Set Description:
FANTASTIC FOUR
Volumes 1,2,3,4,5 and 6
Silver to Modern Age
FANTASTIC FOUR, VOLUME 1 --------------- November 1961 to September 1996, - Issue #1 thru #416
FANTASTIC FOUR, VOLUME 2 --------------- November 1996 to November 1997, -- Issue #1 thru #13 ----- (COMPLETE)
FANTASTIC FOUR, VOLUME 3 --------------- January 1998 to September 2003, ---- Issue #1 thru #70
FANTASTIC FOUR, VOLUME 1 continues - October 2003 to April 2011, ------------- Issue #500 thru #588
F.F., Volume 1--------------------------------------- May 2011 to December 2011, ----------- Issue #1 thru #11
FANTASTIC FOUR, VOLUME 1 continues - January 2012 to December 2012 ------ Issue #600 thru #611 - (COMPLETE)
FANTASTIC FOUR, VOLUME 4 --------------- January 2013 to March 2014 ----------- Issue #1 thru #16
FANTASTIC FOUR, VOLUME 5 --------------- April 2014 to February 2015 ------------ Issue #1 thru #14 ------ (COMPLETE)
FANTASTIC FOUR, VOLUME 1 continues - March 2015 to May 2015 ---------------- Issue #642 thru #645 - (COMPLETE)
THE FANTASTIC FOUR remained out of print for 38 months; from June, 2015 to August, 2018.
FANTASTIC FOUR, VOLUME 6 --------------- August 2018 to December, 2022 ------ Issue #1 thru #48
FANTASTIC FOUR, VOLUME 7 --------------- January 2023 to Present ---------------- Issue #1 thru #7 -----------(COMPLETE)
At present, when completed this set will contain 1,182 Issues
(Which would include 9 issues that are considered non-competitive.)
The Fantastic Four have now spanned an incredible 61 years since number #1 was published in November of 1961 !! (NUFF SAID)
Currently my set contains 1,105 Competitive Issues and 8 Non-Competitive Issues,
distributed as follows:
4 ------- ISSUES, GRADED ---------- @ 9.9
910 ---- ISSUES, GRADED ---------- @ 9.8
105 ---- ISSUES, GRADED ---------- @ 9.6
47 ------ ISSUES, GRADED ---------- @ 9.4
20 ------ ISSUES, GRADED ---------- @ 9.2
3 -------- ISSUES, GRADED ---------- @ 9.0
11 -------- ISSUES, GRADED -------- @ 8.5
2 -------- ISSUE, GRADED--------------@ 8.0
5 -------- ISSUES, GRADED -----------@ 7.5
3 -------- ISSUES, GRADED ---------- @ 7.0
1 -------- ISSUE, GRADED ------------ @ 6.5
1 -------- ISSUE, GRADED ------------ @ 6.0
1 -------- ISSUE, GRADED ------------ @ 1.0
1,111 - Issues are Universal or Signature Series Grade.
The Signature Series Grade are signed by;
Stan Lee, Walt Simonson, Mark Waid, Mike McKone, Dale Eaglesham, Arthur Suydam,
Marc Silvestri, Michael Turner, Greg Horn, Jonathan Hickman, Steve Epting, Bryan Hitch, Mark Millar,
Kurt Busiek, Bob Hall, Keith Pollard, Matt Fraction, Tom Raney, Tom DeFalco, Rich Buckler, Joe Sinnott,
Jim Steranko, Kevin Maguire, Alex Ross, Mike Mayhew, Clayton Crain, Esad Ribic, Humberto Ramos,
Arthur Adams, Dan Slott, Geoff Shaw, Greg Land. Stanley "Artgerm Lau, Simone Bianchi, Sara Pichelli,
Skottie Young and J. Scott Campbell (All total 37 Artists).
1 - Issue, # 587 Signed Edition is Qualified Grade due to cover signing by Writer Jonathan Hickman not witnessed by CGC.
1 - Issue #v2 #1 Signed Edition is Qualified Grade due to cover signing by artist/writer Jim Lee not witnessed by CGC.
------------------------(ONLY 69 ISSUES TO GO !!! )-------------------------------
ISSUE COUNT BY AGE
‘Silver Age’ (1956 - 1969) ------------------------------------------84 ISSUES
‘Bronze Age’ (1970 - 1979) ---------------------------------------142 ISSUES -- (COMPLETE)
‘Modern Age’ (1980 - PRESENT) -------------------------------887 ISSUES
DISTRIBUTION OF ISSUES WITHIN THE SET:
ISSUE # 1-100, plus 7 variants ------------------------------------- 91 ISSUES
ISSUE # 101-200, plus 11 variants --------------------------------112 ISSUES -- (COMPLETE)
ISSUE # 201-300, plus 10 variants ------------------------------- 110 ISSUES -- (COMPLETE)
ISSUE # 301-400, plus 8 variants ----------------------------------101 ISSUES
ISSUE # 401-416 --------------------------------------------------------- 9 ISSUES
ISSUE # 1-13 (Volume 2), plus 4 variants ------------------------ 17 ISSUES -- (COMPLETE)
ISSUE # 1-70 (Volume 3), plus 6 variants ------------------------ 54 ISSUES
ISSUE # 500-588, plus 51 variants ------------------------------- 135 ISSUES
ISSUE # 1-11 (Future Foundation), plus 18 variants ----------- 26 ISSUES
ISSUE # 600-611, plus 13 variants --------------------------------- 25 ISSUES -- (COMPLETE)
ISSUE # 1-16 (Volume 4), plus 19 variants ----------------------- 33 ISSUES
ISSUE # 1-14 (Volume 5), plus 12 variants ----------------------- 26 ISSUES -- (COMPLETE)
ISSUE # 642-645, plus 10 variants --------------------------------- 14 ISSUES -- (COMPLETE)
ISSUE #1- 48 (Volume 6) , plus 229 variants -———--------- 271 ISSUES
ISSUE #1-7 (Volume 7), plus 35 variants --------------------------42 ISSUES -- (COMPLETE)
ANNUALS # 1-33, Vol. 5 - #1 plus 2 variants --------------------- 35 ISSUES
GIANT SIZE SUPER STARS # 1 -------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE ---- (COMPLETE)
GIANT-SIZE # 2-6 --------------------------------------------------------- 5 ISSUES -- (COMPLETE)
100th Anniversary Special, plus 1 variant --------------------------- 2 ISSUES -- (COMPLETE)
60 Year Anniversary Tribute, plus 1 variant ------------------------- 2 ISSUES -- (COMPLETE)
ONE-OFF's,---ISSUE #1/2, plus 1 variant, #1 reprint -------------2 ISSUES
RECAP OF VARIANTS, and ADDITIONAL PRINTINGS, 441 issues possible:
Total number of Cover Variants, Special Editions------------- 366 ISSUES (Total of 375 issues published)
Total number of Price Variants ---------------------------------------- 11 ISSUES (Total of 11 issues published) -- (COMPLETE)
Total number of Foreign Price Variants ----------------------------- 10 ISSUES (Only 11 issues published)
Total number of Second Printings -----------------------------------23 ISSUES (Total of 28 issues published)
Total number of Third printings ---------------------------------------- 5 ISSUES (Total of 5 issues published ----- (COMPLETE)
Total number of Fourth printings --------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE (Only 1 issue published) ---------- (COMPLETE)
Total number of Reprints & Non-Competitive Editions ----------- 8 ISSUES (Only 9 issues published)
Total number of Printing Errors / Non-Competitive Edition ------ 1 ISSUE (Only 1 issue published) ---------- (COMPLETE)
Im especially proud of the growing section of my collection that are SIGNATURE SERIES,
85 issues in total, approx. 9% of the set.
The following listing is a recap BY ARTIST and ISSUE NUMBER:
STAN LEE ------------------------------------------------------------ 33 ISSUES
Issues in order; #1, #28, #48, #54, #55 #73, #74, #79, #80, #81, #84, #100, #266, #306, #347,
#398 Collector Edition, #399, #400, v2-#1, v2-#1Variant, v2-#2, v2 #4 Variant, v3- #1- Sunburst, v3- #30, v3- #40, v3- #41,
#554 Bianchi Variant, #1/2, #1New Launch, #1 Acuna Cover, #1 Sketch cover,
#602 Venom Variant cover, #21 Annual
WALT SIMONSON --------------------------------------------------- 3 ISSUES
Issue #334, #349, #350
MARK WAID ----------------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
Issue #508
MIKE McKONE ------------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
Issue #527
MIKE TURNER -------------------------------------------------------- 3 ISSUES
Issues #545, #546 Wizard World East Con Edition, #547
MARC SILVESTRI ---------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
Issue #554 (TOP COW Variant)
ARTHUR SUYDAM --------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
Issue #554 (Zombie Variant)
DALE EAGLESHAM -------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
Issue #570
GREG HORN ------------------------------------------------------------3 ISSUES
Issue #2 (Thor Goes Hollywood Variant)
Issue v6 #1 (#646) Horn Variant Cover
Issue v6 #1 (#646) Horn “Virgin” Edition
JONATHAN HICKMAN and STEVE EPTING ------------------ 1 ISSUE
Issue #584
BRYAN HITCH --------------------------------------------------------- 2 ISSUES
Issue #554 Bianchi Variant, #556
MARK MILLAR --------------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
Issue #554 Bianchi Variant
KURT BUSIEK ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
Issue #286
BOB HALL ----------------------------------------------------------------1 ISSUE
Annual #12
KEITH POLLARD ------------------------------------------------------ 1 ISSUE
Annual # 12
MATT FRACTION ------------------------------------------------------ 2 ISSUES
Marvel Now Series #5AU, #6
TOM RANEY ------------------------------------------------------------ 2 ISSUES
#600, Hero Initiative Edition
v6 #2 (#647) Raney Variant Cover
TOM DEFALCO -------------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
Issue #381
RICH BUCKLER -------------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
Issue #332
JOE SINNOTT ---------------------------------------------------------- 2 ISSUES
Issue #130, #332
JIM STERANKO --------------------------------------------------------1 ISSUE
Issue #130
KEVIN MAGUIRE -------------------------------------------------------1 ISSUE
Annual '01 #nn
Alex Ross ------------------------------------------------------------------6 ISSUES
v6 #1 (#646) AlexRossArt.com Edition,
v6 #1 (#646) AlexRossArt.com Sketch Edition
v6 #1 (#646) Marvelocity Variant Cover A
v6 #1 (#646) Marvelocity Variant Cover B
v6 #1 (#646) Marvelocity Variant Cover C
v6 #1 (#646) Marvelocity Variant Cover D
Mike Mayhew -------------------------------------------------------------2 ISSUES
v6 #1 (#646) Gotham Central Comics Edition
v6 #1 (#646) Gotham Central Comics “Virgin” Edition w/ sketch
Clayton Crain -------------------------------------------------------------2 ISSUES
v6 #1 (#646) Scorpion Comics "Virgin" Edition
v6 #1 (#646) Scopion Comics Edition
Esad Ribic -----------------------------------------------------------------1 ISSUE
v6 #1 (#646) "Virgin" Edition
Humberto Ramos———————————————---———2 ISSUES
v6 #1 (#646) Ramos Variant Cover
v6 #1 (#646) Torpedo Comics Edition "Virgin" cover
Arthur Adams —————————————————---—— 1 ISSUE
v6 #1 (#646) Adams “Virgin” Edition A
Dan Slott —————————————————---------—— 5 ISSUES
v6 #1 (#646) “Virgin” Edition
v6 #2 (#647) Raney Variant Cover
v6 #2 (#647) Adams Variant Cover
v6 #1 (#646) Lau Variant Cover B
v6 #9 (#654) Variant Edition
Geoff Shaw ————————————————-----——-— 1 ISSUE
v6 #1 (#646) MyComicShop.com Edition
Greg Land ————————————————------—-—— 2 ISSUES
v6 #1 (#646) Comics Elite Edition
v6 #1 (#646) Comics Elite "Virgin" Edition
Stanley "Artgerm" Lau ------------------------------------------------- 4 ISSUES
v6 #1 (#646) Lau Variant Cover C
v6 #1 (#646) Lau Virgin Edition C
v6 #1 (#646) Lau Variant Cover B
v6 #1 (#646) Lau Virgin Edition A
Simone Bianchi ---------------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
v6 #1 (#646) Lau Variant Cover B
Sara Pichelli ---------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
v6 #1 (#646) Lau Variant Cover B
Skottie Young -------------------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
v6 #3 (#648) Variant Edition
J. Scott Campbell --------------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
v6 #15 (#660) ComicXposure/New York Comic Con Edition
Gustavo Duarte --------------------------------------------------------- 1 ISSUE
v7 #1 (#694) GalaxyCon Edition
RECAP OF ISSUES WITH PEDIGREES:
(Currently 6 ISSUES in total)
Don/Maggie Thompson Collection ---------------------------------1 ISSUE
Issue #106
Susha News Collection -----------------------------------------------1 ISSUE
ISSUE #130
Western Penn Collection ---------------------------------------------1 ISSUE
ISSUE #149
Mile High !! Collection -------------------------------------------------2 ISSUES
ISSUE #158, #218
Winnipeg ------------------------------------------------------------------1 ISSUE
Issue #262
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Fantastic Four 1 |
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Fantastic Four 1 Signature |
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CGC |
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1181908001
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Owner Comments
Signature Series Grade 1.0
OFF WHITE TO WHITE Pages
Published, November, 1961
SIGNED BY STAN LEE ON 3/28/15
(coupon cut out of last page, does not effect story.) INCOMPLETE
Origin & 1st appearance of the Fantastic Four (Marvels 1st super-hero team) & the Mole Man.
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby cover & art
FEATURING:
"THE THING!"
"MR. FANTASTIC!"
"HUMAN TORCH!"
"INVISIBLE GIRL!"
TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ONE MIGHTY MAGAZINE!
Title: The Fantastic Four
Chapter 1
A shadowy figure fires a flare out of a window. The flare forms the words "The Fantastic Four!"
Susan Storm is having tea with a friend. When she sees the flare, she turns invisible, gets into a cab, and offers the surprised driver a banknote when she reaches her destination.
Ben Grimm is trying to find a coat that fits him. A clerk in the haberdashery sees the flare. Grimm bursts out of the too-small door, rips a manhole out of the street, follows the sewers, and bursts out when he thinks he has reached his destination.
Johnny Storm is working on his latest hot rod in a service station. The mechanic sees the flare, which turns into the number 4. Johnny bursts into flame and flies away, destroying his car. The authorities treat him as an enemy attack, so he reluctantly melts the jets that come after him. A nuclear heat-seeking missile locks onto him, and just as Johnny's flame starts to fade, an impossibly long pair of arms grabs the missile and throws it out to sea.
Johnny's saviour is the same man who fired the flare. He greets Susan, Ben, and Johnny with the words, "There is a task that awaits us ... a fearful task!" But how did these four people become so fantastic?
To beat the Communists into space, scientist Reed Richards, sister and brother Sue and Johnny Storm, and pilot Ben Grimm sneak off into space in a rocket. In space, the four are bombarded by cosmic rays. The auto-pilot lands the ship back on Earth, where they find themselves physically transformed and possessing remarkable new abilities. Sue can turn invisible. Ben has transformed into an orange, muscular "thing." Reed's body became highly malleable, allowing him to stretch into any shape. Johnny's body bursts into flame, and he can fly. They decide to use their abilities to become the super-team known as the Fantastic Four. They give themselves the individual names Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Girl, Human Torch, and the Thing.
(Chapter 2) The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man!
Monster Isle 001
Monster Isle
Atomic plants in the Soviet Union, Australia, and South America have been mysteriously attacked by cave-ins. Another attack occurs in Africa, where a huge monster burrows out of the ground but is recalled by a human figure. The Fantastic Four travel aboard their private jet to Monster Isle, which Reed has deduced is the same distance from each attack. There, they are attacked by a giant three-headed monster. Reed stops the monster, but a cave-in separates Reed and Johnny from Ben and Sue. Beneath the island Reed and Johnny land in the Valley of Diamonds, which temporarily blinds them. The Mole Man appears, revealing he is responsible for the attacks.
(Chapter 3) The Mole Man's Secret!
The Mole Man explains his origin. Having been ridiculed by humanity, he went off alone in search of the legendary land at the centre of the earth. Eventually he washed ashore on Monster Isle. Making his way through a cavern, he was caught in an avalanche and rendered almost blind. However, due to his other heightened senses taking over, he mastered the subterranean creatures and built himself an underground empire.
Meanwhile, on the surface, Ben wrestles a rock monster. Ben and Sue find their teammates listening to the Mole Man's plan to invade the surface world. He sends his monster army against the Fantastic Four. Whilst Johnny distracts the biggest one, the team flees through a tunnel, which Johnny seals shut behind them. After the Fantastic Four escape in their jet, Mole Man destroys the island so the surface world cannot trouble him again.
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Fantastic Four 1 Golden Record Reprint (non-competitive - for display only) |
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Fantastic Four 1 Universal |
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CGC |
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3996951002
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 8.5
WHITE Pages
Published 1966
REPRINT
Golden Record Reprint
Complete with the record!!
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Fantastic Four 2 |
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Fantastic Four 2 Universal |
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CGC |
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1199161002
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 7.0
OFF-WHITE Pages
Published, January, 1962
First appearance of the Skrulls.
Second appearance of the Fantastic Four.
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby cover and art
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Fantastic Four 3 |
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Fantastic Four 3 Universal |
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CGC |
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0914198001
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 7.0
CREAM TO OFF-WHITE Pages
Published, March, 1962
Fantastic Four don customes and establish headquarters. Origin retold. 1st appearance of the Miracle Man
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky cover and art
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Fantastic Four 6 |
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Fantastic Four 6 Universal |
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CGC |
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0161723003
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 7.5
WHITE Pages
Published, September, 1962
1rst Marvel villian team-up.
2nd appearance of Doctor Doom and the Silver Age Sub Marimer
Stan Lee story Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers cover and art
Title: "Captives of the Deadly Duo!"
After scouting for Dr. Doom, the Human Torch returns to the Fantastic Four's Baxter Building headquarters to report in his lack of success in finding Doom. He arrives just as his teammates are reading fan mail. When Reed gets a letter from a fan who is presently staying at a nearby hospital, Reed stretches out his body to pay the boy a personal visit. Ben meanwhile gets a mocking letter from the Yancy Street Gang, challenging him to a fight. Ben responds by rolling up a titanium steel tile and telling Johnny to mail it out for him. Although Ben laments over not being able to face a worthy foe like Dr. Doom or the Sub-Mariner.
Prophetic words these turn out to be as at that very moment Dr. Doom is seeking out the Sub-Mariner and tracks him down in his aerosub and confronts Namor over the ocean. Doom managed to talk truce and convince Namor that they should work together to destroy the Fantastic Four and then rule the world.
Part 2: When Super-Menaces Unite
Namor invites Doom back to Atlantis where Doom notes his infatuation with Sue Storm. Doom however stirs the Sub-Mariner's anger by reminding him how his kingdom was annihilated by atomic weapons tests[1]. Namor agrees to destroy the Fantastic Four, but refuses to harm Sue Storm. Doom agrees to let Sue live and then shows off his latest invention which he wishes to use against the Fantastic Four: a magnetically powered "grabber" device that can pull any object no matter how heavy. Namor then goes to the surface world to confront the Fantastic Four as part of their plan.
Meanwhile at the Baxter Building, Johnny finds a picture of Namor hidden behind a bookshelf and confronts his sister Sue about it. When she tells Johnny that he has no right to go snooping into her property, Johnny alerts the others about Sue's little secret before burning the picture with his flame powers. When Reed asks for an explanation from Sue, she is at a loss of words to explain her infatuation with the Sub-Mariner. Suddenly, Namor makes his presence known to them.
Part 3: When Friends Fall Out!
While the male members of the team try to attack Namor, Sue comes to his aid. The others find that Namor is prepared for their attacks and Reed suddenly realizes that Namor must have planted some kind of trap and he and Johnny go to search for it. When they fail to find it Namor gloats when suddenly the Baxter Building is pulled out of its foundation and is drawn into space.
Part 4: Trapped!
The Fantastic Four and Namor quickly put on breathing helmets. When Johnny fails to escape in the vacuum of space, Reed tries to grab Doom's ship that is pulling them closer to the sun, but Doom had prepared a defensive rocket that burns Reeds hands. With the void of space being close to that of Earth's oceans, Namor -- realizing he had been betrayed by Doom -- agrees to stop him. He then exits the Baxter Building and "swims" toward Doom's ship.
Part 5: The End...Or the Beginning?
There he breaks through the hull into the ship but finds a locked and electrified door blocking his way into the control room. The Sub-Mariner then uses his ability to mimic the electricity generating abilities of electric eels to begin shocking Doom through the door, forcing him to retreat. In the void of space, Doom is suddenly struck by a passing meteor and is carried away. Namor then takes control of the ship and reverses its course, returning the Baxter Building to its original foundation. The Fantastic Four then find Doom's grabber device stashed away in the basement, but they cannot remove it. Suddenly it flies away and rendezvous with Namor over the ocean. The Sub-Mariner then crashes the ship and the grabber device into the waters below so they cannot be used again and then returns to the ocean himself.
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Fantastic Four 7 |
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Fantastic Four 7 Universal |
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CGC |
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1970166009
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 8.5
CREAM TO OFF-WHITE Pages
Published, October, 1962
1st appearance of Kurrgo.
Flying saucer cover
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers art
Jack Kirby cover
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Fantastic Four 8 |
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Fantastic Four 8 |
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CGC |
| Cert #: |
1125723007
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 7.5
OFF-WHITE TO WHITE Pages
Published, November, 1962
1st appearance of the Puppet Master (Phillip Masters) and Alicia Masters
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers cover and art
"PRISONERS OF THE PUPPET MASTER!"
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Fantastic Four 9 |
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Fantastic Four 9 Universal |
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CGC |
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4139867002
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 7.5
OFF-WHITE TO WHITE Pages
Published, December, 1962
3rd Silver Age Sub-Mariner appearance.
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers cover and art
"The END of THE FANTASTIC FOUR!"
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Fantastic Four 10 |
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Fantastic Four 10 Universal |
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CGC |
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4139867003
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 7.5
OFF-WHITE TO WHITE Pages
Published, January, 1963
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby appear in story.
Doctor Doom appearance.
Invisable Girl pin-up.
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby and Dick Ayers cover and art
HOLD YOUT BREATH!! HERE IS...
"The RETURN OF DOCTOR DOOM!"
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Fantastic Four 13 |
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Fantastic Four 13 Universal |
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CGC |
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1107841002
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 7.0
CREAM TO OFF-WHITE
Published, April,1963 Pages 1st appearance of the RedGhost and the Watcher. Full-page ad for Tales of Suspense #39 and Amazing Spider-Man #1 Stan Lee story Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko art Jack Kirby cover
MYSTERY ON THE MOON!!!
Title: "The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes!"
After an experiment on a strange meteor fragment, Reed Richards wants to take a rocket to the Blue Area of the Moon where it came from. While they are blasting off over in the Soviet Union, the Red Ghost and his trained apes fly into space as well, in a ship that will allow them to be exposed to even more Cosmic Rays than the Fantastic Four during their maiden flight into space.
Arriving on the moon at the same time, the Red Ghost attacks the Fantastic Four with his Super-Apes, drawing the attention of Uatu the Watcher. The Watcher explains that his race has been charged with watching and recording the history of the universe. Growing wear of the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union, the Watcher has the FF and the Red Ghost battle to determine which nation is more superior.
The Fantastic Four easily defeat the Red Ghost, who is then left on the moon at the mercy of his Super-Apes who turn on him for his previous cruelty towards them.
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Fantastic Four 21 |
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Fantastic Four 21 Universal |
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CGC |
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4251807001
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 9.4
OFF-WHITE TO WHITE Pages
Published, December, 1963
1st appearance of the Hate Monger.
1st Sgt. Fury crossover.
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby and George Roussos art
Jack Kirby and Paul Reinman cover
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Fantastic Four 22 |
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Fantastic Four 22 Universal |
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CGC |
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0276618007
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 8.5
OFF-WHITE Pages
Published, January, 1964
Sue Storm gains more powers.
Second appearance of the Mole Man.
Letters from Dave Cockrum & Roy Thomas
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby & George Roussos art
Jack Kirby & Dick Ayers cover
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Fantastic Four 24 |
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Fantastic Four 24 Universal |
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CGC |
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1295231011
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 9.6
OFF-WHITE Pages
Published, March, 1964
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby &George Roussos
cover & art
"THE INFANT TERRIBLE!"
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Fantastic Four 26 |
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Fantastic Four 26 Universal |
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CGC |
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1202588005
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Owner Comments
Universal Grade 9.2
OFF-WHITE Pages
Published, May,1964
Thing vs Hulk conclusion.
Avengers (Thor, Giant-Man, Iron Man, Wasp and Captain America) appearance.
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby and George Roussos art
Jack Kirby and Sol Brodsky cover
“The AVENGERS TAKE OVER!
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Fantastic Four 28 |
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Fantastic Four 28 Signature |
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CGC |
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1715281012
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Owner Comments
Signature Series Grade 9.2
OFF-WHITE TO WHITE Pages
Published, July, 1964
SIGNED BY STAN LEE ON 10/29/10
Early X-Men appearance.
Puppet Master, Awesome Android and Mad Thinker appearance.
Stan Lee story
Jack Kirby and Chic Stone art
Jack Kirby and George Roussos cover
Guest Stars GALORE !
as the F.F. Tangles with
THE X-MEN !
and thats not all !! You'll also see....
The Mad Thinker ! The PUPPET MASTER ! The AWESOME ANDROID !
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