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Issue: Fantastic Four #8
Publication Date: November 1962
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Issues: #8 of 416 Issues (912 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: British
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
On Sale Date: 08/09/1962
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: 9.0 pence GBQ 0-0-9
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
8 (5 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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Disclose Notes: The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age U.S., then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #116, 200, 358)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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Prisoners of the Puppet-Master!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; the Puppet Master
First Line: Obey me, my puppets!
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Pages: 1
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Prisoners of the Puppet Master!

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Puppet Master (introduction)
First Line: The Thing! I didn't expect him back so soon!
Synopsis: The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay that gives him the power to remotely control people that are modeled in the clay.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: V-950
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The Human Torch

Character Profile  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): A Fantastic Four Feature Page!
Character(s): The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]
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Pages: 1
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The Hands of the Puppet Maker Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Puppet Master; Alicia Masters (introduction); Warden Williams (introduction)
First Line: Father! I heard you cry out!
Synopsis: The Puppet Master gets the Thing under his command and imprisons the Invisible Girl. He then send the Thing and Alicia Masters to infiltrate the Baxter Building.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: V-950
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The Lady and the Monster! Part 3

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Alicia Masters
First Line: Reed -- I can't flame on yet!
Synopsis: While acting under the Puppet Master's influence, the Thing is subjected to one of Mister Fantastic's potions that changes him back to Ben Grimm.
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Pages: 3
Job Number: V-950
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters page replies by Stan Lee. Mr. Fantastic illo likely from earlier issue.
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Face-to-face with the Puppet Master! Part 4

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Puppet Master; Puppet Master's winged horse; Warden Williams
First Line: The puppet master is so engrossed in manipulating a jailbreak, that this is my chance to escape!
Synopsis: The Puppet Master stages a jailbreak just to prove his might. Invisible Girl sends a distress signal to her teammates and the Puppet Master flees when meeting the combined forces of the Fantastic Four.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: V-950
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Death of a Puppet! Part 5

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; the Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; the Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; the Puppet Master; Alicia Masters
First Line: Hey! The wall's cavin' in!
Synopsis: The jail break is stopped by the Fantastic Four and the Puppet Master falls to what seems to be his death.
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Pages: 5
Job Number: V-950

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