GRADE: FVF
CONDITION NOTES: Minor Ink
DATE: September 1972
SPECIAL NOTES: Origin of Fantastic Four. Roy Thomas scripts & editing start. This issue appears as a Power Record. Story Reference: Fantastic Four #1, 27, 88, 89, & 90. The World’s Greatest “COMIX" Magazine.
COVER NOTES: John Buscema, Joe Sinnott (inks)
STORY ARC: NONE
STORY(S): “The Way It Began!" (20 pages)
TEXT PAGE(S): “Marvel Bullpen Bulletins!/Stan Lee’s Soapbox”, “Fantastic Four Fan Page” (letters page for Fantastic Four #71, 93 & 113)
APPEARANCES: Thing (Ben Grimm), Alicia Masters, Mr. Fantastic (Reed Richards), Thought-Projector Helmet, Human Torch (Johnny Storm), Invisible Girl (Sue Richards), Fantastic Four, Mole Man (Harvey Elder), Subterraneans, Moloids, Collins (landlord of Baxter building)
WRITER(S): Roy Thomas
ARTIST(S): John Buscema
INKER(S): Joe Sinnott
COLORIST(S):
LETTERER(S): John Costanza
EDITOR(S): Roy Thomas
