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68November 1967
$0.12

Fantastic Four #68

Marvel · November 1967 · on sale 1967-08-08

First appearance: Jose Santini1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#68
Publication date
November 1967
Key date
1967-11-00
On-sale date
1967-08-08
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 Jose Santini - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0His Mission: Destroy the Fantastic Four!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenCrystal, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
2His Mission: Destroy the Fantastic Four!comic story20script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie SimekCrystal, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Alicia Masters, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Jose Santini First, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing
10-in-house column1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Marie Severin; inks: Marie Severin
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5pencils: Jack Kirby, Larry Lieber; inks: Frank Giacoia, Mike Esposito; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Artie Simek, Sam RosenFantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom; Black Panther; Inhumans [Medusa; Black Bolt; Gorgon; Karnak; Crystal; Triton]; Psycho-Man; Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Wizard [Bentley Wittman]; Mysterio [Quentin Beck]
13-letters page2script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe SinnottFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]

Plus 11.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 10d [0-0-10 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel's Greatest Comics #511974On eBay ›
Essential Fantastic Four #4
ISBN 0-7851-1484-X		2005On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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