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Issue: Fantastic! #38
Publication Date: November 1967
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Issues: #38 of 89 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagIPC
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Indicia Publisher: Odhams Press Ltd
On Sale Date: 10/28/1967
Volume:
Pages: 40
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: £9.00 GBP
9.0 pence GBQ 0-0-9
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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 Untold Story of How Professor X Lost the Use of His Legs

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Genres: superhero
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From Content Item: FlagThe X-Men #20 [U.S. Cover Price] published May 1966
was I, Lucifer! [Illustration on Cover, Front]original title "I Lucifer"
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I, Lucifer...

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The X-Men [Professor X; Cyclops; Marvel Girl; Angel; Beast; Iceman]; V: Lucifer; the Blob; Unus the Untouchable
Synopsis: Unus and the Blob, at the bidding of Lucifer, rob a bank disguised as X-Men. Cyclops attempts to stop them but is implicated in the crime, giving credence to the lie that the X-Men have turned criminal. Professor X mentally locates Lucifer. Lucifer fires an energy cannon into the sky which will track the Professor's thought waves and, presumably, do him harm!
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Pages: 12
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Letters from B. Giles, T. Grant, Tommy Hawkins, Elizabeth Hebborn, Raymond Zanchi, A Reader (presumably not his/her real name) and Daniel Savilt
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You'll Be a Giant Among Your Friends... ...When You Wear a Fabulous Thor T-Shirt!

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Feature(s): Thor
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[untitled]

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Just Right for Xmas!

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Feature(s): Annuals
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Disclose Notes: Promo ad for Fantastic and Pow! Annuals 1968
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Johnny Future [John Foster]; Mr. Opposite; Curly "King" Kalo
First Line: You are witnessing the most incredible gaol-break of all time!
Synopsis: Johnny busts some hardened, violent criminals out of prison. He takes them to Mr. Opposite who mistakenly believes he is being attacked. He applies his "opposite" power, not realizing that the men are villains. They immediately become model citizens and attempt a citizen's arrest. Curly "King" Kalo delivers a left hook which renders Mr. Opposite unconscious. The mind-controlled populace regains its free-will. Johnny explains to some soldiers how his plan worked and instructs them to make amends for their rioting (last issue) by arresting Curly and his gang. Mr. Opposite's crime spree is over!
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A Fantastic Look at Weirdies!

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Genres: fantasy, humorous
Feature(s): A Fantastic Look at...!
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The Power of the Thunder God!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Thor; Odin; Balder; Hardol the Healer (introduction); Jane Foster; Loki; Cobra; Mr. Hyde
Synopsis: Thor battles the Cobra and Mr. Hyde for the life of Jane Foster. Balder delivers a message to Hardol the Healer requesting a special medicine for the injured Jane. Thor defeats the Cobra and Hyde. Balder finds Hardol, obtains the medicine and sends it to Thor in the nick of time. Jane will live!
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Pages: 7
Disclose Notes: A 'new' splash page is a paste-up of the front cover of Journey Into Mystery #111 and page 10, panel 5. It also includes some explanatory text and a vignette of Mr. Hyde taken from page 15, panel 7 of Journey Into Mystery #105 (June 1964)
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Boys! Capture the Real Wild West

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Feature(s): Marx toys
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The Origin of the Mandarin!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Iron Man [Tony Stark]; Mandarin
Synopsis: Iron Man is a prisoner of the Mandarin, held fast to a giant wheel by concentrated titanium bonds, Mandarin proceeds to relate his origin. The Mandarin then declares his intentions to conquer the world and to "spin" Iron Man to death. The Mandarin leaves, not realizing that the spinning wheel is recharging Iron Man's armor, like a bicycle wheel recharges a small generator. Iron Man then thwarts Mandarin's world-domination plan by disrupting a Chinese missile launch and then redirecting the missile back to China. They fight until the Chinese turn up, branding Mandarin a traitor. Mandarin flees.
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The Mimic

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Feature(s): Power House Pin-Up
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