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Fantastic Four #50

Marvel · Series began 1961 · May 1966

first appearance of Wyatt Wingfoot, Coach Sam Thorne, Belle Thorne and others

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Wyatt Wingfoot (Marvel) — first appearance
Coach Sam Thorne (Marvel) — first appearance
Belle Thorne (Marvel) — first appearance
Whitey Mullins (Marvel) — first appearance

Dates

Cover date: May 1966
On sale: February 10, 1966
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #50 are not all the same book. Here is how to tell each one apart.

Original edition12¢ cover
Source ↗
UK pence edition10d [0-0-10 GBP] cover

British

Printed cover price 10d [0-0-10 GBP].
This edition’s page

Facsimile reprints exist

Fantastic Four No. 50 Facsimile Edition (2025). A facsimile reproduces this issue with a modern cover price and barcode; check before buying.

Creators

script: Stan Lee, Jack Kirbypencils: Jack Kirby, Steve Ditkoinks: Joe Sinnott, Sol Brodsky, Dick Ayers, Vince Colletta, Steve Ditko, Frank Giacoiacolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Sam Rosen

Stories

The Startling Saga of the Silver Surfer! · 20 pages
With the aid of the Silver Surfer, the Fantastic Four force Galactus to leave Earth. Johnny Storm begins to attend Metro College and meets Wyatt Wingfoot.

Characters

Ben GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsSilver SurferNorrin RaddInvisible GirlBlack BoltBlackagar BoltagonGalanGalactusMedusaMedusalith Amaquelin BoltagonCrystalCrystalia Amaquelin MaximoffUatuThe WatcherAlicia MastersGorgonWyatt WingfootCoach Sam ThorneBelle ThorneWhitey Mullins

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), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Marvel Visionaries: Jack Kirby (2004), Fantastic Four Omnibus (2005), Marvel Platinum: The Definitive Silver Surfer (2007), Marvel TV: Galactus - The Real Story (2009), 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), Fantastic Four: Behold... Galactus! (2018)