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Issue: Fantastic Four #78
Publication Date: September 1968
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Issues: #78 of 416 Issues (930 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
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
Format Notes:  
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The Thing No More!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #2 published September 2012
In Content Item: FlagLos 4 Fantásticos #105 published June 1969
as El Fin de Coloso [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #75 published February 1974
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #60 published November 1975
as The Thing No More! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: 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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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Hypnotic whirling coin
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.
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The Thing No More!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: We made it!
Synopsis: The Wizard attacks the Baxter Building as Sue's doctors determine that everything is not well with her pregnancy.
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In Issue: FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #2 published September 2012
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #3 published July 1970
as La chose n'est plus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #75 published February 1974
as Non più Cosa! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #60 published November 1975
as The Thing No More [Story on Interior Page(s)]edited; 2 pages removed
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four : L'intégrale #1968 published June 2009
as La Chose... c'est fini ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: 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."
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Pete Duncan - "Dropout"

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Bob; Helen; Pete Duncan
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between story pages 3 and 4.

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

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Cheerios Kid
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Facts about the Intelsat III communications satellite - and some words on behalf of Cheerios breakfast cereal. Color ad between story pages 6 and 7.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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First Line: Get big prizes or cash
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad with order coupon for Olympic Sales Club, Inc.
Between story pages 6 and 7.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): ?; typeset
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First Line: Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between story pages 9 and 10.
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Fellows! Here's a Swell Way to Make Lots of Money and Win Prizes Too!

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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photography)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photography)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Grit newspaper sales from Grit Publishing Co. Appears between pages 15 and 16 of story sequence on top half of page.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: military, war
First Line: 204 pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set only $1.98
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: 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.
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Shop by Mail; Stamps

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Penciller(s): ?; ? (photography)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photography)
Colorist(s): ? (panel backgrounds and lettering only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Check the kind of body you want
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: A collection of classified advertising offering stamps, novelties, and comic books.
Between story pages 18 and 19.
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): The Thing; Silver Surfer
First Line: More hysterical hoopla and hangups from your howlin' house of ideas!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes:Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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First Line: Now you can be taller instantly!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for height increasing shoes from The Liftee Company located on top half of page.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photography)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photography)
Colorist(s): ? (background only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: I’ll make you a master of karate
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.
On lower half of page.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Dear Stan and Jack, I am writing this letter to comment on...
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: 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.
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It's Brand New!! Marvel's Swingin' Inflatable Plastic Pillows!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Comics Group
Character(s): Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Hulk
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: 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.
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: America's greatest values in science labs and courses!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys, girls, men, women
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad to sell greeting cards to earn money.

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