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78September 1968
$0.12

Fantastic Four #78

Marvel · September 1968 · on sale 1968-06-11

First appearance: Doctor Molinari
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#78
Publication date
September 1968
Key date
1968-09-00
On-sale date
1968-06-11
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 Doctor Molinari - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Thing No More!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; colors: Stan Goldberg; letters: Sam RosenBen Grimm, The Thing, Wizard, Bentley Wittman
2The Thing No More!comic story20script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirby; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Sammy RosenCrystal, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Doctor Molinari First, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards, Johnny Storm, The Thing, Wizard, Bentley Wittman
10-in-house column1script: SmileyThe Thing; Silver Surfer
13-letters page2letters: Sam Rosen
14It's Brand New!! Marvel's Swingin' Inflatable Plastic Pillows!promo (ad from the publisher)1script: ? (ad copy)Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Hulk

Plus 11 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel's Greatest Comics #601975On 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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