Fantastic! comic books issue 8

Add to cart Very Fine $9.00 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $2.65 View scans Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.

December, 1959. 5.5-in. x 7.75-in.; black and white; 130 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Add to cart Fine $6.00

Written by James Robinson. Art and Cover by Leonard Kirk. ORIGINAL SIN TIE-IN! BEN GRIMM: MURDERER?! 28 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.

Add to cart Very Fine $4.40

Add to cart Very Fine $4.40

Add to cart Fine $3.30

Add to cart Fine $3.30

FANTASTIC FOUR: THE WORLD'S GREATEST COMIC MAGAZINE #8 cover by keith giffen & bruce timm Kurt Busiek joins Marvel's celebration of the Fantastic Four's 40th Anniversary by scripting this issue! Guest-starring the Avengers! 7-59606-05064-2-00811 Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Fine $3.00

Add to cart Fine $3.00

Add to cart Good $2.65

ATLANTIS RISING. Cruel and Inhuman Punishment - Written by Tom Brevoort & Mike Kanterovich. Art by Dante Bastianoni & Ralph Cabrera. Cover by Dante Bastianoni. The Force must stop the Crimson Cadre from using Maximus' Atmo-gun to obliterate mankind! But in this war of human vs. Inhuman, where do Devlor's loyalties lie? Jump into the front lines in the battle for Atlantis! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.75.

Homecoming - Written by Ben Raab & Terry Kavanagh. Art by Pascual Ferry, Art Thibert and Jaime Mendoza. Cover by Pascual Ferry & Art Thibert. World's greatest final issue! Can Mr. Fantastic and Doctor Doom bury the hatchet before humanity is buried under water? The showdown between the FF and their arch-enemy leads into a brand new future next month! 32 pages, full color. Cover price $1.95.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Written by JEFF PARKER Penciled by MANUEL GARCIA Cover by CARLO PAGULAYAN. Join Reed, Johnny, Sue and Ben on a journey through time and space! Lockjaw, everybody's favorite teleporting puppy, has the sniffles, and his malfunctioning powers take our Favorite Fighting Family up, down and around the universe, with no promise of returning to earth! Can Mr. Fantastic come up with a doggy cold medicine before they go careening into a black hole? Cover price $2.99.

Add to cart Fine $4.80

Add to cart Fine $4.80

This issue covers Fantastic Four (1st series) 126 thru 141, Annual 10, and Giant-Size Super-Stars 1. Each issue reviewed in the index has a one-and-a-half page summary and a reduced-size reprint of the original cover. Index contributors and consultants include George Olshevsky, Peter Garcia, Chuck Huber, Dennis Mallonee, Lou Mougin, Murray Ward, and Mark Gruenwald. Cover by Tom Morgan and Joe Sinnott. The front side of the wraparound cover portrays the Fantastic Four along with Medusa battling the Dragon Man. The front cover is similar to the cover of Fantastic Four 134. The back side depicts Crystal, Quicksilver, and Lockjaw facing Johnny Storm. (Note: Giant-Size Super-Stars 1 features a new battle between the Thing and the Hulk.) 32 pages Cover price $1.25.

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $4.00 View scans

Add to cart FN/VF 7.0 $5.00 View scan

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $3.80 View scans

Add to cart Very Good $7.20

Vol. 2 #2 in indicia. June 1979 on cover. Subtitled The Magazine of Visual Fantasy & Science Fiction, Fantastic Films #8 includes: Richard Donner interview, Science Fiction on Television, One Last Time Down the Death Star Trench, Robert Altman on Quintet, Geof Darrow profile and poster, Superman The Movie location report, Invasion of the Body Snatchers overview, a new look at The Conquest of Space, and Jean Rogers interview and scrapbook. Cover price $2.00.

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $25.00 View scans

Vol. 8, No. 1 - July , 1957. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 8, No. 2 - September , 1957. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Vol. 8, No. 3 - September , 1957. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $29.00 View scans

Vol. 8, No. 4 - October , 1957. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $32.00 View scans

Vol. 8, No. 5 - November , 1957. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart VF+ 8.5 $32.00 View scans

Vol. 8, No. 6 - December , 1957. 5.5" x 7.5", 128 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.35.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white Back cover detached 5%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart VG+ 4.5 $23.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white large crease front small creases small tears Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart GD+ 2.5 $10.50 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $3.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%.

Winter 1955. Alex Schomburg cover. Stories by Murray Leinster, Jack Vance, Kelvin Kent, Bryce Walton, and Winston Marks. Virgil Finlay (2) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 118 pages. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart FN+ 6.5 $33.00 View scans Paper: Off white to white

Add to cart Fine $31.00 View scans Paper: Off white Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Good $3.00 View scans Paper: Off white Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 30%. Water damage: Slight.

Plenty of great writers in this in this issue including Ray Bradbury!

Spring 1955. Alex Schomburg cover. Stories: "Fog Over Venus" by Arthur K. Barnes, "Atomic!" by Henry Kuttner, "Pygmalion's Spectacles" by Stanley G. Weinbaum, "No More Friction" by Dr. David H. Keller, "The Piper" by Ray Bradbury, "The Quick Thinkers" by Charles Foster, and "The Blue Primroses" by Charles A Stearns. 7-in. x 10-in., 118 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Add to cart Near Mint $3.00

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Devils!" Collects ULTIMATE FANTASTIC FOUR (2004-2009) #39-41 and ANNUAL #2. Written by MIKE CAREY. Art by MARK BROOKS, STUART IMMONEN, and FRAZER IRVING. Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA. The FF are pulled into a madman's scheme when those closest to them are drawn back through time as a lure to get the foursome to follow. And what awaits them in the year 1483 is a man with a quest to transform the world - literally. Meet the alchemist supreme: Ultimate Diablo! And his plans for the Fantastic Four aren't pretty. Plus: Something strange has happened at Nursery Two, the Baxter Building's Think Tank counterpart in Oregon. It's disappeared, seemingly swallowed up by the earth itself! And if you think that heralds the return of the macabre Mole Man, go to the head of the class! Softcover, 112 pages, full color. Cover price $12.99.

UK edition. Identical to US edition but has 9d cover price. Cover pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers. First appearance of Puppet Master and Alicia Masters in "Prisoners of the Puppet Master!" (making this the fourth issue in a row that has either "prisoners" or "captives" in the title!), script by Stan Lee, pencils by Jack Kirby, inks by Dick Ayers; The Puppet Master tests his radioactive clay that gives him the power to remotely control people that are modeled in the clay. The Human Torch character profile. "The Hands of the Puppet Maker" Part 2; The Puppet Master gets the Thing under his command and imprisons the Invisible Girl; He then sends the Thing and Alicia Masters to infiltrate the Baxter Building. "The Lady and the Monster!" Part 3; While acting under the Puppet Master's influence, the Thing is subjected to one of Mister Fantastic's potions that changes him back to Ben Grimm. "Face-to-face with the Puppet Master!" Part 4; The Puppet Master stages a jailbreak just to prove his might. Death of a Puppet! Part 5; The jail break is stopped by the Fantastic Four and the Puppet Master falls to what seems to be his death. 36 pgs.

1st Edition - Volume 8 - 1st printing. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #160-179 and 181-183, Annual #11, Marvel Two-in-One (1974-1983 1st Series) #20 and Marvel Two-in-One Annual #1.

Written by ROY THOMAS, BILL MANTLO, GERRY CONWAY, LEN WEIN and JIM SHOOTER. Art by JOHN BUSCEMA, RICH BUCKLER, GEORGE PEREZ, RON WILSON and SAL BUSCEMA. Cover by JACK KIRBY.

With works by fan favorites such as Roy Thomas, John Buscema and George Perez, the Fantastic Four embark on some of their craziest adventures yet! Our heroes battle alternate versions of themselves across the dimensions, fight alongside the Invaders and the Liberty Legion during World War II, and team up with multiple allies to aid in their adventures -- including Power Man, the Impossible Man, the Hulk, Thundra and Tigra! Also featuring some of the Fantastic Four's greatest foes -- including the Frightful Four, the Brute, Annihilus, Torgo, Gorr the Golden Gorilla, the Puppet Master and the Mad Thinker! Plus: the High Evolutionary vs. Galactus, with his new herald, the Asgardian Destroyer! And the first modern-age appearance of Marvel Boy, future member of the Agents of Atlas!

Softcover, 520 pages, B&W. Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Near Mint $44.00

Add to cart Near Mint $44.00

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #72-81 and ANNUAL #6.

Written by STAN LE. Art and cover by JACK KIRBY.

Pony up, True Believer, the amazing eighth manic Masterworks featuring the First Family of Funnybooks is coming your way! Collecting an ironclad cadre of consecrated classics, this one's packed with more drama than you can shake a Skrull at! Let's break it down: the Silver Surfer pursued by none other than the world-devouring Galactus; the FF vs. Spidey, DD and Thor in a barnstorming brouhaha; a fantastic voyage into the Microverse to battle the Psycho Man; the Thing cured!; the first appearance of Annihilus; Crystal, the Inhuman, joins the FF, and one of comics' most historic moments, the birth of Franklin Richards?it just doesn't stop!

This one's a humdinger so chock-full of excitement it's ready to burst! And it's all brought to you by no less than the minds that made Marvel magnificent, Stan and Jack!

Nuff Said!

Hardcover, 272 pages, full color.

Cover price $49.99.

Add to cart Very Good $2.65

The Fantastic Four: wanted by the law! Have the famed foursome turned evil? Hey, maybe those shapeshifting alien Skrulls over there can supply some clues. Written by Joey Cavalieri. Art by Quique Alcatena. Cover price $1.50.

Add to cart Very Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Plot by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby Written by John Layman Penciled by Joseph Dodd Cover by Makoto Nakatsuka "PRISONERS OF THE PUPPET MASTER" Enter the Puppet Master, an evil mastermind who has learned to control people using action figures. Check out this new all-ages adventure of The Fantastic Four based on the original classic stories! 32 PGS./ ALL AGES Cover price $2.25.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #72-81 and ANNUAL #6.

Written by Stan Lee. Art and cover by Jack Kirby.

Pony up, True Believer, the eighth manic MASTERWORKS featuring the First Family of Funnybooks is coming your way! Collecting an ironclad cadre of classics, this one's packed with more drama than you can shake a Skrull at! The Silver Surfer pursued by none other than the world-devouring Galactus; the FF vs. Spidey, DD and Thor in a barnstorming brouhaha; a fantastic voyage into the Microverse to battle the Psycho-Man; the Thing - cured; the first appearance of Annihilus; Crystal of the Inhumans joins the FF; and one of comics' most historic moments, the birth of Franklin Richards! It just doesn't stop!

This one's a humdinger so chock-full of excitement it's ready to burst! And it's brought to you by the minds that made Marvel magnificent, Stan and Jack!

'Nuff Said!

Softcover, 272 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "The Bride of Doom!" Collects Fantastic Four (2018 6th Series) #31-35.

Written by Dan Slott, Jason Loo, and Mark Waid. Art by R. B. Silva, Javier Rodriguez, Luca Maresca, JP Mayer, Scott Hanna, Cam Smith, Rafael Fonteriz, Mark Morales, Jason Loo, Paul Renaud, and John Romita, Jr. Cover by Mark Brooks. Chess Consultant: Zach Rivkin.

Rules of engagement!

The Human Torch's love life is changed forever when he must choose between his soulmate Sky and his ex-wife Lyja - but wait, is Crystal back in town? Speaking of romance, an old enemy is about to take a momentous step. You are cordially commanded to Latveria for the royal wedding - of Doctor Doom! But why is Mister Fantastic acting as best man? And how will the groom's actions profoundly change one member of Marvel's First Family?

Plus: Reed and Ben explore a bizarre new realm - and Kang's entire bloodline is out to destroy every era of the Fantastic Four! How can Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny hope to survive simultaneous attacks across their lifetimes by Rama-Tut, the Scarlet Centurion, Kang the Conqueror and the sinister Scion?!

Softcover, 184 pages, full color. Rated T

Cover price $19.99.

Add to cart Fine $12.00

Volume 8 - 1st printing. The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art edited by Cathy & Arnie Fenner Presenting an amazing selection of full color fantasy work by creators from around the world, the 8th installment in the Spectrum series is a feast of disparate vision and artistic imagining, showcasing over 300 artists. Softcover, 9-in. x 12-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $27.50.

Spanish Reprint Series. Reprints material from Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #15 and #16. Softcover, 6 3/4" X 10", 52 pages, full color, Spanish language.

1st Edition - Volume 8 - 1st printing. Collects Fantastic Four (1961-1996 1st Series) #287-295.

Written by John Byrne and Roger Stern. Art by John Byrne, Joe Sinnott, Al Gordon, P. Craig Russell, and Jerry Ordway. Cover by John Byrne.

John Byrne's FF endeavors end in era-transcending odysseys when the World's Greatest Super-Team ventures into the Negative Zone, a remade past and a future sculpted around the FF itself!

Plus, the death, life and rebirth (not necessarily in that order) of Doctor Doom!

Guest-starring Nick Fury, the Avengers and the Beyonder!

Softcover, 208 pages, full color.

Cover price $24.99.

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Add to cart Fine $2.65

Story and Art by Satoru "Ganbear" Yamasaki. Nee decides that he is not strong enough to be a hero, and sneaks away from his band of friends bound for home. Alone in the forest, however, he is attacked and outmatched by a demonic monster! 32 pages, B&W. Cover price $2.75.

Italian Reprint series. Reprints Cover from Fantastic Four #12. Reprints material from Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #12, Strange Tales #105 and #106. 6 3/4" x 10", 52 pages, B&W and Full Color, Italian Language.

Add to cart CGC 6.0 $595.00 or Best Offer View scans Paper: Off white to white Label #3719882001 Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout.

Add to cart VG- 3.5 $115.00 View scans Cover oxidation. Moisture damage. Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor. Other items consigned by TheGoodOlDays

"Terror under Glass," art by Robert Webb (Iger Shop); David sees a psychiatrist about his recurring nightmare of being suffocated in an hourglass; Under hypnosis, he reveals that he was a prisoner of the Japanese during World War II, and collaborated with his captors; As a result, many of his fellow Americans died, including some in a building constructed in hourglass-shape. "Fear in the Jungle"; Wealthy Matilda turns down Tom's proposal, saying she wants to marry jungle man Kaza; Matilda and her companion Dorothy travel to Africa and use her influence to force the commissioner to ask Kaza to guide her on safari; Tom follows and tries to ambush Kaza. "Be My Ghost"; When Pierre learns his wife Gigi is pregnant, he takes a job as the official executioner to earn money for his family; He doesn't tell Gigi what he's doing, and decides to quit because the strain is too much for him; However, Gigi had learned the truth and began an affair with another man, then murdered him. "Ghost Bullet" text story. "Green Horror," pencils by Ken Battefield (Iger Shop); Over her husband's objections, Martha plants a cactus in the yard of their home; George broods over the plant and one night decides to chop it down, but the cactus seizes the axe and kills George instead; The police think a prowler did it. 36 pages, full color. Cover price $0.10.

Published by Gary Groth. Interview with Sal Buscema, short story by Dave Cockrum. Centerfold by Dave Cockrum. Spot illustrations by Barry Smith, John Fantucchio and others. 8 1/2-in. x 11-in., 30 pages, B&W.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. "Monsters, Moles, Cowboys and Coupons!" Collects Marvel Adventures Fantastic Four (2005) #29-32. Written by STEVE NILES, DANIEL WAY, KIRSTEN SINCLAIR, and JOE LANSDALE. Art by RONAN CLIQUET, LEONARD KIRK, DAVID HAHN, AMILTON SANTOS, STEVE SCOTT & KRIS JUSTICE. Cover by LEONARD KIRK. All adventure, all action, for all ages! Join Mr. Fantastic, the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch and the Thing for a wild ride of all-new, unforgettable exploits. Featuring an unforgettable face-off against the Hulk! Softcover, 5-in. x 7 3/4-in., 96 pages, full color. Cover price $7.99.

German reprint series. This issue reprints material from Fantastic Four (1961 1st Series) #8 and Daredevil (1964 1st Series) #4. 32 pages, four color, German language.

The Plot of Prince Diablo starring Samson, art by Alex Blum. A Trip Into the Unknown starring Flip Falcon, art by Don Rico. Duel With Saladin starring Golden Knight, art by Grieg Chapian. The House of Four Elms starring Yank Wilson, art by George Tuska [as Lance Ferguson]. The Space Leeches of Bloodu [Planet Bloodu], script and art by Fletcher Hanks [as Hank Christy]; Space Smith and Dianna escape imprisonment at the hands of the leech-like inhabitants of the planet Bloodu. The Emerald Men of Asperus starring Stardust, script and art by Fletcher Hanks. The Octopeople of Ectroia starring Sub Saunders, art by Henry Kiefer. 68 pgs. $0.10. Cover price $0.10.

Volume 8 - 1st printing. The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art edited by Cathy & Arnie Fenner Presenting an amazing selection of full color fantasy work by creators from around the world, the 8th installment in the Spectrum series is a feast of disparate vision and artistic imagining, showcasing over 300 artists. Hardcover, 9 1/4-in. x 12-in., 176 pages, full color. Cover price $39.95.

Add to cart FN 6.0 $75.00 View scans Paper: Light tan foxing exterior paper transfer back interior ragged edges multiple tears Staple rust: Slight.

Add to cart Poor $9.00 View scans Paper: Light tan to off white Back cover detached 5%. Incomplete, See Notes. Staple rust: Moderate.

6.75" x 9.75", 528 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.50.

Dark Side (UK) #008, Painter of Dreams, The First Fright Collection, The Devil Made Them Do It, Sleeping With the Enemy, The Silence of the Lambs, Speaking with Dark Voices

Australian Reprint Series. Centerfold Poster Not Included. Reprints Fantastic Four stories. Stories include: "The Incredible Hulk" from Fantastic Four #12; Continues and Concludes from last issue, "The Painter of a Thousand Perils" from Strange Tales #108; 7 1/2" X 10 3/4". 36 pages. B&W.

Australian Reprint Series. Centerfold Poster Included. Reprints Fantastic Four stories. Stories include: "The Incredible Hulk" from Fantastic Four #12; Continues and Concludes from last issue, "The Painter of a Thousand Perils" from Strange Tales #108; 7 1/2" X 10 3/4". 36 pages. B&W.

German series. Reprints material from Fantastic Four (1996 2nd Series) #8. 32 pages, full color, German language.

Stories and art by Harry Harrison, Ernie Bache, Henry Kiefer and Vince Napoli. Sci-fi adventure from Youthful Magazines. Numbering continues from Captain Science (1950) #7. In his final adventure, Captain Science discovers an uncharted island populated by prehistoric beasts, in a story with some cool dinosaur art by Harry Harrison and Ernie Bache. A journalist discovers that Professor Philo's "thinking machine" works a little too well, resulting in something that's a cross between Pinocchio and Frankenstein's Monster. Interplanetary private eye Brant Craig is taking in a space-dog race when there's a murder at the space-dog derby track, and only he can solve it. The frozen monster from Grandpa's back-forty thaws out on a hot day, in a story with some cool T-Rex art. Plus an article about real-life mental telepathy. Another classic sci-fi/monster/girl cover, possibly by Harry Harrison. Isle of Madness; The Thinking Machine; Mental Telepathy: Does It Exist?; Brant Craig: The Case of the Racing Grellama; Dinosaur in Grandfather's Barn. 32 pages, Full Color. Cover price $0.10.