Fantastic Four #73 (1968) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Daredevil, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Mister Fantastic, Matt Murdock, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Spider-Man, Johnny Storm, The Thing, Thor, Thor Odinson
2	The Flames of Battle --	comic story	20	script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Artie Simek	Daredevil, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Matt Murdock, Odin, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Spider-Man, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing, Thor
3	Not Brand Echh	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.75	pencils: Marie Severin, Gene Colan; inks: Marie Severin, Frank Giacoia	Daredevil; Dr. Doom
4	-	statement of ownership	0.25	script: John F. Hayes
11	-	in-house column	1	script: Stan Lee
12	Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	script: ? (promo copy)	The Fantastic Four; Spider-Man; The Avengers; Iron Man; Thor; The Hulk; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
13	-	letters page	2	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott	Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Crystal

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

Collection	Year
Marvel's Greatest Comics #55	1975	On eBay ›
Essential Daredevil #2 ISBN 0-7851-1462-9	2004	On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #4 ISBN 0-7851-1484-X	2005	On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #8 ISBN 0-7851-1694-X	2005	On eBay ›

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