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Issue #1
Aug 08, 1961
Issue #2
Sep 28, 1961
Issue #3
Dec 12, 1961
Issue #4
Feb 08, 1962
Issue #5
Apr 10, 1962
Issue #6
Jun 12, 1962
Issue #7
Jul 03, 1962
Issue #8
Aug 09, 1962
Issue #9
Sep 04, 1962
Issue #10
Oct 09, 1962
Issue #11
Nov 01, 1962
Issue #12
Dec 10, 1962
Issue #13
Jan 03, 1963
Issue #14
Feb 12, 1963
Issue #15
Mar 12, 1963
Issue #16
Apr 09, 1963
Issue #17
May 09, 1963
Issue #18
Jun 11, 1963
Issue #19
Jul 09, 1963
Issue #20
Aug 08, 1963
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The Fantastic Four!
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby's 1961 debut for Marvel's First Family. Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm and Ben Grimm take a daring test flight into space and are struck by cosmic rays.
Series
Issue Number
#1
Release Date
August 8, 1961
Cover Date
November 1961
Cover Price
$0.10
Page Count
36
Age Rating
All Ages
Series Details
Title
Publisher
Type
Regular Series
Status
Completed
Run
1961 - 1996
Issues Count
416
Key Issue
- First appearance of Human Torch
- First appearance of Mole Man
- First appearance of Mr. Fantastic
- First appearance of Invisible Woman
- First appearance of The Thing
- First appearance of Giganto
- First appearance of Tricephalous
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Jack Kirby
Writer, Artist, Penciller, Cover Artist
Stan Lee
Writer, Editor
Christopher Rule
Inker
Dick Ayers
Inker, Cover Artist
George Klein
Inker, Cover Inker
Sol Brodsky
Inker, Letterer
Stan Goldberg
Colorist
Artie Simek
Letterer
Alex Ross
Cover Artist
Salvador Larroca
Cover Artist
Walter Simonson
Cover Artist
Chris Sotomayor
Cover Colorist
Characters
Teams
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