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Fantastic Four #48

Marvel · Series began 1961 · March 1966

first Silver Surfer and Galactus

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first Silver Surfer and Galactus

Silver Surfer (Norrin Radd) — first appearance
Galactus (Galan) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: March 1966
On sale: 1966
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #48 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
This edition’s page
UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
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Facsimile reprints exist

Fantastic Four No. 48 Facsimile Edition (2025). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Reprinted in

The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), Fantastic Four Epic Collection (2014), Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969), Marvel Treasury Edition (1974), The Fantastic Four (1979), Fantastic Four Pocket Book (1980), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Silver Surfer: The Coming of Galactus (1992), Essential Fantastic Four (1998), The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (2001), Wizard Ace Edition: Fantastic Four #48 (2002), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (2004), Fantastic Four Omnibus (2005), Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Silver Surfer (2007), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2009), Inhumans: The Origin of the Inhumans (2013), Silver Surfer Epic Collection (2014), Marvel 75th Anniversary Omnibus (2014), King-Size Kirby (2015)