#1
November 1961 · 0.10 USD · 36 pages
On sale 1961-08-08
Rated Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Synopsis
Body-building ad.
Notes
The date of release is noted in the letters page of *Fantastic Four* #600. It is confirmed by the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 15, Part 2, Number 2, Periodicals, July-December 1961. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B917811. Copyright given to Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Reprinted in
- Fantastic Four Annual #1
- Fantastic Four Annual #7
- L'Incredibile Devil #4
- I Fantastici Quattro #1
- Origins of Marvel Comics #[nn]
- I Fantastici Quattro #100
- Marvel Masterworks #2— part 1
- Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four #81445
- Atlanticserien #1/1978— original title: The Mole Man's Secret!
- The Fantastic Four: The Secret Story of Marvel's Cosmic Quartet #[nn]
- Essential Fantastic Four #1— black and white
- The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #1
- Fantastic Four Omnibus #1
- The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time #9
- Fantastic Four Legends: Unstable Molecules #1— pages 9-13 only
- Creepy Worlds #32
- Fantastiske Fire #1/1968
- Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition #[nn]
- Fantastic Four Classic #1
- The Fantastic Four #72-111— 4 pp.; pages 10-13
- Los 4 Fantásticos #1— cover
- Orígenes Marvel #1— small reprint in cover
- Die Fantastischen Vier #36
- Une Aventure des Fantastiques #2— Pages 9 to 13 only
- Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #1
- Target Fantastic Four Classic: Fantastic Firsts #[nn]
- Maximum Fantastic Four #[nn]— This fold-out dust jacket (2 feet x 3 feet or 64 cm x 91 cm) features the cover on one side and the whole issue on the other
- Fantastic Four by John Byrne Omnibus #2
- Fantastic Four Winter Special #[1981]
- Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus #[nn]
Credits
- Script
- Stan Lee
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colours
- Stan Goldberg
- Letters
- Artie Simek
- Editor
- Stan Lee
- Cover lettering and logo design
- Artie Simek
- Logo design, see notes
- Sol Brodsky
- See notes
- George Klein, Stan Goldberg, Sol Brodsky
Characters
- The Thing
- Susan Storm Richards
- Johnny Storm
- Human Torch
- Ben Grimm
- Mister Fantastic
- Reed Richards
- Giganto
- Invisible Girl
- Harvey Elder
- Mole Man
- Tricephalous
- Ugu
Ratings
Other printings & variants
- British
- Facsimile Edition
- Facsimile Edition (March 2025 Printing)
- Facsimile Edition (Salvador Larroca (1 in 25))
- Facsimile Edition
- Facsimile Edition (Foil Cover)
- Facsimile Edition (Cover L - Jack Kirby Hidden Gem Variant)
- Facsimile Edition (Cover K - Alex Ross Variant)
- Facsimile Edition (Cover I - Salvador Larroca Variant)
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