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Issue: Fantastic Four #97
Publication Date: April 1970
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Issues: #97 of 416 Issues (930 Printings)
Title:
Is Variant Variant: British
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: 12.0 pence GBQ 0-1-0
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
21 (1 story, 1 cover) from base issue
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Disclose Notes: A price variant intended for distribution in the United Kingdom, with replaced cover price.
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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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The Monster from the Lost Lagoon!

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Genres: superhero
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First Line: This delicious zestful drink puts an end to the skinny body!
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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for a weight gain product.
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The Monster from the Lost Lagoon!

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Genres: superhero
First Line: You guys must be nuts, lookin' for some...
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Job Number: 119
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Character(s): Boy; girl
First Line: Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches
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Disclose Notes: Ad, with order coupon, from Hobby Coin's Surprise Coin Packet.
Between story pages 3 and 4, on top half of page.
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First Line: I'll make you a master of karate
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for book on learning Karate.
Located on lower half of page between story pages 3 and 4.
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Disclose Notes: On top portion of page between story pages 6 and 7.

This is actually the checklist for the previous month's titles!
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Feature(s): Marvelmania
Character(s): Captain America; Hulk; Iron Man; Human Torch; Spider-Man; Daredevil; Thor; Dr. Doom; Silver Surfer
First Line: Exciting new club Marvelmania International
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Disclose Notes: Ad for Marvelmania International. Located between story pages 6 and 7, on lower half of page.
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First Line: 50th anniversary special bonus offer official NFL helmets 4 for only $1
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Between story pages 6 and 7.
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First Line: Build a whole “Matchbox” car city in your room.
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Disclose Notes: Ad for display units for Matchbox toy cars, on top half of page, between story pages 9 and 10.
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First Line: Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time
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Located on lower half of page between story pages 9 and 10.
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First Line: These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!
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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for high paying jobs in the drafting field.

Between story pages 15 and 16, on top half of page.
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First Line: We buy & sell comic books
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Disclose Notes: Thumbnail advertisements for various products including back-issue comic books.

Between story pages 15 and 16, on lower half of page.
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Shop by Mail

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First Line: $100,000 reward!
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Disclose Notes: Thumbnail advertisements for various products including back-issue comic books.

Between story pages 18 and 19.
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First Line: Ugly broken nails!
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Between story pages 18 and 19.
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First Line: Awesome announcements calculated to rouse you into a seething sea of lethargy!
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Disclose Notes: Stan's Soapbox; The Mighty Marvel Checklist (the correct one for this month).
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First Line: Audel skill-building practical guides
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Disclose Notes: Various guides and instruction manuals available by mail-order from Theodore Audel & Co.
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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; the Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Franklin Richards; Crystal
First Line: Dear Stan and Jack, In the Fantastic Four Special #6 Mr. Fantastic is saying...
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Disclose Notes: Letters from: Walter von Schondeld, Eric Shratter, Nabeel Audeh, Richard Colson, and Achille di Bacco. Includes “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”
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Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation

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Pages: 0.25
Disclose Notes: Average no. copies each issue during preceding 12 months: 546,820; single issue nearest to filing date: 528,500.
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First Line: 204pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set
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First Line: Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma
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Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the Academy for Home Study.
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First Line: Do you have art talent worth developing?
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Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

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