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Issue: Fantastic Four #13
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Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MCView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
On Sale Date: 01/03/1963
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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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 Red Ghost!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
superhero
The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]
Mystery on the moon!!!
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #2 [Regular Edition] published July 2003
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #2 published January 2009
FlagLos 4 Fantásticos #13 published September 1963
as Misterio de la Luna [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagDemonen #3/1969 published October 1969
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #9 published July 1971
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagMarvel Masterworks #6 published October 1988
as Fantastic Four #13 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagEssential Fantastic Four #1 [unnamed variant] published October 1998
as Fantastic Four #13 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2005
as The Red Ghost! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel 70th Anniversary Collection #[nn] published July 2009
as The Red Ghost! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Fill the gaps in your family's education with the amazing Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia
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Ad for a set of encyclopedias from Cadillac Publishing Co.
inside front cover
The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Part 1]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Fantastic Four [The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff] (origin); The Red Ghost's super-apes (origin)
Twilight in New York!
While Reed prapares a journey to the Blue Area of the Moon, Ivan Kragoff trains three apes to pilot a spaceship and take possession of the moon "for the communist empire".
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #2 [Regular Edition] published July 2003
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #2 published January 2009
FlagFantastic Four Epic Collection #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2014
FlagMarvel Collectors' Item Classics #7 published February 1967
as The Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagDemonen #3/1969 published October 1969
as De Fantastiske Fire mot Ivan Kragoff og de fantastiske super-apene hans! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #9 published July 1971
as Lo Spirito Rosso e le sue incredibili super scimmie! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGiant-Size Fantastic Four #2 published August 1974
as The Fantastic Four, versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel Masterworks #6 published October 1988
as The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagEssential Fantastic Four #1 [unnamed variant] published October 1998
as The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2005
as The Fantastic Four, Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel 70th Anniversary Collection #[nn] published July 2009
as The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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Part 2 Menace on the Moon!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost’s super-apes; The Watcher [Uatu] (introduction)
Meanwhile, in the American ship, safely shielded against the mysterious cosmic rays...
In space, the Fantastic Four's ship crosses that of Ivan Kragoff and they learn of the powers the apes have acquired before landing on the moon.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #2 [Regular Edition] published July 2003
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #2 published January 2009
FlagFantastic Four Epic Collection #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2014
FlagMarvel Collectors' Item Classics #7 published February 1967
as [The Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes!] Part 2: Menace on the Moon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #9 published July 1971
as Lo Spirito Rosso e le sue incredibili super scimmie! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGiant-Size Fantastic Four #2 published August 1974
as The Fantastic Four, versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel Masterworks #6 published October 1988
as Part 2 Menace on the Moon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagEssential Fantastic Four #1 [unnamed variant] published October 1998
as The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2005
as The Fantastic Four, Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel 70th Anniversary Collection #[nn] published July 2009
as Part 2 Menace on the Moon! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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baboon; gorilla; orangutan; Blue Area; ancient civilization
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
To men who want big money but don’t know how to get started
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1
Send for three free booklets with information on CTI courses in air conditioning and refrigeration.
Between 1st and 2nd pages of previous story sequence (pages numbered 6 and 7.)
Draw the First Day

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Subject Matter
An amazing invention — ‘magic art reproducer’
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Ad for “Magic Art Reproducer” drawing aid from Norton Products.
Part 3 The Watcher Appears!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Watcher [Uatu]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost's super-apes
Suddenly, before the Thing can make another move, the three apes are whisked away from him by an invisible force...
The Watcher appears and explains where he comes from and why he cannot take sides in the battle between the Fantastic Four and the Red Ghost.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #2 [Regular Edition] published July 2003
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #2 published January 2009
FlagFantastic Four Epic Collection #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2014
FlagMarvel Collectors' Item Classics #7 published February 1967
as [The Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes!] Part 3: The Watcher Appears! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #9 published July 1971
as Lo Spirito Rosso e le sue incredibili super scimmie! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGiant-Size Fantastic Four #2 published August 1974
as The Fantastic Four, versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel Masterworks #6 published October 1988
as Part 3 The Watcher Appears! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagEssential Fantastic Four #1 [unnamed variant] published October 1998
as The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2005
as The Fantastic Four, Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel 70th Anniversary Collection #[nn] published July 2009
as Part 3 The Watcher Appears! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
3
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit
Ad solicits boys to sell Grit newspaper.
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Occupies top half of page.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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? (photograph)
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typeset
?
Subject Matter
Learn any dance fast!
Ad for giant foot charts for dancing for $1.00.
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Miscellaneous
0.25
Occupies center portion of page.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
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? (photograph)
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?
Subject Matter
Live sea horses!
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Ad for "mated pair of Dwarf species Living Sea Horses" for $6.98 for two pairs. On bottom portion of page.
Part 4 Duel in the Dead City!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
superhero
The Fantastic Four [The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; The Red Ghost [Ivan Kragoff]; The Red Ghost's super-apes; The Watcher [Uatu]
We're inside an enormous dead city!
The Fantastic Four battles the Red Ghost and his super-apes on the moon.
Reprinting
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #2 [Regular Edition] published July 2003
FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #2 published January 2009
FlagFantastic Four Epic Collection #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2014
FlagMarvel Collectors' Item Classics #7 published February 1967
as [The Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes!] Part 4: Duel in the Dead City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #9 published July 1971
as Lo Spirito Rosso e le sue incredibili super scimmie! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagGiant-Size Fantastic Four #2 published August 1974
as The Fantastic Four, versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel Masterworks #6 published October 1988
as Part 4 Duel in the Dead City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagEssential Fantastic Four #1 [unnamed variant] published October 1998
as The Fantastic Four Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Part 1] [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2005
as The Fantastic Four, Versus the Red Ghost and His Indescribable Super-Apes! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel 70th Anniversary Collection #[nn] published July 2009
as Part 4 Duel in the Dead City! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
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typeset
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Subject Matter
Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!
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Send for a catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins. Ad from Best Values Co.
On top half of page following 5th page of previous story sequence (page numbered 19.)
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
1001 things that you can get free
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Ad for Money-Making Ideas Booklets offering money-making and money-saving ideas.
On lower half of page following 5th page of previous story sequence (page numbered 19.)
Now on Sale!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (promo copy)
?
Subject Matter
superhero
Amazing Spider-Man; Tales of Suspense
Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Fantastic Four [Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]]; Iron Man [Tony Stark]
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Between story pages numbered 19 and 20. House ad for Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #1, and Tales of Suspense (Marvel, 1959 series) #39 with covers shown.
Stamps; Shop by Mail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Subject Matter
Stamp collecting outfit
Ad for stamps and other products.
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Miscellaneous
1
Before 6th page of previous story sequence (page numbered 20.)
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
typeset
Subject Matter
The Thing
Reprinting
FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2005
as [untitled] [Letters Page on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
2
Letters page replies by Stan Lee. Thing illustration taken from an earlier issue. Letter from George R. R. Martin.
104 Kings' Knights

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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typeset
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Subject Matter
Knights
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Ad, with order coupon, for plastic toy knights from 104 Kings' Knights.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
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? (panel backgrounds only)
typeset
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Subject Matter
Mike Marvel (photo)
Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method can build you a magnificent new he-man-muscled body in just ten minutes a day
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Miscellaneous
1
Ad for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
? (photographs)
? (photographs)
typeset
?
Subject Matter
Learn radio television electronics by practicing at home in your spare time
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Miscellaneous
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Advertisement to learn how to repair televisions and radios from the National Radio Institute. Located on inside rear cover.
[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
? (ad copy)
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typeset
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Subject Matter
Make $5.00 to $20.00 a week extra operating this ‘Saturday morning shoe store’
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Miscellaneous
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Ad to earn money by selling shoes, on back cover.

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