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Issue: Fantastic Four #49
Publication Date: April 1966
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Issues: #49 of 416 Issues (930 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: Marvel Comics GroupView Brand Images4
Indicia Publisher: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
On Sale Date: 01/11/1966
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 20 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1966 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
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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
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 8 times as/in other Issues.
reprinted 28 times as Content Items in other Issues.
Some/all of Issue reprinted as a Content Item in another Issue:
FlagSuper-Villain Classics #1 [Direct] published May 1983 as Galactus [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Some/all of Issue reprinted as/in 5 other Issues:
FlagKing-Size Kirby #[nn] published January 2015
FlagFantastic Four Epic Collection #3 [unnamed variant] published January 2018
FlagFantastic Four: Behold... Galactus! #[nn] published January 2018
FlagFantastic Four: Behold… Galactus! #[nn] published January 2019
FlagFantastic Four: Behold… Galactus! #[nn] published January 2019
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
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If This Be Doomsday!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #5 [Regular Edition] published January 2004
In Issue: FlagMarvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby #1 published October 2004
In Content Item: FlagLos 4 Fantásticos #76 published January 1967
as Si este fuera el día infernal [Illustration on Cover, Front]cover
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #45 published December 1972
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagThe Fantastic Four #[nn] published January 1979
as Fantastic Four #49 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #25 published October 1993
as Fantastic Four #49 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #[nn] published January 1998
as Les Inhumains sont parmi nous ! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Fantastic Four #3 [unnamed variant] published April 2000
as Fantastic Four #49 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagLe Surfer d'argent L'Intégrale #0 published July 2003
as If This Be Doomsday! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #2 [unnamed variant] published January 2007
as If This Be Doomsday! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #2 [unnamed variant] published January 2007
as Fantastic Four #49 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four : L'intégrale #1966 published May 2007
as Au jour du jugement... [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #1 [3] published September 2011
as ¡La Edad Dorada! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #1 [3] published September 2011
as If This Be Doomsday! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus #[nn] published January 2014
as Fantastic Four #49 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Polaris Nuclear Sub

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a (cardboard) sub over 7 feet long, big enough for 2 kids. Sold by Honor House Products.

Ad located inside front cover.
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If This Be Doomsday!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: science fiction, superhero
First Line: Galactus has landed on Earth!
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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In Issue: FlagMarvel-pocket #1/1985; 2 published January 1985
In Issue: FlagUne Aventure des Fantastiques #40 published January 1986
In Issue: FlagFantastic Four #[nn] published January 1998
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #5 [Regular Edition] published January 2004
In Issue: FlagMarvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby #1 published October 2004
In Issue: FlagSilver Surfer Epic Collection #1 [unnamed variant] published January 2014
In Content Item: FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #36 published July 1972
as If This Be Doomsday [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #45 published December 1972
as Il giorno del destino! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagUne Aventure des Fantastiques #2 published January 1973
as Est-ce le jour du jugement dernier ? [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Treasury Edition #2 published December 1974
as If This Be Doomsday! [Story on Interior Page(s)]edited
In Content Item: FlagThe Fantastic Four #[nn] published January 1979
as If This Be Doomsday! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel-pocket #2/1985 published January 1985
as Fantastiske Fire møter Galactus [Story on Interior Page(s)]page 1 removed
In Content Item: FlagSilver Surfer: The Coming of Galactus #[nn] published November 1992
as If This Be Doomsday! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Masterworks #25 published October 1993
as If This Be Doomsday! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagEssential Fantastic Four #3 [unnamed variant] published April 2000
as If This Be Doomsday! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagLe Surfer d'argent L'Intégrale #0 published July 2003
as Et Voici l'Apocalypse ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #2 [unnamed variant] published January 2007
as If This Be Doomsday! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four : L'intégrale #1966 published May 2007
as Au jour du jugement... [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #1 [3] published September 2011
as ¡El Día del Juicio! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus #[nn] published January 2014
as If This Be Doomsday! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Kirby's co-plotting is acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in many interviews. The credits read: "Written in the masterful manner of Stan Lee Illustrated in the magnificent mode of Jack Kirby."

The Punisher character in this issue is not the same as the latter Marvel hero.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Collectors’ Item Classics
Character(s): Spider-Man [Peter Parker]; Molten Man; Thor [Donald Blake]; Hercules; Jane Foster; Fantastic Four [Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Sandman [Flint Marko]; Ant-Man [Henry Pym]; Protector [Gerald Marsh]
First Line: More triumphs for Marvel..!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between story pages 4 and 5.

House ad for The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #35, Thor (Marvel, 1966 series) #126, and Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel. 1965 series) #2 using reprints of their covers and advertised as “now on sale.”
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Joker’s Special

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photography)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photography)
Colorist(s): ? (background and lettering only)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: 10 rib-splitting jokes and foolers $1.98
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for novelty and practical joke items.
Between story pages 4 and 5.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (panel background and lettering only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Start your own business!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for electronic appliance repair training from Christy Trades School, Inc. between story pages 8 and 9. on top half of page.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ? (background and lettering only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Now... fear no man! Don't be bullied! Turn your hands into "explosive" defense mechanism!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On lower half of page between story pages 8 and 9.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: 100 pc. Toy soldiers $1.25
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: On top half of page, between story pages 13 and 14.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photography)
Inker(s): ? (photography)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Come on, fella grab the chance to make $1 to $5 weekly and win dandy prizes, too
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad soliciting sellers of Grit newspaper.
On lower half of page between story pages 13 and 14.
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Stamps

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: U.S. stamps free!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Thumbnail ads for stamps, on top half of page between story pages 16 and 17.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Amazing illusory X-ray vision instantly!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for X-Ray glasses from Slimline Company.
Located between story pages 16 and 17, occupying lower half of page.
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Shop by Mail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photography)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photography)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Study art in spare time
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Thumbnail ads for novelty items and other products, between story pages 16 and 17.
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U.S. Gov't Surplus

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Hundreds of items for as little as 2¢ and 3¢ on the dollar direct by mail!
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for government surplus items: parachutes, boats, tents, machetes, etc.
Occupies top half of page.
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Hypno-Coin

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photography)
Inker(s): ? (photography)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for the Hypno-Coin from Hypnotic Aids Supply Co. located on lower half of page.
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: More mirthful, monumental, mind-staggering memoranda from your Marvel madmen!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes: How About That?; Didja Know?; Strictly Personal!; Department of Utter Confusion!; Let's Meet 26 More M.M.M.S. Members!; The Mighty Marvel Checklist; M.M.M.S. membership form.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Human Torch; Hulk; Spider-Man
First Line: Do people mutter yechh when you walk by?
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a Hulk sweatshirt and M.M.M.S. items.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mr. Fantastic; Invisible Girl; Thing; Sub-Mariner; Hulk
First Line: Dear Stan and Jack, lately, there seems to be a trend in your plots to eliminate any romantic implications.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four Omnibus #2 [unnamed variant] published January 2007
as Fantastic 4 Fan Page [Letters Page on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Ronald Lindenboom, Duke University North Carolina; Dave Cockrum, Naval Air Station Miramar California; W. A. Krohn, New Haven Connecticut; Allen Howlett, Jr., Long Beach California; Pete von Sholly, Chatham New York; Mike Glicksohn, Willowdale Ontario; Kathy Sue Krajco, Janesville Wisconsin; Stephen Stumpp, New York New York; Kenneth Kirby, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; Phil Watgen, Elgin Illinois; and Kevin Morgan, Johnstown Pennsylvania.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: Record riot
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for 60 songs on 10 records for $2.98.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?; ? (photography)
Inker(s): ?; ? (photography)
Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
First Line: American Basic Science Club's Master Lab...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for lab kits, inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photography)
Inker(s): ? (photography)
Colorist(s): ? (panel backgrounds and lettering only)
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Editor(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mike Marvel (photograph)
First Line: Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for a muscle building system on back cover.

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