COMIC DETAILS
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Comic Description:
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Fantastic Four 4
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Grade:
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9.6
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Page Quality:
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OFF-WHITE TO WHITE
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Certification #:
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1160658002
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Owner:
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Mississippi Mudcats
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SET DETAILS
Owner's Description
Fantastic Four #4 reintroduces the comic world to Namor, the Sub-Mariner, who will become a frequent FF nemesis. As the issue begins, Namor is a derelict suffering from amnesia until the Human Torch finds him in a flophouse and witnesses his super-strength. Johnny feels bad for the amnesiac and offers to help him get back on his feet. He shaves the "bum" with his flame, revealing Namor's true features. Johnny then dumps Namor into the river, successfully restoring Namor's memory. Unfortunately, Namor tries to return to Atlantis, but finds an outpost that had been destroyed by nuclear testing during the years he was an amnesiac. He assumes that all his people were scattered where he would never find them.
Namor immediately vows vengeance on the surface world and attacks it, using the giant sea monster Giganto, but is rebuffed by the Fantastic Four. During the fight, he becomes instantly enamored with Sue Storm, and offers to make her his bride, and after that, his queen. Namor carries this romantic crush with him for years and Sue even reciprocates the feelings for awhile, which first becomes apparent when Namor teams up with Doctor Doom to destroy the Fantastic Four in Issue #6.
Issue #4, along with #1, #5, and #12, is one of the four top early FF covers. This 9.6 is tied for highest graded with five others. It was acquired in 2020 in a private deal with another collector.
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