Fantastic Four  (1961)

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2nd appearance of Captain America in the Silver Age

First solo battle of the Hulk versus the Thing, briefly fought in Fantastic Four #12

Cover appearance of the Hulk versus the Thing

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Classic battle of the Avengers & Fantastic Four vs the Hulk

First time The Thing mentions his Aunt Petunia, an ongoing reference until she finally appeared for the first time two decades later in Fantastic Four #238, identified in #239

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First meeting of Doctor Strange and the Fantastic Four

1st full cover appearance of Doctor Strange

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First crossover of the X-Men in the Fantastic Four title

2nd appearance of the Mad Thinker

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1st cover appearance of the Watcher

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1st appearance of Diablo, a 9th century alchemist who sold his soul to Mephisto for an extended lifespan

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1st appearance of Dr. Franklin Storm, the father of Sue and Johnny Storm

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Death of Dr. Franklin Storm, father of Sue and Johnny

1st appearance of Morrat, a Skrull warlord and fiance of Anelle

Marvel ⋅ 1964

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1st appearance of Attuma, an Atlantean barbarian

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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1st appearance of Greg Gideon, a wealthy businessman who used his fortune to vex the Fantastic Four

1st appearance of Thomas Gideon who later becomes Glorian

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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1st appearance of Dragon Man

2nd appearance of Diablo

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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1st team appearance of the Frightful Four: Madame Medusa, Paste-Pot Pete, Sandman, Wizard

1st appearance of Medusa

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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1st appearance of Anelle, Skrull royalty and the mother of Hulkling

Death of Morrat

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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2nd team appearance of the Frightful Four

2nd appearance of Medusa

1st appearance of Paste-Pot Pete as the Trapster

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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Cover art featuring Doctor Doom

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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3rd appearance of the Frightful Four

Marvel ⋅ 1965

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1st appearance of Gorgon, Black Bolt's cousin and bodyguard

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1st team appearance of the Inhumans, a race created by the Kree: Triton, Karnak, Lockjaw, Gorgon, Medusa, Crystal and Black Bolt

1st cameo appearance of Black Bolt

1st appearance of Crystal, ability to manipulate the elements

1st appearance of Karnak, a skilled fighter and advisor to Black Bolt

1st appearance of Triton

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2nd team appearance of the Inhumans

1st full appearance of Black Bolt

1st appearance of Seeker, an Inhuman

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1st appearance of Maximus, the brother of Black Bolt

2nd appearance of Black Bolt

1st team appearance of the Alpha Primitives, a slave race created for the Inhumans

First mention of Galactus in a teaser for Fantastic Four #48

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1st appearance of Silver Surfer

1st cameo appearance of Galactus

[October 2021 - an inside source tells us: currently, the Fantastic Four is heavily a multiverse movie and Silver Surfer is very much at its center]

1:25 ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2025

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1st full appearance of Galactus

1st cover and 2nd appearance of the Silver Surfer

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Iconic cover art by Jack Kirby

Classic battle of Silver Surfer vs Galactus

3rd appearance of Silver Surfer

2nd appearance of Galactus

1st appearance of Wyatt Wingfoot, an ally of the Fantastic Four

Introduction of the Ultimate Nullifier, a weapon created by the Watchers

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DVD ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2003

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Promotional mini-comic distributed with a Walmart exclusive DVD

Measures 7 in. x 4.75 in.

Reprint of The Fantastic Four #50

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Introduction of the Negative Zone, a term used in issue #48 but not to describe the alien universe

2nd appearance of Wyatt Wingfoot

Classic story "This Man…This Monster!"

Exclusive ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 2005

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1st appearance of the Black Panther, T'Challa, king of Wakanda

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Facsimile reprint of Fantastic Four #52, the first appearance of the Black Panther

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1st appearance and origin of Klaw

2nd appearance and origin of the Black Panther

1st appearance of T'Chaka, Black Panther's father

First mention of Wakandan Vibranium metal

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3rd appearance of the Black Panther

1st appearance of John Prester, the Wanderer

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Iconic cover featuring the Thing and Silver Surfer

First issue where Silver Surfer is illustrated with boxer briefs, a continued practice until the 1987 Silver Surfer series relaunch

Marvel ⋅ 1966

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2nd appearance of Klaw

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Iconic cover art by Jack Kirby featuring Doctor Doom

Doctor Doom steals Silver Surfer's powers

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Cover art featuring Doctor Doom

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Story titled 'Doomsday'

Marvel ⋅ 1966

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Cover appearance of Doctor Doom versus the Thing

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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1st appearance of Blastarr, an alien from the Negative Zone

Marvel ⋅ 1967

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1st appearance of Kree Intergalactic Sentry 459

First mention of the Kree alien race

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1st appearance of Ronan the Accuser, a high-ranking Kree who can trace his ancestry back to the early Kree tribes of Hala

1st appearance of the Supreme Intelligence, a collective information system of the greatest Kree minds

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Origin of HIM, later known as Adam Warlock

1st appearance of Carlo Zota, a member of the Enclave whose story is retconned to Marvel Comics #1 (1939)

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1st cameo appearance and origin of HIM, later known as Adam Warlock

Reprint ⋅ Marvel ⋅ 1994

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JC Penney reprint sold in multi-packs of 15 comics, available through the retailer's 1994 Christmas Catalog

Identical reprint of the original except for updated advertisements including an ad for Stridex on the back cover

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