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Issue: Fantastic Four #78
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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: 06/11/1968
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 17 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1968 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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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Cover, Front
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Title Page
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The Thing No More!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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superhero
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FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #2 published September 2012
FlagLos 4 Fantásticos #105 published June 1969
as El Fin de Coloso [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #75 published February 1974
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #60 published November 1975
as The Thing No More! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagFantastic Four : L'intégrale #1968 published June 2009
as La Terre survivra-t-elle ? [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
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[untitled]

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Hypnotic whirling coin
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Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.
The Thing No More!

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Subject Matter
superhero
We made it!
The Wizard attacks the Baxter Building as Sue's doctors determine that everything is not well with her pregnancy.
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FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #2 published September 2012
FlagFantastic Four #3 published July 1970
as La chose n'est plus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #75 published February 1974
as Non più Cosa! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #60 published November 1975
as The Thing No More [Story on Interior Page(s)]edited; 2 pages removed
FlagFantastic Four : L'intégrale #1968 published June 2009
as La Chose... c'est fini ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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Kirby's co-plot credit is widely acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in numerous interviews. Credit here reads: "Created and Choreographed by: Stan (The Man) Lee and Jack (King) Kirby."
Pete Duncan - "Dropout"

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Bob; Helen; Pete Duncan
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Between story pages 3 and 4.

Comics ad for the International Correspondence Schools I.C.S..
Intelsat III Satellite

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Cheerios Kid
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Facts about the Intelsat III communications satellite - and some words on behalf of Cheerios breakfast cereal. Color ad between story pages 6 and 7.
[untitled]

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Get big prizes or cash
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Ad with order coupon for Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
Between story pages 6 and 7.
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Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game
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Between story pages 9 and 10.
Fellows! Here's a Swell Way to Make Lots of Money and Win Prizes Too!

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Ad for Grit newspaper sales from Grit Publishing Co. Appears between pages 15 and 16 of story sequence on top half of page.
[untitled]

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military, war
204 pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set only $1.98
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Mail order ad for toy soldier set from Revolutionary War Soldiers, Dept. RW-5P, Carle Place, Long Island, New York.
Between story pages 15 and 16 on lower half of page.
Shop by Mail; Stamps

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Check the kind of body you want
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A collection of classified advertising offering stamps, novelties, and comic books.
Between story pages 18 and 19.
[untitled]

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The Thing; Silver Surfer
More hysterical hoopla and hangups from your howlin' house of ideas!
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Includes:Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist
[untitled]

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Now you can be taller instantly!
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Advertisement for height increasing shoes from The Liftee Company located on top half of page.
[untitled]

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I’ll make you a master of karate
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Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.
On lower half of page.
[untitled]

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Dear Stan and Jack, I am writing this letter to comment on...
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Letters from: Lamar Blaylock, Pvt. George Ferguson, Evan Katten, Gary Dahlberg, Tom Zmudzinski, Bruce Coville, and Mike Esterson; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.
It's Brand New!! Marvel's Swingin' Inflatable Plastic Pillows!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Marvel Comics Group
Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Hulk
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Promo for inflatable Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows. $1.50 each plus 15 cents postage. Also Marvel super-hero t-shirts featuring Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk. $2.00 each including postage. And The Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00. Two mail-in coupons: Marvel Comics Group (Dept. PP or Dept. AJ) 625 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., N.Y 10022.
[untitled]

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America's greatest values in science labs and courses!
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Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.
[untitled]

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Boys, girls, men, women
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Back cover. Ad to sell greeting cards to earn money.

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