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Issue: Fantastic Four #2
Publication Date: January 1962
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Issues: #2 of 416 Issues (930 Printings)
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Is Variant Variant: British
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagMarvel
Brand: MCView Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: Canam Publishers Sales Corp.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: 1
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: 9.0 pence GBQ 0-0-9
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 0 (0 stories, 0 covers)
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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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Skrulls from Outer Space!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [The Thing [Ben Grimm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Skrulls
First Line: They had taken a deadly oath to destroy the Fantastic Four!
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[untitled]

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First Line: Insect collecting kit
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Disclose Notes: Half page ad for an Insect Collecting Kit from Honor House Prod. Corp. on top half of page inside front cover.
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[untitled]

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First Line: Amazing wrist radio
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Disclose Notes: Half page ad for a Wrist Radio from Honor House Prod. Corp. located on lower half of page inside front cover.
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The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls from Outer Space!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls (introduction)
First Line: What is happening here??
Synopsis: Four shape-changing Skrulls pose as the Fantastic Four and act as criminals while the true ones are in the country and recall their origin.
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Job Number: V-457
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Training for Big Pay MADE SIMPLE

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Part 2 Prisoner of the Skrulls

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls
First Line: Even as the Fantastic Four ponder their next move, grim, silent figures stealthily creep toward their cabin -- like a horde of avenging wraiths!
Synopsis: The real Fantastic Four is imprisoned by the government for their criminal acts. They escape and decide to flush out the imitating Skrulls.
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New Accordians

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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for accordians from the Accordian Corporation of America. Located between 5th & 6th pages of previous story sequence (pages numbered 11 and 12.) Occupies the top half of the page.
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Reward $2,000

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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for coin catalogue from Best Values Co. Located between 5th & 6th pages of previous story sequence (Pages numbered 11 and 12.) Occupies the bottom half of the page.
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Sell Grit

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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for selling Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co. Occupies top half of page.
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Will You Work Saturday Mornings...?

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Character(s): Ned Mason (Photograph)
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The Fantastic Four Fight Back!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls
First Line: Let go of that weapon!
Synopsis: The Fantastic Four infiltrate the Skrull mothership and pose as the Skrull spies. Mr. Fantastic uses clippings from Strange Tales and Journey Into Mystery to trick the Skrulls into thinking that the Earth forces are too strong to attack.
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Electric Monorail

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[untitled]

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First Line: Not 3, not 6, not 9, not 12 ... but 14 new sensational tricks a million laughs
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The Thing

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Thing [Ben Grimm]
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Job Number: V-457
Disclose Notes: Fantastic Four Pin-Up Page
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Stamps; Shop by Mail

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First Line: Stamp collecting outfit
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The Fantastic Four... Captured!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Fantastic Four [Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; The Human Torch [Johnny Storm]; The Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; The Thing [Ben Grimm]]; Skrulls
First Line: Stepping out of the now-motionless ship, four pairs of eyes are blinded by the glare of giant floodlights!
Synopsis: The four Skrull spies are captured, forced to take on the form of cows and then hypnotized to forget all of their former lives.
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Test your talent!

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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for a Commercial Arts scholarship from Art Instruction Inc.
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Get Valuable Gifts

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Learn Radio-Television Electronics

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Disclose Notes: Advertisement to learn how to repair televisions and radios from the National Radio Institute. Located on inside rear cover.
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Announcing the All-New Daisy BB Gun

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Disclose Notes: Advertisement for BB gun from the Daisy Manufacturing Company. Located on rear cover.

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