Stan Lee and Jack Kirby unveil yet another unmatched Marvel milestone: the debut of the world's first African super hero, the Black Panther - and his kingdom of Wakanda! And that's just the start of it all as the Thing goes toe-to-toe with the Silver Surfer, the Human Torch takes on his 1940s namesake and the FF must face Doctor Doom - who's armed with the Silver Surfer's Power Cosmic! Plus: Experience another instant classic with the first appearances of Blastaar, the alien Kree, Ronan the Accuser, Sentry 459 and that spaghetti-headed wonder, the Supreme Intelligence! And if all that wasn't enough, the utopian scientists of the Enclave unleash the golden being called Him - the man who will one day become known as Adam Warlock! Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #52-67 and Annual #4-5 and material from Not Brand Echh #1 and #5. [(W) Stan Lee (A) Jack Kirby (CA) Jack Kirby]
Stan Lee called it the World's Greatest Comic Magazine, and he wasn't kidding. If Lee and Jack Kirby set the comics world on fire in 1961 with the debut of the Fantastic Four, in 1965 they burned it down. Letting loose an unmatched burst of rapid-fire creativity, they gave birth to the Frightful Four, the Inhumans, Galactus and the Silver Surfer - and even pulled off the first super hero wedding! The FF faces monster menaces galore, including Dragon Man - and out-of-this-world villains, from the shape-shifting Skrulls to the undersea warlord Attuma. But it's not just the panel-bursting action that makes Fantastic Four great. It's the drama of a family, united to explore all the wonders of the Marvel Universe side by side! Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #33-51 and Annual #3.
Stan Lee called it "the World's Greatest Comic Magazine," and he wasn't kidding. If Lee and Jack Kirby set the comics world on fire in 1961 with the debut of the Fantastic Four, in 1965 they burned it down. Letting loose an unmatched burst of rapid-fire creativity, they gave birth to the Frightful Four, the Inhumans, Galactus and the Silver Surfer - and even pulled off the first super hero wedding! The FF faces monster menaces galore, including Dragon Man - and out-of-this-world villains, from the shape-shifting Skrulls to the undersea warlord Attuma. But it's not just the panel-bursting action that makes FANTASTIC FOUR great. It's the drama of a family, united to explore all the wonders of the Marvel Universe side by side! Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #33-51 and Annual #3.
Stan Lee and Jack Kirby unveil yet another unmatched Marvel milestone: the debut of the world's first African super hero, the Black Panther - and his kingdom of Wakanda! And that's just the start of it all as the Thing goes toe-to-toe with the Silver Surfer, the Human Torch takes on his 1940s namesake and the FF must face Doctor Doom - who's armed with the Silver Surfer's Power Cosmic! Plus: Experience another instant classic with the first appearances of Blastaar, the alien Kree, Ronan the Accuser, Sentry 459 and that spaghetti-headed wonder, the Supreme Intelligence! And if all that wasn't enough, the utopian scientists of the Enclave unleash the golden being called Him - the man who will one day become known as Adam Warlock! Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #52-67 and Annual #4-5 and material from Not Brand Echh #1 and #5.
In 1961, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby lit the fuse of the greatest revolution in comic book history - the Marvel Age of Comics - and it started right here, in the pages of FANTASTIC FOUR! With the space race on, Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, Sue Storm and Johnny Storm shoot for the stars - but after their craft is bombarded by cosmic rays, they return to Earth with the startling powers of the Fantastic Four! These weren't just any super heroes, though - the Fantastic Four were a realistic, relatable, bickering and loveable family that couldn't pay their rent and didn't always love their powers. So crack open this Epic Collection and enjoy the beginning of the series that earned the name "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine!" Collecting Fantastic Four (1961) #1-18.