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99June 1970
$0.15

Fantastic Four #99

Marvel · June 1970 · on sale 1970-03-17

First appearance: Yeti1 variant
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Identification plate

Series
Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1961 series)
Issue
#99
Publication date
June 1970
Key date
1970-06-00
On-sale date
1970-03-17
Indicia publisher
Magazine Management Co. Inc.
Price
$0.15
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Yeti - 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
0The Torch Goes Wild!cover1script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: John Verpoorten; letters: Sam RosenBlack Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Crystal, Gorgon, Human Torch, Karnak, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Medusa, Johnny Storm, Triton
2The Torch Goes Wild!comic story20script: Stan Lee; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Joe Sinnott; letters: Artie SimekBlack Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon, Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon, Crystal, Gorgon, Ben Grimm, Human Torch, Invisible Girl, Karnak, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff, Medusa, Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards, Susan Storm Richards
4-in-house column0.4script: ? (promo copy); colors: ? (panel backgrounds only); letters: typeset
5Marvelmaniapromo (ad from the publisher)0.6pencils: Jack KirbyCaptain America; Hulk; Iron Man; Human Torch; Spider-Man; Daredevil; Thor; Dr. Doom; Silver Surfer
8-in-house column1script: Stan Lee
15-letters page1script: Roy Thomas; pencils: Jack Kirby; inks: Frank GiacoiaFantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 13 sequences, as published.

Printings and variants

EditionHow to tell
Britishprice 1/- [0-1-0 GBP]

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Marvel's Greatest Comics #801978On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #10
ISBN 0-7851-2061-0		2006On eBay ›
Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #10
ISBN 978-0-7851-2061-2		2014On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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