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117December 1971
$0.20

Fantastic Four #117

Marvel · December 1971 · on sale 1971-09-21

First appearance: ChironFirst appearance: AsmodeusFirst appearance: Kaliban1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#117
Publication date
December 1971
Key date
1971-12-00
On-sale date
1971-09-21
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.20
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Chiron - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Asmodeus - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

First appearance of Kaliban - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Flame and the Quest!cover1pencils: John Buscema, John Romita; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam RosenCrystal, Diablo, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing, Esteban Corazón de Ablo
2The Flame and the Quest!comic story20script: Archie Goodwin; pencils: John Buscema; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sam RosenAsmodeus First, Chiron First, Crystal, Diablo, Ebony, Ben Grimm, Agatha Harkness, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Kaliban First, Lockjaw, Alicia Masters, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Mister Fantastic
13Take Me to Our Leader! (or, Look Homeward, Smiley!)in-house column1script: Stan LeeThor; Iron Man; Daredevil; Captain America; Black Widow; Spider-Man; Conan; The Thing; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Hulk; Human Torch (all head shots)

Plus 14 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 0.06 GBP

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Essential Fantastic Four #6
ISBN 0-7851-2697-X		2007On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #12
ISBN 978-0-7851-4218-8		2010On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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