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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published December 1970
Frequency monthly except december, semi-monthly
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 68
Editing Stan Lee ?

Cover Details - "The Final Defeat of the Human Race!"

Characters Sub-Mariner; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; Thing
Genre superhero
Pencils John Romita
Inks John Verpoorten
Reprinted in Fantastici Quattro, I (Editoriale Corno, 1971 series) #15

1 page advertisement "untitled"

Synopsis ad for Johnson Smith Company's novelties
Letters typeset
Notes inside front cover

37 page Fantastic Four story "Sub-Mariner Versus the Human Race!"

Characters Sub-Mariner; Krang; Dorma; Thing; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Mr. Fantastic; Adlai Stevenson; Nikita Krushchev; Leonard McKenzie; Fen; Dr. Falton
Synopsis The Sub-Mariner locates the remnants of his undersea race for the first time since his revival in FF 4. Origin recap of Sub-Mariner.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Dick Ayers
Letters Art Simek
Reprinted from Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1

2 page advertisement "Any 12"

Synopsis ad for Columbia Record Club
Notes between pages 11 and 12 of sequence 2.

Half page Mighty Marvel Checklist promo (ad from the publisher) "untitled"

Synopsis checklist of Marvel titles on sale with cover date of October 1970.
Letters typeset
Notes upper half of page following page 17 of sequence 2.

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "Super Poster Offer"

Synopsis ad for posters of Spider-Man, Dr. Doom, Captain America, and the Hulk.
Notes lower half of page following page 17 of sequence 2.

1 page advertisement "Prizes or Cash"

Synopsis solicitation for salesmen of Olympic Sales Club, Incorporated's Christmas cards.
Notes between sequence 5 and page 18 of sequence 2.

1 page advertisement "untitled"

Synopsis classified ads
Notes betweens pages 23 and 24 of sequence 2.

1 page advertisement "100 pc. Toy Soldier Set"

Synopsis ad for Lucky PRoducts, Incorporated's 100 piece plastic toy soldier set.
Notes between pages 27 and 28 of sequence 2.

1 page advertisement "untitled"

Synopsis classified ads
Notes between pages 33 and 24 of sequence 2.

Half page advertisement "untitled"

Synopsis classified ads
Notes upper half of page following page 35 of sequence 2.

Half page advertisement "Boys Sell Grit"

Synopsis ad soliciting salesmen for Grit Publishing Company's Grit newspaper.
Notes lower half of page following page 35 of sequence 2.

1 page advertisement "Snoopy Strikes Again!"

Synopsis ad for Monogram's model of Snoopy in his Sopwith Camel.
Notes between page 37 of sequence 2 and sequence 13.

1 page Fantastic Four illustration "Inside the Baxter Bldg. [sic]"

Synopsis a cutaway schematic of the Baxter Building.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Chic Stone ?
Reprinted from Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1.

11 page Fantastic Four illustration "A Gallery of the Fantastic Four's Most Famous Foes!"

Characters Mole Man; Skrulls; Miracle Man; Sub-Mariner; Dr. Doom; Kurrgo; Puppet Master; Impossible Man; Hulk; Red Ghost; Mad Thinker; Thinker's Android
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee ?
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Chic Stone?
Reprinted from Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1

1 page advertisement Muscle-Building "Tools"

Synopsis ad for Joe Weider's exercise equipment
Letters Typeset
Notes between pages 3 and 4 of sequence 14.

1 page advertisement "Finish High School at Home"

Synopsis ad for Academy for Home Study's brochure.
Notes between pages 6 and 7 of sequence 14.

1 page advertisement "Karate"

Synopsis an ad for Precise Publications book of karate instructions
Notes between pages 8 and 9 of sequence 14.

2 page Fantastic Four character profile "Questions and Answers About the Fantastic Four"

Characters Mr. Fantastic; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Thing
Synopsis questions and answers about the Fantastic Four's powers and history.
Genre superhero
Script Stan Lee
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Chic Stone ?
Notes between page 12 of sequence 14 and sequence 19.
Reprinted from Fantastic Four Annual (Marvel, 1963 series) #1

1 page advertisement "We're Looking for People Who Like to Draw"

Synopsis ad for Famous Artists School.

1 page advertisement "Amazing Kit-a-Month Program"

Synopsis ad for American Basic Science Club's Kit-a-Month program
Letters Typeset
Notes inside back cover

1 page advertisement "If You Need Extra Money & You Know Just 10 People..."

Synopsis ad soliciting salesmen for Wallace Brown's greeting cards
Notes back cover