CATALOG RECORD
Fantastic Four #1
first Fantastic Four
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
first Fantastic Four
- The Thing (Ben Grimm) — introduction, origin
- Human Torch (Johnny Storm) — introduction, origin
- Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) — introduction, origin
- Invisible Girl (Susan Storm Richards) — introduction, origin
- Mole Man (Harvey Elder) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- November 1961
- On sale
- August 8, 1961
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #1 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition10¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition9d [0-0-9 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 9d [0-0-9 GBP].
This edition’s page
Fantastic Four No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2018), Fantastic Four No. 1 Facsimile Edition (2025). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.
Creators
Stories
- The Fantastic Four! · 13 pages
Dr. Reed Richards takes his friends on a rocket trip that changes their lives forever.
- The Fantastic Four Meet the Mole Man! · 6 pages
Atomic plants disappear all around the world. Reed Richards pinpoints a place which is at the same distance from them all: Monster Isle.
- The Moleman's Secret! · 6 pages
Having captured the Fantastic Four, Moleman recounts how he discovered his underground kingdom.
Characters
Reprinted in
The Complete Fantastic Four (1977), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Maximum Fantastic Four (2005), Fantastic Four Omnibus (2005), Fantastic Four No. 1: Panel by Panel (2021), Fantastic Four Annual (1963), The Fantastic Four [Golden Book and Record Set] (1966), The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), Origins of Marvel Comics (1974), Marvel Comics' The Fantastic Four (1977), The Marvel Saga the Official History of the Marvel Universe (1985), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Marvel Milestone Edition: Fantastic Four #1 (1991), Marvel Limited: Fantastic Firsts (1994), Origins of Marvel Comics Revised Edition (1997), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (1997), Essential Fantastic Four (1998), The 100 Greatest Marvels of All Time (2001), Fantastic Firsts (2002), Fantastic Four Adventures (2005)