CATALOG RECORD
Fantastic Four #45
first appearance of Black Bolt, Crystal, Karnak and others
WHY COLLECTORS WANT IT
- Black Bolt (Blackagar Boltagon) — introduction
- Crystal (Inhumans, Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff) — introduction
- Karnak (Inhumans) — introduction
- Triton (Inhuman) — introduction
- Lockjaw (Inhumans) — introduction
Dates
- Cover date
- December 1965
- On sale
- September 9, 1965
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers (2)
Copies of #45 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.
- Original edition12¢ coverSource ↗
- UK pence edition10d [0-0-10 GBP] cover
British
Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
This edition’s page
Creators
script: Stan Leepencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, Marie Severin, Dick Ayers, Joe Sinnott, Gene Colan, Bob Powellinks: Joe Sinnott, Steve Ditko, Wally Wood, Marie Severin, Vince Colletta, Mike Esposito, Frank Giacoiacolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Sam Rosen, Artie Simek
Stories
- Among Us Hide...the Inhumans · 20 pages
Crystal lures Johnny into a trap where he is captured by the Inhumans. The rest of the FF hurry to his rescue.
Characters
Ben GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsInvisible GirlBlack BoltBlackagar BoltagonMedusaMedusalith Amaquelin BoltagonCrystalCrystalia Amaquelin MaximoffFlint MarkoSandmanKarnakGorgonTritonLockjawPeter PetruskiDragon ManTrapster
Reprinted in
The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), Fantastic Four Epic Collection (2014), Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969), Fantastic Four Pocket Book (1980), Marvel Masterworks (1987), Essential Fantastic Four (1998), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Fantastic Four Omnibus (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2009), Inhumans: The Origin of the Inhumans (2013)