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Fantastic Four #54

Marvel · Series began 1961 · September 1966

first appearance of Prester John

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Prester John (Marvel) — also in flashback, first appearance

Dates

Cover date: September 1966
On sale: June 9, 1966
Pages: 36

Editions and covers (2)

Copies of #54 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].
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Creators

script: Stan Leepencils: Jack Kirby, John Romita, Steve Ditko, Dick Ayersinks: Joe Sinnott, John Romita, Mike Esposito, Dick Ayers, Steve Ditko, George Roussoscolors: Stan Goldbergletters: Sam Rosen

Stories

Whosoever Finds the Evil Eye..! · 20 pages
Johnny and Wyatt begin searching for the Inhumans and encounter Prester John and the Evil Eye.

Characters

Ben GrimmThe ThingReed RichardsJohnny StormHuman TorchMister FantasticSusan Storm RichardsT'ChallaBlack PantherInvisible GirlBlack BoltBlackagar BoltagonMedusaMedusalith Amaquelin BoltagonCrystalCrystalia Amaquelin MaximoffKarnakGorgonTritonMaximusWyatt WingfootPrester John

Reprinted in

The Mighty World of Marvel (1972), Marvel's Greatest Comics (1969), The Fantastic Four Television Picture Story Book (1969), Fantastic Four Pocket Book (1980), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (1997), Essential Fantastic Four (1998), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2003), Fantastic Four Adventures (2005), Fantastic Four Omnibus (2005), Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four (2009), Inhumans: The Origin of the Inhumans (2013), Fantastic Four Epic Collection (2014), Mighty Marvel Masterworks: The Black Panther (2022)