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Issue: Fantastic Four Annual #4
Publication Date: November 1966
 
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
On Sale Date: 08/02/1966
Volume: 1
Pages: 76
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 5 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Stan Lee
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound (#1-15, 21-27); Saddle-stitched (#16-20)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Original Artwork
Inks over pencils, masting included. Colors yet to be added.
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
superhero
Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]]; Doctor Doom; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner] (inset)
The sensation of the century!! The original Human Torch acutally returns from the past to battle Johnny Storm!
Reprinting
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #53 published April 1973
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #[6] published February 2000
as Fantastic Four Annual #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagEssential Fantastic Four #3 [unnamed variant] published April 2000
as Fantastic Four Annual #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #2 [Regular Cover] published January 2007
as Fantastic Four Annual #4 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFantastic Four : L'intégrale #1966 published May 2007
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFantastic Four Adventures #2 published March 2010
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #1 [3] published September 2011
as The sensation of the century!! The original Human Torch acutally returns from the past to battle Johnny Storm! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
1
[untitled]

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Fantastic Four
Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Human Torch [Jim Hammond]; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
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Inside front cover. Scenes from interior stories.
The Torch That Was!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Mad Thinker; Quasimodo; Lockjaw; Wyatt Wingfoot; Human Torch [Jim Hammond] (origin); Professor Phineas Horton (flashback)
The Mad Thinker, in his many efforts to best the Fantastic Four, finds the android body of the original Human Torch and re-activates him. The Thinker then forces him to attack the team.
Reprinting
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #53 published April 1973
as La Torcia che fu! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFantastic Four Annual #10 published September 1973
as The Torch That Was! [Story on Interior Page(s)]page 9 removed
FlagFantastic Four #189 [U.S. Cover Price] published December 1977
as The Torch That Was! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagAtlantic special #6/1978 published January 1978
as Flamman nummer ett. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #[6] published February 2000
as The Torch That Was! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagEssential Fantastic Four #3 [unnamed variant] published April 2000
as The Torch That Was! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #2 [Regular Cover] published January 2007
as The Torch That Was! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFantastic Four : L'intégrale #1966 published May 2007
as La Torche qui fut... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagFantastic Four Adventures #2 published March 2010
as The Torch That Was! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #1 [3] published September 2011
as ¡La Antorcha que una Vez Fue! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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The Hulk Vs. The Thing

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Alicia Masters; Hulk [Bruce Banner]; Rick Jones; the Avengers [Thor [Donald Blake]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]
The Hulk is on a rampage and Ben wants to stop him.
Reprinting
FlagFantastic Four #25 [U.S. Cover Price] published April 1964
was The Hulk Vs. The Thing [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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The Avengers Take Over!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; the Avengers [Thor [Donald Blake]; Captain America [Steve Rogers]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Giant-Man [Henry Pym]; Wasp [Janet Van Dyne]]; Rick Jones; Hulk [Bruce Banner]
Not even the Avengers can stop the Hulk. But Rick Jones can.
Reprinting
FlagFantastic Four #26 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1964
was The Avengers Take Over! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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