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Issue: Fantastic Four #91
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Variant: U.S. Cover Price
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Indicia Publisher: Magazine Management Co. Inc.
On Sale Date: 07/16/1969
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.15 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (1 story, 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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Cover, Front
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The Thing Enslaved!

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superhero
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FlagFantastic Four #8 published September 1971
FlagFantastic Four : L'intégrale #1969 published January 2010
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #89 published September 1974
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #73 [30¢] published October 1977
as The Thing Enslaved! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #3 published June 2013
as The Thing Enslaved! [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
FlagHIP Classics #19141 published ?
as De slavenhandelaars! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
 
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Pocket spy telescope
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Inside front cover. Ad for novelty items from the Johnson Smith Co.
The Thing -- Enslaved!

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superhero
Whitey (villain); Skrulls (villains); Taxtor (villain)
Is that the slave you're buying for the...
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FlagFantastic Four #8 published September 1971
FlagUne Aventure des Fantastiques #12 published January 1977
FlagFantastic Four : L'intégrale #1969 published January 2010
FlagI Fantastici Quattro #89 published September 1974
as La Cosa in vendita [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagThe Fantastic Four Comic Album #2 [unnamed variant] published January 1975
as The Thing .. Enslaved! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagMarvel's Greatest Comics #73 [30¢] published October 1977
as The Thing-- Enslaved! [Story on Interior Page(s)]minus pages 7 and 20
FlagMarvel Gold. Los 4 Fantásticos #3 published June 2013
as La Cosa... ¡Esclavizado! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
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This story combines elements from two episodes of Star Trek the Original Series (1966-1969): forced gladiatorial combat for the entertainment of alien masters ("The Gamesters of Triskelion", aired January 05, 1968) and imitating 1920's American gangster culture ("A Piece of the Action", aired January 12, 1968).

These episodes aired on consecutive weeks in January 1968 and, given the time of publication, it is not inconceivable that Stan Lee or Jack Kirby (or both) could have borrowed from them... not knowing that, in the near future, Star Trek would become a well-known and well-studied mainstay of American popular culture.
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Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game
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Advertisement for Baseball game from Strat-O-Matic Game Co. located between story pages 3 and 4.
The Latest and Greatest Goodies from Maniacal Marvel!

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Includes: Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist
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Famous name prizes or cash...from Olympic
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Ad for sales people for greeting cards. Between story pages 6 and 7.
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Joe Weider (photograph)
Tired of being 'skinny'?
Ad for a weight-gain drink.
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Between story pages 9 and 10.
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Build a whole “Matchbox” car city in your room.
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Ad for Matchbox home display units, on top half of page between story pages 15 and 16.
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Weak-broken nails?
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Thumbnail ads for stamps and novelty items, on lower half of page between story pages 15 and 16.
Shop by Mail

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Who else wants a he-man body?
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Thumbnail ads for a variety of products including stamps, novelty items, and back-issue comic books, located between story pages 18 and 19.
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Tower of Shadows
Captain Marvel; Rick Jones; Captain America
Two more triumphs for Marvel.!
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House ad for Tower of Shadows (Marvel, 1969 series) #1 and Captain Marvel (Marvel, 1968 series) #17, with covers depicted and advertised as “now on sale.” Located on top half of page.
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Marvel Plastic Pillows; Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit
Spider-Man; Thor; Captain Marvel [Mar-Vell]
It's brand new!! Marvel's swingin' inflatable plastic pillows!
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Advertisement for Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows for $1.50 each and the Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00 each, located on lower half of page.
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Boys 12 or older sell Grit in your spare time
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Advertisement to sell Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co, located on upper half of page.
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Precise Publications Book & Dummy
I'll make you a master of karate
Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98.
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Located on lower half of page.
[untitled]

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Dr. Doom
Dear Stan and Jack, I have just read F.F. #87 and I have to...
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Letters from: R. E. Plummer, Bob Sennett, Steve Puckett, Donald McGregor, Mike Burton, and Paul M. Kay.
[untitled]

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Famous Artists School
Do you have art talent worth developing?
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Ad for the Famous Artists School.
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American Basic Science Club, Inc.
America's greatest values in science labs and courses!
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Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.
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If you need extra money & you know just 10 people...
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Back cover. Ad to sell greeting cards to earn money.

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