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55October 1966
$0.12

Fantastic Four #55

Marvel · October 1966 · on sale 1966-07-07

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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
October 1966
Key date
1966-10-00
On-sale date
1966-07-07
Indicia publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenBen Grimm, Norrin Radd, Silver Surfer, The Thing
2When Strikes the Silver Surfer!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sammy RosenBen Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Lockjaw, Alicia Masters, Mister Fantastic, Norrin Radd, Reed Richards, Silver Surfer, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing, Wyatt Wingfoot
3Marvel Collectors’ Item Classic; Marvel Super-Heroespromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Bill Everett, Larry Lieber; inks: Sol Brodsky, Vince Colletta, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko, Bill Everett, Paul Reinman; letters: Artie Simek, Sam RosenDestroyer; Warriors Three [Fandral; Hogun; Volstagg]; Enchantress; Executioner; Mad Merlin; The Avengers [Iron Man [Tony Stark]; The Mighty Thor; Giant Man; The Wasp; The Incredible Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Daredevil; the Sub-Mariner; the Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed
13-in-house column1script: ? (promo copy); colors: ? (panel backgrounds only); letters: typeset
14It's Clobberin' Time!!promo (ad from the publisher)1Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Spider-Man; Hulk
15-letters page2letters: typesetThing [Ben Grimm]

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

Printings and variants

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Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Triple Action #11972On eBay ›
Marvel's Greatest Comics #421973On eBay ›
Origins of Marvel Comics #[nn]
ISBN 0-671-21863-8
1974On 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 ›
The Marvel Comics Illustrated Version of Fantastic Four #02838
ISBN 0-939766-02-7
1982On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #2
ISBN 0-7851-2403-9
2007On eBay ›

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