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Issue: Fantastic Four #81
Publication Date: December 1968
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Issues: #81 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: 09/10/1968
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (1 story, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from 1968 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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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted from anywhere.
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Enter -- The Exquisite Elemental!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #2 published September 2012
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #78 published April 1974
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #63 [25¢ Cover Price] published May 1976
as Enter - The Exquisite Elemental! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four : L'intégrale #1968 published June 2009
as Bienvenue, exquise élémentale ! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photography)
Inker(s): ? (photography)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Look what's happening to the handsome muscular men on Muscle Beach, California!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Ad for the "007" Twister from Joe Weider.
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Enter -- The Exquisite Elemental!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
First Line: Crys! Where'd you get the new FF costume?
Synopsis: Crystal joins the team while Sue is recovering from Franklin's birth. The Wizard attacks the Baxter Building.
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In Issue: FlagEssential Fantastic Four #4 published January 2005
In Issue: FlagMarvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four #8 [Regular Edition] published March 2005
In Issue: FlagFantastic Four: Extended Family #[nn] published May 2011
In Issue: FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #2 published September 2012
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four #4 published September 1970
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagI Fantastici Quattro #78 published April 1974
as La signora degli elementi [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #63 [25¢ Cover Price] published May 1976
as Enter - The Exquisite Elemental [Story on Interior Page(s)]2 pages removed
In Content Item: FlagFantastic Four : L'intégrale #1968 published June 2009
as Exquise Élémentale ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 20
Disclose Notes: Kirby's co-plot credit is widely acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in numerous interviews. Credit here reads: "Profoundly produced by: Stan (The Man) Lee and Jack (King) Kirby."
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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
Subject Matter
First Line: Look, fellows!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad solicits boys to sell Grit magazine. Located between story pages 3 and 4.
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Marvel Super-Heroes T-Shirts; Merry Marvel Marching Society membership kit
Character(s): Spider-Man; Thor; The Thing; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]; The Hulk
First Line: It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Between story pages 6 and 7.

Promo for inflatable Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows. $1.50 each plus 15 cents postage. Also Marvel super-hero t-shirts featuring Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk. $2.00 each including postage. And The Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00. Two mail-in coupons: Marvel Comics Group (Dept. PP or Dept. AJ) 625 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., N.Y 10022.
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Free! Giant Stallion Mural Full Color Masterpiece Free!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Colonial Studios art prints
First Line: Superb, original oil painting reproduction – yours free when you purchase these 4 magnificent thoroughbreds
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for oil painting reproductions of majestic horses, between story pages 6 and 7.
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World's Fastest Train

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Cheerios Kid
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Illustrated ad for Cheerios breakfast cereal, featuring the "New Tokaido" train in Japan, which makes a 320.2 mile trip averaging 101 miles per hour. Located between story pages 9 and 10.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hobby Coin Co. Surprise Coin Packet
Character(s): Boy; girl
First Line: Collect coins... the hobby road to riches
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad, with order coupon, from Hobby Coin Co., located between story pages 15 and 16, on top half of page.
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Stamps; Shop by Mail

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
First Line: Have your poems set to music
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Seventeen small ads between story pages 15 and 16, on 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
Subject Matter
First Line: Free the secrets of muscle power
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Small ads, between story pages 18 and 19.
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (promo copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Mister Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]
First Line: A plethora of pronouncements up for grabs!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ? (photography)
Inker(s): ? (photography)
Colorist(s): ? (background only)
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): H. H. Ward & Co. formula
First Line: Must I lose my hair?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Ad for H. H. Ward & Co., Inc. hair restorer.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): The Thing [Ben Grimm]
First Line: Dear Stan, Jack, and Joe, Grr! I am boiling mad!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from: Karl Reif, Charles Bromley, Gary Davis, Ray Whitson, Dudley Bolbat, F. James Mohl, Marshall Strauss, and Achille Di Bacco; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.
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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
First Line: More Marvel masterpieces...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: House ad for Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #6, The Spectacular Spider-Man (Marvel, 1968 series) #2, and The Amazing Spider-Man Annual (Marvel, 1964 series) #5, advertised as "Now on Sale!"
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Creative Card Company Christmas cards
First Line: Good news for you who want to make extra money easily!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover. Ad for the Creative Card Company.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ? (ad copy)
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Famous Artists Schools
Character(s): Norman Rockwell
First Line: We're looking for people who like to draw
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists Schools.

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