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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published November 1961
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details - "I -- I can't turn invisible fast enough!"

Characters Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; monster from Monster Isle
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks George Klein?; Christopher Rule?
Notes Note 1: Characters added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05). Note 2: George Klein, or Chris Rule have been suggested as the inker but there is no consensus. Dick Ayers originally given inker credit, but per Nick Caputo, Ayers did not have this cover listed in his own record books (July 27, 2006). Note 3: An entire facsimile issue including the front cover and complete story was reprinted (minus the ads) in Golden Book and Record Set # SLP-185 in 1966.
Reprinted in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn]; in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn; in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977); in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn; in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1; in Fantastic Four Legends: Unstable Molecules (Marvel, 2003 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1

13 page Fantastic Four story "The Fantastic Four!"

Characters Fantastic Four: Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Mayor of Central City
Synopsis Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee (signed)
Pencils Jack Kirby (signed)
Inks George Klein, with Christopher Rule?
Notes Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally Art Simek. The given credit reflects the current consensus; Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Characters, synopsis: Added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05)
Reprinted in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn]; in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1; in Fantastic Four, The (Lancer Books, 1966 series) #72-111 [4 pp.]; in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn; in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977); in Fantastic Four: The Secret Story of Marvel's Cosmic Quartet, The (Ideals Publishing Corp., 1981 series) #nn; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn; in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1; in Fantastic Four Legends: Unstable Molecules (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 [pages 9-13 only]; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1; in Incredibile Devil, L' (Editoriale Corno, 1970 series) #4; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #100

6 page Fantastic Four story "The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man!"

Characters Moleman [a.k.a. Mole Man] (intro and origin); Fantastic Four; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Thing; Monsters of Monster Isle
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks George Klein, with Christopher Rule?
Notes Note 1: Inking often attributed to Dick Ayers and occasionally to Art Simek, the credit given reflects the current consensus.
Reprinted in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn]; in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #7; in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn; in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977); in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn; in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1

6 page Fantastic Four story "The Mole Man's Secret!"

Characters Moleman [a.k.a. Mole Man] (intro and origin); Fantastic Four; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Thing; Monsters of Monster Isle
Synopsis The first skirmish with the Moleman and his monsters.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks George Klein; with Christopher Rule?
Notes Note 1: Sequence added by Per Sandell (2005-12-05)
Reprinted in Fantastic Four, The [Golden Book and Record Set] (Marvel, 1966 series) #[nn]; in Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #7; in Origins of Marvel Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1974 series) #nn; in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977); in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (Marvel, 1997 series) #nn; in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #1