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Issue: Fantastic! #12
Publication Date: May 1967
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Issues: #12 of 89 Issues
Title:
Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagIPC
Brand:
Indicia Publisher: Odhams Press Ltd
On Sale Date: 04/29/1967
Volume:
Pages: 40
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: £9.00 GBP
9.0 pence GBQ 0-0-9
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 12 (4 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: colour cover; black and white interior
Dimensions: 7.75" x 11.25"
Paper Stock: newsprint
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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The Blob

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Blob; Magneto; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Mastermind; Toad
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagThe X-Men #7 [unnamed variant] published September 1964
was The Return of the Blob! [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Sandu, Master Of The Supernatural! Part 2

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thor [Doctor Donald Blake]; Loki; Sandu (introduction); Jane Foster; Odin; Valkyries (introduction)
Synopsis: Loki has given a greedy carnival mystic magical powers in order to use him to attack Thor. Thor is overcome in their first battle, but with the help of Odin and his belt of strength he defeats Loki's pawn.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 6
Disclose Notes: Panels 1 and 3 of the first page of this reprinted segment (i.e. page 8 of the original) have been replaced by some text recapping the story so far.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Letters from Anthony Tetley, Andre Bylik, Michael Knowles, Mark Percey, Jimmy Cooper and William Wilson
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Just Like the Real Thing!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Airfix construction kits.
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Neil Wins The Chance Of A Lifetime

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Character(s): Neil Smith; The coach of the county team
Synopsis: Neil Smith, aged 14, is a very good table-tennis player. Between matches he likes to smoke cigarettes. The county team coach sees Neil smoking and admonishes him. He cycles home but, climbing a steep hill, runs out of breath. He decides to give up smoking and to work at improving his game. As a result he is selected to play for the Great Britain national team at a tournament in America. With the money he has saved by quitting smoking, he has been able to afford a new camera. Neil wins his match which is watched by millions on T.V.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Anti-smoking public service announcement.
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The Menace of the Blob

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): The X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Angel; Beast; Iceman]; Brotherhood of Evil Mutants [Magneto; Quicksilver; Scarlet Witch; Mastermind; Toad]; Blob
Synopsis: The X-Men graduate from Xavier's school. The Professor says he is taking a leave of absence and puts Cyclops in charge. He shows him his new mutant-detecting machine, Cerebro. Magneto finds the Blob and invites him to join the Brotherhood. During a scuffle, Xavier's mental blocks dissolve and Blob remembers the secret of the X-Men.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Disclose Notes: Story retitled from the original "The Return Of The Blob". This is because the X-Men's first encounter with The Blob (from X-Men #3) was reprinted in Fantastic Annual 1968 (which had not yet been published) rather than in the weekly comic. Therefore, readers of Fantastic would have been confused by the word "return" in the story title. Some explanatory captions are rewritten by an unknown letterer; Two panels from the next segment of the story serve as a preview for next week's issue of Fantastic. They are - panel 1 of page 15; panel 1 of page 16.
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[untitled]

In-house Column  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Hype page.
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New Mighty Magic Wiz

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Advertisement for Walls' new banana and toffee-flavored ice cream, endorsed by Leslie Crowther (a British T.V. celebrity of the 1960's)
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The Adventures Of Anglo Ace

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Anglo Ace; The Dreaded Kang; The Dreaded Kang Gang
Synopsis: Anglo Ace receives a tip-off that the Dreaded Kang gang intend to rob the Bank of England. He investigates, is overpowered, and is dragged before the dreaded Kang himself before being sealed in a steel box and thrown into a fathomless subterranean pool. He cuts his way out with a laser torch and then flies off to tackle the gang. He imprisons the gang in a giant Anglo bubble gum bubble and flattens the Dreaded Kang with an impressive left hook to the jaw. He then relaxes with some Anglo Bubbly, breaks the fourth wall and endorses Anglo products.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Advertisement, in comic strip form, for Anglo bubble gum.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure, science fiction
Character(s): The Missing Link; Professor Richard Allen; Professor Viktor Kelso; Lita Munro
First Line: Is this the end of the link?
Synopsis: The Link is about to be shot by some soldiers. At that precise moment, Dr. Viktor Kelso turns up the power of his "Paralyser" device, immobilising everybody for miles around, including the soldiers. The Link, because of his strength, still retains his mobility but is weakened. He goes off to confront Dr. Kelso (who is protected from paralysis by his containment suit.) The Link succumbs to the effects of the Paralyser and collapses. When he comes around, he picks up some "Top Secret" documents which are strewn across the floor just as the soldiers burst in and accuse him of stealing secrets.
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Pages: 4
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The Hands Of The Mandarin!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin; "Pepper" Potts; "Happy" Hogan; Bill; General Ho Lee
Synopsis: The Pentagon sends Iron Man into China to get information on the Mandarin, an evil scientist feared even by the the Chinese regime. Iron Man struggles to overcome the Mandarin's powerful rings and martial arts, but he escapes his castle.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The British editors were uncomfortable about the strong anti-Communist messages which frequently appeared in Marvel stories of this era. Some captions are relettered to remove all references to "red" and "Communism".
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Wanda The Scarlet Witch

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): A Power House Pin-Up
Character(s): The Scarlet Witch
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Pin-up page. Artist unknown, but it has a slight hint of very early Barry Smith to it. However I could not say with any degree of certainty that it is him.

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