#51

Synopsis

An unnamed scientist gives himself the powers and appearance of the Thing and goes to the Baxter Building, planning to kill Reed. However, an accident results in him saving Reed's life and perishing in the Negative Zone.

Notes

Reprinted in

• Marvel's Greatest Comics #38
• I Fantastici Quattro #47
• Marvel Treasury Edition #11— 4 pages removed in reprint
• Marvelserien #2
• Essential Fantastic Four #3— black and white
• Fantastic Four 51 [Best Buy Edition] #[nn]
• De Fantastiske Fire [Fantastiske Fire superseriepocket] #1— backgrounds removed
• Fantastic Four Omnibus #2
• The Mighty World of Marvel #109— pages 1-13; edited to bring page count down to 10
• The Mighty World of Marvel #110— pages 14-20
• HIP Comics #1912
• Hit Comics #12
• Los 4 Fantásticos #78
• Die Fantastischen Vier #47
• Die Fantastischen Vier #2
• Die Fantastischen Vier #9
• Los Cuatro Fantásticos #49
• Une Aventure des Fantastiques #2
• Une Aventure des Fantastiques #40— pages 2-20
• Klassiker der Comic-Literatur #4
• Fantastic Four : L'intégrale #1966
• Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #1 [3]
• Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #[6]
• Fantastic Four Pocket Book #5— black & white
• Marvel: Five Fabulous Decades of the World's Greatest Comics #[nn]
• The Very Best of Marvel Comics #[nn]
• Great American Comic Books #[nn]
• The Fantastic Four Comic Album #1
• Marvel. Официальная коллекция комиксов #97
• Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #6 (28)— Marvel Masterworks border trade dress

Credits

Script

Stan Lee

Pencils

Jack Kirby

Inks

Joe Sinnott

Colours

Stan Goldberg

Letters

Artie Simek

Editor

Stan Lee

Amazing spider-man

Sam Rosen, Steve Ditko

Co-plotter

Jack Kirby

Marvel collectors' item classics

Jack Kirby, Don Heck, Sol Brodsky, Dick Ayers, Artie Simek

Characters

• Reed Richards
• Susan Storm Richards
• Invisible Girl
• Mister Fantastic
• The Thing
• Wyatt Wingfoot
• Human Torch
• Belle Thorne
• Johnny Storm
• Whitey Mullins
• Coach Sam Thorne
• Ben Grimm

Other printings & variants

• British