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CATALOG RECORD

Fantastic Four #30

Marvel · Series began 1961 · September 1964

first appearance of Diablo

WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT

  • Diablo (Esteban Corazón de Ablo) — introduction

Dates

Cover date
September 1964
On sale
June 9, 1964
Pages
36

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Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #30 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Creators

script: Stan Leepencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditkoinks: Chic Stone, Sol Brodsky, Steve Ditkocolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simek

Stories

  • The Dreaded Diablo! · 22 pages

    On a vacation in Transylvania, the Fantastic Four encounter a castle inhabited by Diablo.

Publisher’s description

Witness the debut of the adept alchemist Diablo. Is this mysterious new superhuman friend or foe? And can he succeed in curing the Thing where Reed failed?

Characters

Ben GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsInvisible GirlDiabloEsteban Corazón de Ablo

Reprinted in

The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Fantastic Four Omnibus (2005), Marvel Collectors' Item Classics (1965), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2009), Fantastic Four Epic Collection (2014)

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