| Issue | #48 |
| Published | March 1966 |
| Frequency | monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Characters | The Watcher; Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing] |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Sinnott |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #25; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #5; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #44; in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini Comics (fr), 2003 series) #1966 |
| Characters | FEATURE: Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing]; GUESTS: The Silver Surfer; The Watcher; Inhumans [Black Bolt; Karnak; Gorgon; Medusa; Crystal]; VILLAINS: Galactus; Maximus; Seeker; Skrulls |
| Synopsis | Black Bolt and the Fantastic Four put an end to Maximus's plan to destroy all the humans. Once the Fantastic Four return to New York the Watcher tells them of the coming danger of Galactus. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Joe Sinnott |
| Letters | Artie Simek |
| Notes | This is the first issue of the three-part story which introduces Galactus and the Silver Surfer. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel's Greatest Comics (Marvel, 1969 series) #35; in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #2 [edited]; in Fantastic Four, The (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #nn; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #25; in Silver Surfer: The Coming of Galactus (Marvel, 1992 series) #nn; in Wizard Ace Edition: Fantastic Four (Marvel / Wizard, 2002 series) #48; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #5; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #2; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #44; in Aventure des Fantastiques, Une (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #1; in Aventure des Fantastiques, Une (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #2; in Aventure des Fantastiques, Une (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #39 (1986); in Aventure des Fantastiques, Une (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #40 (1986); in Fantastic Four (Betty, 1998 series) #[nn]; in Fantastic Four : L'intégrale (Panini Comics (fr), 2003 series) #1966 |
| Synopsis | Letters of comment from Janey Davis, Houston TX; Leonard Tirado, Saratoga Springs NY; Robert Brissette, Caribou ME; Don McGregor, West Warwick RI; Alice Jean Schorfheide, Belleville, IL; Ty Bizony, New York NY; and Marlene Jablon, Chicago IL. |
| Letters | typeset |