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83February 1969
$0.12

Fantastic Four #83

Marvel · February 1969 · on sale 1968-11-12

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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#83
Publication date
February 1969
Key date
1969-02-00
On-sale date
1968-11-12
Indicia publisher
Perfect Film & Chemical Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Shall Man Survive?cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan GoldbergBlack Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Crystal, Gorgon, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Karnak, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Maximus, Medusa, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards
2Shall Man Survive?comic story20script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam RosenAireo, Black Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Crystal, Falcona, Gorgon, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Karnak, Leonus, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Maximus, Medusa
4Marvel Plastic Pillows; Marvel T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kitpromo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (ad copy)Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Hulk
10-in-house column1script: Smiley; pencils: Jack KirbyMister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Crystal
12-letters page2pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam RosenFantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Crystal]; Lockjaw
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: John Buscema, John Romita; inks: George Klein, John Romita; letters: Sam RosenSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Kingpin [Wilson Fisk]; Avengers [Black Panther [T'Challa]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Vision; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne-Pym]; Yellowjacket [Henry Pym]]; Circus of Crime [Ringmaster [Maynard Tiboldt]; Princess Python [Zelda DuBois]; Clown [Eliot Fran

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

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel's Greatest Comics #651976On eBay ›
The Fantastic Four: The Secret Story of Marvel's Cosmic Quartet #[nn]
ISBN 0-8249-8014-X
1981On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #4
ISBN 0-7851-1484-X
2005On eBay ›

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