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15June 1963
$0.12

Fantastic Four #15

Marvel · June 1963 · on sale 1963-03-12

First appearance: Mad ThinkerFirst appearance: Awesome AndroidFirst appearance: Human TorchOrigin: Awesome Android1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#15
Publication date
June 1963
Key date
1963-06-00
On-sale date
1963-03-12
Indicia publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

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

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

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

Origin story on record for: Awesome Android.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Mad Thinker and His Awesome Android!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekAwesome Android First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mad Thinker First, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2The Fantastic Four Battle... the Mad Thinker and His Awesome Android!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekAwesome Android First, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Willie Lumpkin, Mad Thinker First, Alicia Masters, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
3Action in the Fantastic Four Stylepromo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Sol Brodsky; inks: Dick Ayers, Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan GoldbergSergeant Nick Fury; the Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan; Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston]; Gabe Jones; Izzy Cohen; Dino Manelli; Jonathan Juniper]
4Don't Miss the Return of Dr. Doompromo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Sol Brodsky; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan GoldbergDr. Doom
6In the next sensational issue of Fantastic Four...promo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby, Sol Brodsky; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan GoldbergAnt-Man, Hank Pym
7Fantastic Four Fan Clubspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5script: Stan Lee; pencils: Sol Brodsky; inks: Sol Brodsky; colors: Stan GoldbergHuman Torch First
10The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Pageillustration1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekBen Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
12-letters page2script: Stan Lee

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 9d [0-0-9 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel Collectors' Item Classics #101967On eBay ›
Giant-Size Fantastic Four #51975On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #6
ISBN 0-87135-481-0
1988On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #1
ISBN 0-7851-0666-9
1998On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #1
ISBN 0-7851-1870-5
2005On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #2
ISBN 0-7851-0980-3
2003On eBay ›

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Series context

Sources

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