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Series: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series)
Issue: #[nn]
Publication date: January 2002
Key date: 2002-01-00
Indicia publisher: Marvel Comics
Price: $29.95; 44.95 CAD
Pages: 432
Barcode: 978078510823852995
ISBN: 0-7851-0823-8

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Death on record for: Gargoyle, Professor Yinsen, Yuri Topolov.

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Bruce Timm; inks: Bruce Timm	Angel, Ant-Man, Bruce Banner, Beast, Captain America, Cyclops, Daredevil, Bobby Drake, Nick Fury, Jean Grey, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Human Torch, Iceman
1	Credits & Contents	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
2	Fantastic Firsts	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	2	script: Stan Lee
3	Fantastic Four	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Tom DeFalco
4	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Klein; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek, Sol Brodsky	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
5	The Fantastic Four!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Klein, Sol Brodsky; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
6	The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man!	comic story	6	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Klein, Sol Brodsky; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Harvey Elder, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Mole Man, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
7	The Moleman's Secret!	comic story	6	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Klein, Sol Brodsky; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Harvey Elder, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Mole Man, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
8	Ant-Man	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Larry Lieber
9	The Man in the Ant Hill!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Hank Pym
10	The Man in the Ant Hill!	comic story	7	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Artie Simek	Hank Pym
11	The Return of the Ant Man!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Ant-Man, Hank Pym
12	Return of the Ant-Man, Part 1	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Joe Letterese	Ant-Man, Hank Pym
13	[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 2, An Army of Ants!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Joe Letterese	Ant-Man, Hank Pym
14	[Return of the Ant-Man] Part 3, The Ant-Man's Revenge!	comic story	3	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Joe Letterese	Ant-Man, Hank Pym
15	The Hulk	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Herb Trimpe
16	Is He Man or Monster or... Is He Both?	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Jack Kirby; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Bruce Banner, Hulk, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
17	The Coming of the Hulk, Part 1	comic story	6	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Ray Holloway, Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Bruce Banner, Igor Drenkov, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
18	[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 2: The Hulk Strikes!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Ray Holloway, Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Bruce Banner, Igor Drenkov, Hulk, Rick Jones
19	[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 3: The Search for the Hulk	comic story	3	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Bruce Banner, Igor Drenkov, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross
20	[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 4: Enter...the Gargoyle!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Bruce Banner, Igor Drenkov, Gargoyle, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Yuri Topolov
21	[The Coming of the Hulk] Part 5: The Hulk Triumphant!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Bruce Banner, Igor Drenkov, Gargoyle Death, Hulk, Rick Jones, Betty Ross, Thaddeus "Thunderbolt" Ross, Yuri Topolov Death
22	The Three Faces of Namor	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Roy Thomas
23	The Coming of the Sub-Mariner!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Namor, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, Sub-Mariner, The Thing
24	The Coming of... Sub-Mariner! Chapter 1 On the Trail of the Torch!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
25	Chapter 2 Enter the Sub-Mariner!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Namor, Johnny Storm, Sub-Mariner, The Thing
26	Chapter 3 Let the World Beware!	comic story	3	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Namor, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, Sub-Mariner
27	Chapter 4 Sub-Mariner's Revenge!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Namor, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, Sub-Mariner, The Thing
28	Chapter 5 Return to the Deep!	comic story	5	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Glynis Oliver; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Namor, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, Sub-Mariner, The Thing
29	The Undersea Legions of Sub-Mariner!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Namor, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Spider-Man, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, Sub-Mariner, The Thing
30	Sub-Mariner Versus the Human Race!	comic story	37	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Art Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Dorma, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Nikita Khrushchev, Krang, Mister Fantastic, Namor, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, Sub-Mariner, The Thing
31	Spider-Man	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: John Romita
32	Spider Man	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Peter Parker, Spider-Man
33	Spider-Man!	comic story	11	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Liz Allan, The Burglar, Crusher Hogan, Ben Parker, May Parker, Peter Parker, Spider-Man, Flash Thompson
34	The Secret of Spider-Man's Mask	character profile	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee	Peter Parker, Spider-Man
35	The Mighty Thor	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Joe Sinnott
36	Introducing... the Mighty Thor!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Thor
37	The Stone Men from Saturn!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Gorr, Korg, Margus, Mechano Monster, Thor
38	Iron Man... Still Going Strong	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Don Heck
39	Iron Man!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Don Heck; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Iron Man, Tony Stark
40	Iron Man Is Born!	comic story	13	script: Stan Lee, Larry Lieber; pencils: Don Heck; inks: Don Heck; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Art Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Iron Man, Tony Stark, Wong-Chu, Professor Yinsen Death
41	Sgt. Fury	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Dick Ayers
42	Seven Against the Nazis!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Sergeant Nick Fury; the Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan; Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston]; Gabe Jones; Izzy Cohen; Dino Manelli; Jonathan Juniper]
43	Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos	comic story	6	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Art Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Sergeant Nick Fury (first appearance); the Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan (first appearance); Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston](first appearance); Jonathan "Junior" Juniper (first appearance); Gabe Jones (first appearance); Izzy Cohen (first appearance); Dino Manelli (first appearance)]; Cap
44	Part 2 Seven Against The Nazis!	comic story	15	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Adolf Hitler
45	Weapons of War	comic story	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Artie Simek	Nick Fury
46	Meet the Howling Commandos	character profile	2	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Artie Simek	Sergeant Nick Fury; The Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan; Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston]; Jonathan "Junior" Juniper; Gabe Jones; Izzy Cohen; Dino Manelli]
47	A Strange Tale	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Roy Thomas
48	The Wizard and Paste-Pot Pete	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Human Torch, Paste-Pot Pete, Peter Petruski, Johnny Storm, Bentley Wittman, Wizard
49	Dr. Strange Master of Black Magic!	comic story	5	script: Steve Ditko, Stan Lee; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Terry Szenics; editing: Stan Lee	Ancient One, Nightmare, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange, Wong
50	The Doctor Vanishes	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Roy Thomas
51	The Uncanny Sandman!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Human Torch, Flint Marko, Peter Parker, Sandman, Spider-Man, Johnny Storm
52	The Origin of Dr. Strange	comic story	8	script: Stan Lee, Steve Ditko; pencils: Steve Ditko; inks: Steve Ditko; colors: Andy Yanchus; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee	Ancient One, Baron Mordo, Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange
53	The Mighty Avengers	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Ralph Macchio
54	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek, Sol Brodsky	Ant-Man, Bruce Banner, Hulk, Iron Man, Loki, Hank Pym, Tony Stark, Thor, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
55	The Coming of the Avengers!	comic story	22	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Janet Jackson; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee	Ant-Man, Bruce Banner, Jane Foster, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Iron Man, Rick Jones, Loki, Mister Fantastic, Odin, Hank Pym, Reed Richards
56	X-Thing - the Beginning	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Scott Lobdell
57	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Sol Brodsky, Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III
58	X-Men	comic story	23	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Paul Reinman; colors: Christie Scheele; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee	Angel, Beast, Cyclops, Bobby Drake, Jean Grey, Iceman, Erik Lehnsherr, Magneto, Marvel Girl, Hank McCoy, Scott Summers, Warren Worthington III, Professor X, Charles Xavier
59	Captain America	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Mark Gruenwald
60	Captain America Lives Again!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Roussos; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Captain America, Giant-Man, Iron Man, Namor, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Sub-Mariner, Thor, Janet Van Dyne, Wasp
61	Captain America Joins... The Avengers!	comic story	23	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: George Roussos; colors: Janet Jackson; letters: Art Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Bruce Banner, Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Giant-Man, Hulk, Iron Man, Rick Jones, Namor, Hank Pym, Steve Rogers, Tony Stark, Sub-Mariner, Thor
62	Captain America's Origin	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Mark Gruenwald
63	The Origin of Captain America!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Don Heck; inks: Sol Brodsky, Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek	Agent R, Donald Birch, Captain America, Iron Man, The Phantom, Steve Rogers, Elizabeth Ross, Tony Stark
64	The Origin of Captain America!	comic story	10	script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Richard Howell; letters: Art Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Agent R, Dr. Murray Anderson, Bucky Barnes, Bucky, Captain America, Sergeant Duffy, Dr. Abraham Erskine, Heinz Kruger, Chester Phillips, Steve Rogers, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Elizabeth Ross
65	The Man without Fear	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Mark Gruenwald
66	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Bill Everett; inks: Bill Everett, Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Daredevil, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Peter Parker, Reed Richards, Spider-Man, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
67	The Origin of Daredevil	comic story	23	script: Stan Lee; pencils: Bill Everett, Jack Kirby; inks: Bill Everett, Steve Ditko, Sol Brodsky; colors: Richard Howell; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Daredevil, Fixer, Jack Murdock, Matt Murdock, Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Porky, Slade, Roscoe Sweeney
68	Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Jim Steranko
69	The Greatest Action-Thriller of All Time!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank Giacoia; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam Rosen	Nick Fury
70	The Man for the Job!	comic story	12	script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Tom Smith; letters: Artie Simek; editing: Stan Lee	Nick Fury, Tony Stark
71	Silver Surfer	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: John Buscema
72	The Origin of the Silver Surfer!	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott, Frank Giacoia; colors: Marie Severin; letters: Sam Rosen	Norrin Radd, Silver Surfer
73	The Origin of the Silver Surfer!	comic story	38	script: Stan Lee; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Nel Yomtov; letters: Sam Rosen; editing: Stan Lee	Bruce Banner, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Galactus, Galan, Ben Grimm, Hulk, Invisible Girl, John Jameson, Mister Fantastic, Norrin Radd, Reed Richards, Shalla-Bal, Silver Surfer
74	Origin	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	1	script: Andy Kubert
75	-	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Joe Quesada; colors: Richard Isanove	Logan, Dog Logan, Rose O'Hara
76	The Hill	comic story	23	script: Paul Jenkins, Bill Jemas, Joe Quesada; pencils: Andy Kubert; colors: Richard Isanove; letters: John Roshell, Comicraft's Saida Temofonte; editing: Mike Marts	Logan, Dog Logan, Rose O'Hara
77	Fantastic Firsts Afterwrd	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword	2	script: Stan Lee

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Marvel Masterworks: The Avengers #1 [Fourth Edition] ISBN 978-1-302-95130-6	2023	On eBay ›
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