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43October 1965
$0.12

Fantastic Four #43

Marvel · October 1965 · on sale 1965-07-08

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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#43
Publication date
October 1965
Key date
1965-10-00
On-sale date
1965-07-08
Indicia publisher
Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Lo, There Shall Be an Ending!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenBen Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Johnny Storm, Susan Storm Richards, The Thing
2Lo! There Shall Be an Ending!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekDoctor Doom, Victor Von Doom, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Medusa, Flint Marko, Mister Fantastic, Peter Petruski, Reed Richards, Sandman, Johnny Storm, Susan Storm Richards, The Thing
3Journey into Mysterypromo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers; inks: Mike Esposito, Steve Ditko, Sol Brodsky, Dick Ayers; letters: Sam Rosen, Artie SimekFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Susan Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Avengers [Thor; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Hawkeye [Clint Barton]; Quicksilver [Pietro Maximoff]; Scarlet Witch [Wanda Maximoff]; Wasp [Janet Van D
13-promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers; inks: Steve Ditko, Dick Ayers; letters: Sam RosenSpider-Man [Peter Parker]; Scorpion [MacDonald Gargan]; Sergeant Nick Fury; the Howling Commandos [Corporal Dum Dum Dugan; Dino Manelli; Izzy Cohen; Gabe Jones; Robert Ralston [Rebel Ralston]; Percival Pinkerton]; Sergeant Bull McGiveney
14-in-house column1script: Stan LeeFantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic]
15-letters page2script: Stan Lee

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

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
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Where to read it

CollectionYear
Fantastic Four Annual #91971On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks #25
ISBN 0-87135-990-1
1993On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #3
ISBN 0-7851-0782-7
2000On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #5
ISBN 0-7851-1184-0
2004On eBay ›
Fantastic Four Omnibus #2
ISBN 0-7851-2403-9
2007On eBay ›

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