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Issue: Fantastic Four #11
Publication Date: February 1963
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Issues: #11 of 416 Issues (930 Printings)
Title:
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)
19 (2 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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The Impossible Man

Illustration  on  Cover, Front 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]]; The Impossible Man (introduction)
First Line: What’s going on here?
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Shop by Mail

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First Line: .177 cal. famous Rosco air rifle
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Disclose Notes: Ad for stamps and other products, inside front cover.
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A Visit with the Fantastic Four

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]] (origin retelling); Willie Lumpkin (introduction]; The Skrulls (flashback)
First Line: Say, fella, what's everyone standin' on line for?
Synopsis: Willie Lumpkin brings to the Fantastic Four their huge mailbag. It makes them think about their youths and their origin.
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Pages: 11
Job Number: X-72
Disclose Notes: This story contains a defense of Sue Storm's membership by Reed which appears to be a justification of her membership. It will be another year before Sue is given additional forcefield powers to "beef up" her abilities.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Padell Book Co. Books
First Line: You can have the secret weapon!
Synopsis: An advertisement for Padell Book Company's instruction booklets for self-defense, hypnotism, mechanical drawing, etc.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between pages 6 and 7 of previous story sequence.
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Tiki Gods

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Feature(s): Greenwich Village Handicrafts
Synopsis: Ad for tiki god trinkets.
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Pages: 0.5
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Ugly Blackheads Out in Seconds

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Feature(s): Balcony Products; Vacutex
Synopsis: Ad for a blackhead extractor.
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl; The Thing; Mr. Fantastic; The Human Torch]
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Pages: 2
Job Number: X-74
Disclose Notes: Letters from James Barnhill and Larry Berry, Larry Tucker, Billy Rintz, Kurt Dagenais, William Paul, Betty Dille, Johnny Storm, David Lancaster, and Sherman Howard with replies by Stan Lee. Illos of Sue, Ben and Reed from earlier stories. Human Torch illo possibly by Sol Brodsky.
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Prince Namor, the Mighty Sub-Mariner!

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page
Character(s): Namor the Sub-Mariner
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Pages: 1
Job Number: X-75
Disclose Notes: Pin-up of Namor and his undersea headquarters. Job number from original art.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Clyde Beatty
First Line: Hey kids! Join the Clyde Beatty Tropical Animal Club of America and receive a free live pet!
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Boys — 12 or Older —

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Synopsis: Ad soliciting sellers of Grit newspaper.
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The Impossible Man

Story  on  Interior Page(s) from base issue
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; The Impossible Man (introduction)
First Line: He's the most dangerous creature in the galaxy!
Synopsis: The police call the Fantastic four to help against a childish extra-terrestrial.
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Pages: 11
Job Number: X-73
Disclose Notes: Superman (DC, 1987 series) #50 (Dec. 1990) depicts Mr. Mxyzptlk on a vacation as the Impossible Man harassing the Fantastic Four, with dialogue taken from this issue.
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Perrywheel
First Line: Hey kids be a wheel in the neighborhood with the new Perrywheel
Synopsis: Ad for steering wheel device to attach to a bicycle, thereby enabling it to be steered like a motor car.
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Disclose Notes: On top half of page, between pages 5 and 6 of previous story sequence.
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Kissing Dolls

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Feature(s): Kissing Dolls
First Line: Only 50c complete set
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[untitled]

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Feature(s): Magic Viewer
First Line: Here’s something you’ve always wanted Storyland series
Synopsis: Ad for color transparencies and viewer.
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On top half of page, between pages 6 and 7 of previous story sequence.
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New Accordians — Save up to 1/2

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Accordions
Synopsis: Advertisement for new accordions from Accordion Corporation of America
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): Commercial Trades Institute Booklet
First Line: Amazing new home training plan in auto repairing
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Boys! Girls! Men! Women!

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Feature(s): Blair Quality Products
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Learn Radio Television Electronics

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Feature(s): National Radio Institute
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Disclose Notes: Send for free information on NRI electronics courses.
Inside back cover.
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Reward $9,985.50 for This Coin!

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Feature(s): Best Values Co. Coin Catalog
Synopsis: Send $1 for a catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: On back cover.

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