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4November 1966
$0.25

Fantastic Four Annual #4

Marvel · November 1966 · on sale 1966-08-02

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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series)
Issue
#4
Publication date
November 1966
Key date
1966-11-00
On-sale date
1966-08-02
Indicia publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Price
$0.25
Pages
76
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

On the record: Alley Awards - Best Combination New & Reprint Material Title (1966).

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenFantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]]; Doctor Doom; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (inset)
1-table of contents1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott, George Roussos; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam RosenFantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]
2The Torch That Was!comic story19script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenFantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Mad Thinker; Quasimodo; Lockjaw; Wyatt Wingfoot; Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (origin); Professor Phineas Horton (flashback)
3The Hulk Vs. The Thingcomic story22script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: G. Bell; letters: S. Rosen; editing: Stan LeeFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; the Avengers [Thor [Donald Blake]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet
8The Avengers Take Over!comic story23script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Bell; letters: Art Simek; editing: Stan LeeFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; the Avengers [Thor [Donald Blake]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Hulk [Bruce Banner]

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantastic Four Annual #101973On eBay ›
Fantastic Four #1891977On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #3
ISBN 0-7851-0782-7		2000On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #2
ISBN 0-7851-2403-9		2007On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #[6]
ISBN 0-7851-0752-5		2000On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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