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Issue: Fantastic Four #96
Publication Date: March 1970
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Issues: #96 of 416 Issues (930 Printings)
Title:
Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 12/16/1969
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1970 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress with a correction factor of plus 28 days.
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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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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ORIGINAL COVER ART from the Private Collection of Glen Gold
 
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The Mad Thinker and His Androids of Death!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mr. Fantastic android; Human Torch android; Thing android; Invisible Girl android
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In Content Item: FlagHIP Classics #19162 published January 1971
as De Gekke Denker en zijn androiden des doods [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #94 published November 1974
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #10 [Regular Edition] published May 2006
as FANTASTIC FOUR #96 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #3 published June 2013
as The Mad Thinker and His Androids of Death! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photography)
Inker(s): ? (photography)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Arnold Schwarzenegger (photograph); Joe Weider (photograph)
First Line: I put 2 full inches on my arms - 3 inches on my chest and trimmed 4 inches off my waist in just 7 weeks...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for the "Weider System" of body building.
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The Mad Thinker and His Androids of Death!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Mr. Fantastic android; Human Torch android; Thing android; Invisible Girl android
First Line: Do you think the Yancy Street Gang is trying to...
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In Issue: FlagFantastic Four #9 published November 1971
In Content Item: FlagHIP Classics #19162 published January 1971
as De Gekke Denker en zijn androiden des doods [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #94 published November 1974
as Il Pensatore Pazzo e i suoi androidi! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #77 published May 1978
as The Mad Thinker and His Androids of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]minus pages 5 and 8
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #10 [Regular Edition] published May 2006
as The Mad Thinker and His Androids of Death! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #3 published June 2013
as ¡El Pensador Loco y sus Androides de la Muerte! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Conversation piece...collector’s item...puzzle the amazing penny in-a bottle
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a penny in a miniature bottle. Between story pages 3 and 4.
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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ? (panel backgrounds only)
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.4
Disclose Notes: On top portion of page between story pages 6 and 7.
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[untitled]

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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvelmania
First Line: Exciting new club Marvelmania International
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.6
Disclose Notes: Ad for Marvelmania International membership kit, on lower half of page, between story pages 6 and 7.
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Official NFL Helmets
First Line: 50th anniversary special bonus offer official NFL helmets 4 for only $1
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for miniature NFL helmets.
Between story pages 6 and 7.
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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Build a whole “Matchbox” car city in your room.
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Pages: 0.5
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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[untitled]

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photography)
Inker(s): ? (photography)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Boys 12 or older make $1 to $5 weekly in your spare time
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement to sell Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co, located between story pages 9 and 10 on lower half of page.
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photography)
Inker(s): ? (photography)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for high paying jobs in the drafting field. Located between story pages 15 and 16, 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
Subject Matter
First Line: We buy & sell comic books
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Thumbnail ads for stamps, back-issue comic books, and novelty items, located between story pages 15 and 16 on lower half of page.
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Shop by Mail

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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photography)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photography)
Colorist(s): ? (background & lettering only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: $100,000 reward!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Thumbnail ads for stamps, back-issue comic books, and novelty items, located between story pages 18 and 19.
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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
Subject Matter
First Line: Ugly broken nails!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Thumbnail ads for stamps, back-issue comic books, and novelty items, located between story pages 18 and 19.
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In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Thor; Ulik
First Line: Incredible items and inconceivable info of inestimable importance!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #173 house ad.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Theodore Audel & Co.
First Line: Audel skill-building practical guides
Synopsis: Various guides and instruction manuals available by mail-order.
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Pages: 1
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): The Thing [Ben Grimm]
First Line: Dear Stan and Jack, What have you done to the Fantastic Four?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Bill Detty, Achille Di Bacco, Dale Shuman & Kendall, Michael P. Higgins, Robert Ito, James Knight, and Richard Colson. Includes two panel reproductions from previous issues and “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: 204pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for plastic toy soldiers.
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Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the Academy for Home Study.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Do you have art talent worth developing?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

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