MARVEL COMICS
FANTASTIC FOUR
Solo Series First Appearances | Lot of (4) Key Comic Books
Marvel Cinematic Universe MCU First Appearance Key Lot
Fantastic Four (2025)
MISTER FANTASTIC. THE THING. HUMAN TORCH. INVISIBLE WOMAN. Their names are "household", and as characters they are almost immediately recognized across the pop culture landscape. Considering that all four characters were created in 1961 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the familiarity of the Fantastic Four and its constituent members should come as no surprise. After all, they've been around for a long time.
For that reason alone, appearances of the FANTASTIC FOUR have been numerous and a mainstay across Marvel Comics' entire line of publishing since its inception. The vast majority of these appearances have been together as a team (or family) unit, and most of them have occurred within their own ongoing long-running series, Fantastic Four, as well as Fantastic Four related mini-series.
However, individual appearances by the four main members of the Fantastic Four have been relatively few in number. Both the Human Torch and The Thing have featured in a handful of titles, most of those being team-up series with each other or with another Marvel hero or heroes. Mister Fantastic and Invisible Woman have also participated in a handful of team-up series, although none of them have been titular series. Relative to other Marvel heroes, and specifically to Marvel heroes who are also closely associated as being part of larger team, individual series starring just one member of the Fantastic Four are almost non-existent.
For MCU fans, this seemingly odd circumstance of Marvel Comics publishing also makes collecting keys related to Marvel Studios' upcoming Fantastic Four (2025) that much easier, and we've gone through extra lengths to even improve upon that. This FANTASTIC FOUR LOT OF 4 FIRST APPEARANCE KEYS brings together the (4) different Marvel titles that comprise the First Solo Series Appearances for each member of Marvel's First Family.
An Upper Mid-Grade Lot overall that includes a Newsstand Edition of the Bronze Age Human Torch #1 in the hard-to-find grade of FN/VF (7.0), the First Titular Appearances of Reed, Sue, Johnny and Ben are brought together under one roof, and for one great price. Give your collection what it deserves...today!
In order of their date of publication, the following (4) comics are included:
HUMAN TORCH #1-A
(VOL 2, SEPT 1974)
First Solo Series Appearance: Human Torch II (Johnny Storm)
John Romita, Sr. Standard Art Cover
Newsstand Edition
Reprinted Material
First Printing
Creators:
- Stan Lee
- Bill Finger
- Jack Kirby
- Mike Sekowsky
Estimated Grade: FN/VF (7.0)
THE THING #1-A
(VOL 1, JUL 1983)
First Solo Series Appearance: The Thing (Benjamin Grimm)
John Byrne Regular Art Cover
Direct Edition
First Printing
Estimated Grade: FN (6.0)
BEFORE THE FANTASTIC FOUR: REED RICHARDS #1-A (OF 3)
(VOL 1, SEPT 2000)
First Solo Series Appearance: Reed Richards (Mister Fantastic)
Duncan Fegredo Regular Art Cover
Direct Edition
First Printing
Creators:
- Peter David
- Duncan Fegredo
Estimated Grade: VF (8.0)
INVISIBLE WOMAN #1-A (OF 5)
(VOL 1, SEPT 2019)
First Solo Series Appearance: Invisible Woman (Susan Storm-Richards)
Adam Hughes Regular Art Cover
Direct Edition
First Printing
Creators:
- Mark Waid
- Mattia De Iuluis
Estimated Grade: NM (9.4)
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