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Issue: Fantastic Four #5
Publication Date: July 1962
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Issues: #5 of 416 Issues (930 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: British
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: 9.0 pence GBQ 0-0-9
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
22 (5 stories, 1 cover) from base issue
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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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Meet... Doctor Doom!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
First Line: With a turn of this dial, I shall destroy the four of you forever!!
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Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin!

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Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Indicia at bottom of the page.

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Prisoners of Doctor Doom! Part 1

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
First Line: The Fantastic Four!! Hah!
Synopsis: Doctor Doom takes the Invisible Girl hostage to insure her teammates' obedience.
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Job Number: V-735
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Letters from Roy Thomas, Mike Randall, Rick McGuire, Scotty Smith, William J. Marcolongo, Roger Mann, Harold McIntosh, Cruz Jiminez, William Frazier, and Ronn Foss.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Insect Collecting Kit
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Disclose Notes: Ad for an Insect Collecting Kit from the Honor House Prod. Corp. on the upper half of the page.
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Amazing Wrist Radio

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Disclose Notes: Ad for wrist radio with private ear phone for $2.98, from Honor House Products.
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Part 2 Back to the Past!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]
First Line: He's taking Sue aboard his ship!
Synopsis: Doctor Doom brings the Fantastic Four to his castle stronghold in the USA. There he sends the Torch, the Thing and Mr. Fantastic back in time to retrieve the pirate Blackbeard's treasure.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Ever think of the big money you could earn as an auto mechanic?
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Part 3 On the Trail of Blackbeard

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]
First Line: Hours later, the Thing is first to awaken...
Synopsis: The Thing takes command of a sailing ship in the era of the pirate Blackbeard.
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[untitled]

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First Line: 1001 things you can get free
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[untitled]

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First Line: Save hundreds of dollars...
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Disclose Notes: Ad for the "Amazing Chest-O Bank" for $1.98, from Medford Products.
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Part 4 Battle!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom] (his hand only)
Synopsis: The Thing takes on the role of Blackbeard the Pirate and wishes to remain in the past.
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Job Number: V-735
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Boys — 12 or Older —

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[untitled]

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First Line: Giant 10-foot Inflatable boa constrictor
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Now on Sale!

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Character(s): The Hulk; Bruce Banner; General Thunderbolt Ross; Betty Ross
First Line: Need we say more?
Synopsis: House advertisement for The Incredible Hulk (Marvel, 1962 series) #1 with cover shown.
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Shop by Mail

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First Line: Stop — think
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Part 5 The Vengeance of Doctor Doom!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; Doctor Doom [Victor Von Doom]; Doctor Doom's robot
First Line: Look!! Floating in the air, above us!
Synopsis: Doom tries to kill the Fantastic Four when they return from the past, but Invisible Girl saves them. Doom escapes with his jetpack.
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Job Number: V-735
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Tiki Gods

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Disclose Notes: Ad for tiki god trinkets from Greenwich Village Handicrafts.
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Reversible Auto Seat Covers

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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for seat covers from Novel Mfg. on lower half of page.
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Treasure Chest of Fun

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Disclose Notes: An advertisement for Honor House Products Corporation.
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2 Complete Fishing Outfits

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Disclose Notes: Ad for tackle box, fishing rods and lures.
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He's Looking for People Who Like to Draw

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Character(s): Albert Dorne (caricature)
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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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