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Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1962-02-08

Editing: Stan Lee (editor)

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The Coming of the Sub-Mariner!

(Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby
Inks:	Sol Brodsky
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Stop him!

Characters:

The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner

Reprints (35)

in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)

in Strange Spécial Origines (Editions Lug, 1981 series) #199 (5 juillet 1986) [Recolorié/Recolored]
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987)
in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black and white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)
in Marvel Origins (Hachette [DE], 2023 series) #2 - Fantastic Four 1 (1961) ([September] 2023)
in Fantastic Four #4 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2025 series) (June 2025)

This issue has 1 variant

#4 [British]

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: MC
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: ?

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Indexer Notes

The on-sale date is the publication date reported in U. S. Copyright Office filings.

Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin!

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Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page

The Coming of... Sub-Mariner! Chapter 1 On the Trail of the Torch!

(Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks:	Sol Brodsky
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek

Genre:superhero
Job Number:V-643

First Line of Dialogue or Text:At a secret skyscraper hideout, in the caverns of New York, three of the most fantastic humans on earth are found!
Keywords:Baxter Building; Fantasticar; motorcyles

Characters:

The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Monster from Mars-statue (flashback); Miracle Man (flashback)

Synopsis:: The Fantastic Four is searching for the runaway Human Torch.; in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
which is reprinted
in Creepy Worlds (Alan Class, 1962 series) #34 ([1964?])
in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (février 1969)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #141
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #7 (November 18, 1972)
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 (1976)
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
in The Fantastic Four (Oberon, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 - Le retour du Prince des Mers (2e trimestre 1980)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #2 (January 1986)
which is reprinted
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #2
in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #15 (Junio 1995) [Págs. 9-16]
in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 1]
which is reprinted
in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)
in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Super Eroi Classic (Rizzoli Libri, 2017 series) #2 - Fantastici Quattro 1: Prigionieri del Dottor Destino! (Aprile 2017)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)
in Fantastic Four #4 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2025 series) (June 2025)

[no title indexed]

(Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 1 page

Script:	Stan Lee
Pencils:	Jack Kirby
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Feature Logo:Fantastic 4 Fan Page

Characters:

Thing; Invisible Girl

Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Letters from Len Blake, Anthony Gonzales, S. Goldberg, Shirley Howard, Bruce Fogel, Jim Moony, and "unsigned."

How to 'Take Charge' of a Highly-Paid Job in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

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Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page

Chapter 2 Enter the Sub-Mariner!

(Table of Contents: 5)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks:	Sol Brodsky
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Flame off, Torch!
Keywords:automobiles; comic books; flop houses

Characters:

The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner

Synopsis:: Fleeing the Thing, the runaway Human Torch finds the amnesiac Sub-Mariner.; in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (février 1969)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #141
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #7 (November 18, 1972)
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 (1976) [edited]
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
in The Fantastic Four (Oberon, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 - Le retour du Prince des Mers (2e trimestre 1980)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #2 (January 1986)
which is reprinted
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #2
in Spider-Man Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #15 (Junio 1995) [Págs. 9-16]
in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 2]
which is reprinted
in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)
in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Super Eroi Classic (Rizzoli Libri, 2017 series) #2 - Fantastici Quattro 1: Prigionieri del Dottor Destino! (Aprile 2017)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)
in Fantastic Four #4 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2025 series) (June 2025)

Indexer Notes

Revival of the Sub-Mariner as a noble anti-hero.

8mm Motion Picture Projector

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8mm Motion Picture Projector / advertisement / 0.5 page

Complete 4 Piece Matched Set of Luggage

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Matched Set of Luggage / advertisement / 0.5 page

Chapter 3 Let the World Beware!

(Table of Contents: 8)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 3 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks:	Sol Brodsky
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek

Genre:superhero
Job Number:V-643

First Line of Dialogue or Text:At the very moment that Johnny Storm makes his incredible discovery, the other members of the Fantastic Four are continuing their strange search...
Keywords:commuter trains; helicopters; undersea civilizations

Characters:

The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner

Synopsis:: The Human Torch drops the Sub-Mariner into the sea and he regains his memory.; in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (février 1969)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #141
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #8 (November 25, 1972) [The bottom two panels of story page 11 (Chapter 3 splash page) are omitted]
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 (1976) [edited]
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
in The Fantastic Four (Oberon, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 - Le retour du Prince des Mers (2e trimestre 1980)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 3]
which is reprinted
in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)
in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Super Eroi Classic (Rizzoli Libri, 2017 series) #2 - Fantastici Quattro 1: Prigionieri del Dottor Destino! (Aprile 2017)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)
in Fantastic Four #4 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2025 series) (June 2025)

Learn Radio-Television Electronics

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National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page

Chapter 4 Sub-Mariner's Revenge!

(Table of Contents: 10)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks:	Sol Brodsky
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek

Genre:superhero

First Line of Dialogue or Text:No sooner does Namor utter those fateful words, than the three other members of the mighty foursome, back at their headquarters again, planning their next move, see...
Keywords:Fantasticar; monsters; nuclear bombs

Characters:

The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto (introduction)

Synopsis:: The Sub-Mariner sends Giganto to smash New York.; in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (février 1969)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #141
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #8 (November 25, 1972) [The splash panel of this chapter's opening page (story page 14) is deleted in this reprint which, combined with the two omitted panels from page 11, reduces the overall page count by one]
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 (1976) [edited]
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
in The Complete Fantastic Four (Marvel UK, 1977 series) #9 (23 November 1977)
in The Fantastic Four (Oberon, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 - Le retour du Prince des Mers (2e trimestre 1980)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 (February 1986)
which is reprinted
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #3
in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 4]
which is reprinted
in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)
in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Super Eroi Classic (Rizzoli Libri, 2017 series) #2 - Fantastici Quattro 1: Prigionieri del Dottor Destino! (Aprile 2017)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)
in Fantastic Four #4 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2025 series) (June 2025)

I'll Give You the Keys to This Brand New Car…

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Mason Shoes and Leather Jackets / advertisement / 0.5 page

Look! Boys Wanted to Sell Grit

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 12)

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page

Mister Fantastic

(Table of Contents: 13)

Fantastic Four / illustration / 1 page

Script:	Stan Lee (signed as Lee)
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (signed as Kirby)
Inks:	Sol Brodsky
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Mr. Fantastic

Reprints (13)

Indexer Notes

The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page; Pin-up of Reed Richards/Mr.Fantastic

Stamps; Shop by Mail

(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 14)

advertisement / 1 page

Chapter 5 Return to the Deep!

(Table of Contents: 15)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages

Script:	Stan Lee (signed as Stan Lee [early- to mid-career])
Pencils:	Jack Kirby (signed as J. KIRBY)
Inks:	Sol Brodsky
Colors:	Stan Goldberg
Letters:	Artie Simek

Genre:superhero
Job Number:V-643

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Slowly, warily, knowing that each step might be his last, the Thing stalks deeper and deeper inside the gigantic sea creature...
Keywords:monsters; nuclear bombs

Characters:

The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto (death)

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!"; in Die Fantastischen Vier (BSV - Williams, 1974 series) #6
in Die Fantastischen Vier (Condor, 1979 series) #1
in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3 (June 1966)
in Fantastiske Fire (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1968 series) #4/1968 ([april] 1968)
in Fantask (Editions Lug, 1969 series) #1 (février 1969)
in Hit Comics (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #141
in I Fantastici Quattro (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #3 (4 Maggio 1971)
in The Mighty World of Marvel (Marvel UK, 1972 series) #8 (November 25, 1972)
in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 (1976) [edited]
in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977)
in The Complete Fantastic Four (Marvel UK, 1977 series) #9 (23 November 1977)
in The Fantastic Four (Oberon, 1979 series) #1 (1979)
in The Fantastic Four (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) (1979)
in Une Aventure des Fantastiques (Editions Lug, 1973 series) #21 - Le retour du Prince des Mers (2e trimestre 1980)
in The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (Marvel, 1985 series) #3 (February 1986)
which is reprinted
in Marvel Saga (SatellitFörlaget, 1988 series) #3
in Essential Marvel Saga (Marvel, 2008 series) #1 (2008)
in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2 ([November] 1987) [part 5]
which is reprinted
in Marvel Klassik (Panini Deutschland, 1998 series) #4 (1998)
in Fantastic Four Classic (Planeta DeAgostini, 1993 series) #2 (Junio 1993)
in Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 1994 series) (May 1994)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1997 series) #[1] (November 1997)
in Grandson of Origins of Marvel Comics (Marvel, 1998 series) ([March] 1998)
in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1 (October 1998) [black & white]
in Biblioteca Marvel: Los 4 Fantásticos (Planeta DeAgostini, 1999 series) #01 (Octubre 1999)
in Fantastic Firsts (Marvel, 2002 series) (January 2002)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1 (2003)
in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1 (2005)
in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2009 series) #1 (2009)
in Fantastic Four Epic Collection (Marvel, 2014 series) #1 - The World's Greatest Comic Magazine (2014)
in Marvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos (Panini España, 2011 series) #1 - Génesis (Junio 2016)
in Super Eroi Classic (Rizzoli Libri, 2017 series) #2 - Fantastici Quattro 1: Prigionieri del Dottor Destino! (Aprile 2017)
in Kirby Is… Fantastic! King-Size (Marvel, 2019 series) (2019)
in Coleção Clássica Marvel (Panini Brasil, 2021 series) #2 - Quarteto Fantástico 1 (março 2021)
in Namor, the Sub-Mariner Epic Collection (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - Enter the Sub-Mariner (2021)
in Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2021 series) #1 - The Earth's Mightiest Heroes (2021)
in Biblioteca Marvel (Panini España, 2022 series) #1 - Los 4 Fantásticos 1 ([Diciembre] 2022)
in Fantastic Four (Penguin Classics Marvel Collection) (Penguin Random House, 2023 series) (2023)
in Fantastic Four #4 Facsimile Edition (Marvel, 2025 series) (June 2025)

The Coming of the Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents)

Fantastic Four / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page

The Coming of... Sub-Mariner! Chapter 1 On the Trail of the Torch! (Table of Contents: 2)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Fantastic 4 Fan Page / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

How to 'Take Charge' of a Highly-Paid Job in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Commercial Trades Institute Courses / advertisement / 1 page

Chapter 2 Enter the Sub-Mariner! (Table of Contents: 5)

Fantastic Four / comic story / 5 pages

Indexer Notes

8mm Motion Picture Projector (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 6)

8mm Motion Picture Projector / advertisement / 0.5 page

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Learn Radio-Television Electronics (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 9)

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Chapter 4 Sub-Mariner's Revenge! (Table of Contents: 10)

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Mister Fantastic (Table of Contents: 13)

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Chapter 5 Return to the Deep! (Table of Contents: 15)

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Bike Bonanza of Big Buys (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

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Record Your Voice at Home (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 17)

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Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 18)

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page

Start Your Own Business! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 19)

Christy Trades School Training / advertisement / 1 page

He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

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The Coming of the Sub-Mariner!

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The Coming of... Sub-Mariner! Chapter 1 On the Trail of the Torch!

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How to 'Take Charge' of a Highly-Paid Job in Air Conditioning & Refrigeration

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Chapter 2 Enter the Sub-Mariner!

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8mm Motion Picture Projector

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Complete 4 Piece Matched Set of Luggage

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Chapter 3 Let the World Beware!

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Learn Radio-Television Electronics

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Chapter 4 Sub-Mariner's Revenge!

(Table of Contents: 10)

I'll Give You the Keys to This Brand New Car…

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Look! Boys Wanted to Sell Grit

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Mister Fantastic

(Table of Contents: 13)

Stamps; Shop by Mail

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Chapter 5 Return to the Deep!

(Table of Contents: 15)

Bike Bonanza of Big Buys

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Record Your Voice at Home

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Boys! Men! My Secret New Dynaflex Method

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Start Your Own Business!

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He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw

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