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Issue: The Fantastic Four #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1979
 
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Publisher: FlagSimon and Schuster
Brand: A Fireside Book
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On Sale Date: 09/13/1979
Volume:
Pages: 132
ISBN: 067124812X
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Price: $3.95 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 26 (9 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Trade Paperback
Color: Color
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]
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Dedication

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Synopsis: Stan Lee dedicates this volume to Carl Burgos and Bill Everett.
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Preface

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Synopsis: Stan Lee discusses the stories chosen for this volume.
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Fantastic Four #4

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Sub-Mariner
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From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #4 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1962
was The Coming of the Sub-Mariner! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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The Coming of the Submariner

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Synopsis: Stan Lee discusses meeting Carl Burgos and Bill Everett, the early days at Timely comics, and the use of the Human Torch in the Fantastic Four and the re-introduction of Namor in issue #4.
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The Coming of... Sub-Mariner! Chapter 1 On the Trail of the Torch!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]
Synopsis: Flashback to previous issue. The Fantastic Four is searching for the runaway Human Torch.
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From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #4 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1962
was The Coming of... Sub-Mariner! Chapter 1 On the Trail of the Torch! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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[The Coming of... Sub-Mariner!] Chapter 2 Enter the Sub-Mariner!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
Synopsis: The runaway Human Torch finds the amnesiac Sub-Mariner. Revival of the Sub-Mariner as a noble anti-hero.
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[The Coming of... Sub-Mariner!] Chapter 3 Let the World Beware!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner
Synopsis: Human Torch drops the Sub-Mariner into the sea and Namor the Sub-Mariner regains his memory.
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[The Coming of... Sub-Mariner!] Chapter 4 Sub-Mariner's Revenge!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto
Synopsis: The Sub-Mariner sends Giganto to smash New York.
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[The Coming of... Sub-Mariner!] Chapter 5 Return to the Deep!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto
Synopsis: The Thing walks into Giganto with a bomb and blows him up. The Human Torch sweeps the Sub-Mariner and Giganto away into the sea. The Sub-Mariner says "I'll be back!"
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Fantastic Four #49

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Galactus; Silver Surfer
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From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #49 [unnamed variant] published April 1966
was If This Be Doomsday! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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The Galactus Trilogy

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Synopsis: Stan Lee discusses the Galactus Trilogy.
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The Coming of Galactus!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing]; The Silver Surfer; The Watcher; Inhumans [Black Bolt; Karnak; Gorgon; Medusa; Crystal]; Galactus; Maximus; Seeker; Skrulls
Synopsis: Black Bolt and the Fantastic Four put an end to Maximus's plan to destroy all the humans. Once the Fantastic Four return to New York the Watcher tells them of the coming danger of Galactus.
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From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #48 [U.S. Cover Price] published March 1966
was The Coming of Galactus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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If This Be Doomsday!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Galactus; Silver Surfer; Watcher; Alicia Masters; Punisher (a half-robot alien)
Synopsis: The Fantastic Four try to slow Galactus while the Watcher takes the Human Torch to find a weapon to defeat Galactus. Alicia Masters convinces Silver Surfer to help humanity.
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From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #49 [unnamed variant] published April 1966
was If This Be Doomsday! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Galactus; Silver Surfer; Alicia Masters; Watcher; Coach Sam Thorpe; Whitey Mullins; Belle Thorne; Wyatt Wingfoot; Dean Ashler; Inhumans [Black Bolt; Medusa; Crystal; Gorgon]
Synopsis: With the aid of the Silver Surfer, the Fantastic Four convince Galactus to leave Earth. Johnny Storm begins to attend Metro College and meets Wyatt Wingfoot.
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From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #50 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1966
was The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Fantastic Four #86

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Richards]; Thing [Ben Grim]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Crystal]; Dr. Doom
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From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #86 [unnamed variant] published May 1969
was The Victims! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Dr. Doom

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Synopsis: Stan Lee discusses his creation of Dr. Doom.
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The Power and the Pride!

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Character(s): Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Human Torch; The Thing]; Crystal; Dr. Doom (villain); Doombots (villains); Hauptmann (villain; death)
Synopsis: The Fantastic Four have survived an attack by Dr. Doom thanks to the timely arrival of Sue and now they are running loose in Castle Doom. Dr. Doom invites them in for a little dinner and piano recital.
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From Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #87 [unnamed variant] published June 1969
was The Power and the Pride! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Epilogue

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In the beginning there were... THE FANTASTIC FOUR...

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