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Issue Details

Issue #10
Published January 1963
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.12 USD
Pages 36
Editing Stan Lee

Cover Details - "The Return of Doctor Doom!"

Characters Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl; Thing; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Doctor Doom; Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Notes Title and more characters added by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28. Dick Ayers has confirmed to Nick Caputo that he inked this cover (GCD Error List 2 November 2006).
Reprinted in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7

5 page Fantastic Four story "The Return of Doctor Doom!"

Characters Fantastic Four (Invisible Girl; Thing; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]); Alicia Masters; Dr. Doom (villain); Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
Synopsis Doctor Doom returns from his unwanted journey in space and visits Jack Kirby and Stan Lee in order to make them set a trap for the Fantastic Four.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Notes Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. Synopsis added and page count (23p) changed by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28.
Reprinted in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7

5 page Fantastic Four story Part 2 "Back from the Dead!"

Characters Fantastic Four (Thing; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]); Ovoids (flashback); Dr. Doom (villain); Stan Lee; Jack Kirby
Synopsis Doctor Doom tells how he managed to return to Earth with the help of the Ovoids and then he changes bodies with Mr Fantastic using Ovoid technology.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Notes Sequence added by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28
Reprinted in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7

3 page Fantastic Four story Part 3 "The End of Mr. Fantastic?"

Characters Fantastic Four (Invisible Girl; Thing; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]); Dr. Doom (villain)
Synopsis Doctor Doom convinces the rest of the Fantastic Four that he is Mr Fantastic.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Notes Sequence added by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28
Reprinted in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7

5 page Fantastic Four story Part 4 "No Place to Turn!"

Characters Fantastic Four (Invisible Girl; Thing; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]); Dr. Doom (villain)
Synopsis Doctor Doom (as Mr. Fantastic) displays his new shrinking-ray and Mr. Fantastic (in Doom's body) escapes his captivity in Doom's castle.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Notes Sequence added by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28
Reprinted in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7

5 page Fantastic Four story Part 5 "The Real Doctor Doom!"

Characters Fantastic Four (Invisible Girl; Thing; Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]); Dr. Doom (villain); Alicia Masters
Synopsis Doctor Doom and Mr. Fantastic get their bodies back and Doom is put under his own shrinking-ray and shrinks down to sub-atomic size.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Notes Sequence added by Per Sandell, 2006-02-28
Reprinted in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #8; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Essential Fantastic Four (Marvel, 1998 series) #1; in Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (Marvel, 2003 series) #1; in Fantastic Four Omnibus (Marvel, 2005 series) #1; in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #7