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby, Dick Ayers; inks: John Romita, Mike Esposito, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko, George Roussos; letters: Sam RosenNick Fury; the Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan; Dino Manelli; Izzy Cohen; Gabe Jones; Robert Ralston; Percival Pinkerton]; Captain Flint; Spider-Man; Green Goblin; Vulture; Thor; Ant-Man; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
13-in-house column1script: ? (promo copy); colors: ? (panel background only); letters: typeset
14It's Clobberin' Time!!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (promo copy)Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Spider-Man; Hulk
15-letters page2script: Stan LeeThing [Ben Grimm]

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

Printings and variants

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel's Greatest Comics #411973On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #3
ISBN 0-7851-0782-7		2000On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #6
ISBN 0-7851-1266-9		2004On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #2
ISBN 0-7851-2403-9		2007On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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