| Issue | #4 |
| Published | May 1962 |
| Frequency | bi-monthly |
| Cover Price | 0.12 USD |
| Pages | 36 |
| Editing | Stan Lee |
| Characters | Fantastic Four [Thing [Ben Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Sub-Mariner |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby |
| Inks | Sol Brodsky |
| Notes | Characters added by Per Sandell (2006-01-22) |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3; in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977); in Fantastic Four, The (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #nn; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Grandson of Origins (Marvel, 1998 series) #nn; 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) #3 |
| Characters | Fantastic Four [Thing [Benjamin Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]] |
| Synopsis | Flashback to previous issue. The Fantastic Four is searching for the runaway Human Torch. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee (signed) |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby (signed) |
| Inks | Sol Brodsky |
| Notes | Job number from Tom Lammers and Ger Apeldoorn via the Atlas/Timely discussion group. |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3; in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 [edited]; in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977); in Fantastic Four, The (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #nn; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Grandson of Origins (Marvel, 1998 series) #nn; 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) #3 |
| Characters | Fantastic Four [Thing [Benjamin Grimm]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner |
| Synopsis | The runaway Human Torch finds the amnesiac Sub-Mariner. Revival of the Sub-Mariner as a noble anti-hero. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee (signed) |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby (signed) |
| Inks | Sol Brodsky |
| Notes | Sequence added by Per Sandell (2006-01-22) |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3; in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 [edited]; in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977); in Fantastic Four, The (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #nn; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Grandson of Origins (Marvel, 1998 series) #nn; 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) #3 |
| Characters | Fantastic Four [Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner |
| Synopsis | Human Torch drops the Sub-Mariner into the sea and Namor the Sub-Mariner regains his memory. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee (signed) |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby (signed) |
| Inks | Sol Brodsky |
| Notes | Sequence added by Per Sandell (2006-01-22) |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3; in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 [edited]; in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977); in Fantastic Four, The (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #nn; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Grandson of Origins (Marvel, 1998 series) #nn; 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) #3 |
| Characters | Fantastic Four [Thing [Benjamin Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto |
| Synopsis | The Sub-Mariner sends Giganto to smash New York. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee (signed) |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby (signed) |
| Inks | Sol Brodsky |
| Notes | Sequence added by Per Sandell (2006-01-22) |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3; in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 [edited]; in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977); in Fantastic Four, The (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #nn; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Grandson of Origins (Marvel, 1998 series) #nn; 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) #3 |
| Characters | Fantastic Four [Thing [Benjamin Grimm]; Invisible Girl [Sue Storm]; Mr. Fantastic [Reed Richards]; Human Torch [Johnny Storm]]; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Giganto |
| Synopsis | The Thing walks into Giganto with a bomb and blows him up. The Human Torch sweeps the Sub-Mariner and Giganto away into the sea. The Sub-Mariner says "I'll be back!" |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Stan Lee (signed) |
| Pencils | Jack Kirby (signed) |
| Inks | Sol Brodsky |
| Notes | Sequence added by Per Sandell (2006-01-22) |
| Reprinted | in Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (Marvel, 1965 series) #3; in Marvel Treasury Edition (Marvel, 1974 series) #11 [edited]; in Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (Pocket Books, 1977 series) #81445 (November 1977); in Fantastic Four, The (Simon and Schuster, 1979 series) #nn; in Marvel Masterworks (Marvel, 1987 series) #2; in Grandson of Origins (Marvel, 1998 series) #nn; 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) #3 |