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Publishers / Marvel / Fantastic Four (1961) / #17
17August 1963
$0.12

Fantastic Four #17

Marvel · August 1963 · on sale May 9, 1963

First appearance (promotional): Dum Dum DuganFirst appearance (promotional): Gabe JonesFirst appearance (promotional): Rebel Ralston1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#17
Publication date
August 1963
Key date
August 1963
On-sale date
May 9, 1963
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 (promotional) of Dum Dum Dugan - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Gabe Jones - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Rebel Ralston - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Dino Manelli - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Izzy Cohen - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

First appearance (promotional) of Jonathan Juniper - the earliest appearance on record is a publisher promotion, not a story; a canonical story debut may come later.

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

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0In the Clutches of Doctor Doom!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekDoctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2Defeated by Doctor Doom!comic story22script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Art SimekAnt-Man, Doctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Alicia Masters, Mister Fantastic, Princess Pearla First, Hank Pym, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards
9-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Dick Ayers; letters: Artie SimekIzzy Cohen First, Dum Dum Dugan First, Nick Fury, Gabe Jones First, Jonathan Juniper First, Dino Manelli First, Rebel Ralston First
11-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 #121967On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #6
ISBN 0-87135-481-0		1988On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #1
ISBN 0-7851-0666-9		1998On eBay ›
The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe #101986On 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

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Sources

  • Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  • Wikidata, Q2642001 (Dum Dum Dugan), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q5515336 (Gabe Jones), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q7302047 (Rebel Ralston), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q60785005 (Dino Manelli), first-appearance property (CC0)
  • Wikidata, Q28805591 (Izzy Cohen), first-appearance property (CC0)

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