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89August 1969
$0.15

Fantastic Four #89

Marvel · August 1969 · on sale 1969-05-13

First appearance: Slave-Master1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#89
Publication date
August 1969
Key date
1969-08-00
On-sale date
1969-05-13
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Slave-Master - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Madness of the Mole Man!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenCrystal, Harvey Elder, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Mole Man, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2The Madness of the Mole Man!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Michele Robinson; letters: Sammy RosenCrystal, Harvey Elder, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Mole Man, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Slave-Master First, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
5-in-house column1script: SmileyHulk
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.4pencils: John Severin, Marie Severin; inks: John Severin, Frank Giacoia; letters: Sam Rosen
12Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kitpromo (ad from the publisher)0.6script: ? (ad copy)Spider-Man; Thor; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
15-letters page2script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam RosenFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Crystal]; Dr. Doom

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

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Marvel's Greatest Comics #711977On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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