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88July 1969
$0.12

Fantastic Four #88

Marvel · July 1969 · on sale 1969-04-10

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Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#88
Publication date
July 1969
Key date
1969-07-00
On-sale date
1969-04-10
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0A House There Was!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam RosenCrystal, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2A House There Was!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michele Robinson; letters: Sam RosenCrystal, Harvey Elder, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Alicia Masters, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Mole Man, Mister Fantastic, Franklin Richards, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
5-promo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: Barry Windsor-Smith, Gene Colan; inks: Barry Windsor-Smith, Tom Palmer; letters: Barry Windsor-Smith, Sam RosenNick Fury; The Super Patriot; Doctor Strange
6Marvel’s Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kitpromo (ad from the publisher)0.6script: ? (promo copy)Spider-Man; Thor; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
12-in-house column1script: Smiley; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SinnottFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]
15-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam RosenInhumans [Black Bolt; Medusa; Crystal; Gorgon]

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

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