Fantastic Four, #108 British

Published: March 1971

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Issue Contents:
The Monstrous Mystery of the Nega-Man!

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

"Reed! Your viewscreen shows Janus -- plunging into the Negative Zone!"

Credits
Story Notes

Jack Kirby art appears on page 1 (inset panel); pgs 2-6; pg 7 (panels 1-3 and 6); pg 8 (panels 2,3 and 6); pg 9 (panel 1); pg 10; pg 11 (panels 1-4); pg 12 (panel 2); pgs 13-14; pg 15(panels 1-5); pg 16 (panels 3-6); pg 17 (panels 1-6 and 8). John Buscema art appears on pg 1 (splash); pg 7 (panels 4,5,7); pg 8 (panels 1,4,5); pg 9 (panels 2-5); pg 11 (panels 5-6); pg 12 (panel 1); pg 15 (panel 6); pg 16 (panels 1-2); pg 17 (panel 7); pgs 18-20. John Romita redrew the figures of Ben Grimm on pg 11; panels 5-6 and pg 12; panel 1, along with possibly a few other minor alterations throughout. Info per Nick Caputo, March 2015.

Letter Column Featuring Fantastic 4 Fan Page

"Dear Stan, I read an interesting quote recently."

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Letters from: Jim Elston, Steve Smith, Jason Aronowitz, Harri Coloni, and Dave Manners; includes a panel from issue #102 and “Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.”

In-House Column Featuring Bullpen Bulletins , In-House Column Featuring Stan's Soapbox

"Cerebral comments and cogent critiques, capriciously created with care and candor!"

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Includes: Items; Stan Lee's Soapbox.

Ad Featuring Famous Artists Schools

"Do you have art talent worth developing?"

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Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists School.

Ad Featuring Academy for Home Study

"Second chance for high school drop-outs to get a diploma"

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Inside back cover. Ad for the Academy for Home Study.

Ad Featuring Joe Weider Course and Products

"Tired of being 'skinny'?"

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Ad for a weight gain product.

Story Featuring Kull

"Before there was Conan - - there was - - King Kull!"

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House ad for the debut of King Kull in Creatures on the Loose (Marvel, 1971 series) #10.

Various Single Panel Advertisements

"$1000.00 paid for this 6c stamp"

Story Notes

A half-page of small, single panel advertisements for stamp collection, bodybuilding, and a drawing course on lower half of page.

Ad Featuring North American School of Drafting

"These 3 big drafting kits* given to you!"

Storyline

Ad for free "Drafting Career Kit".

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Top half of page.

Shop by Mail

"Don’t be fat"

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Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes back-issue comics ads.

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Between story pages numbered 18 and 19.

Shop by Mail; Stamps

"Too skinny?"

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Miscellaneous ads from various dealers. Includes comics ad from Howard M. Rogofsky.

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Between story pages numbered 15 and 16.

"Now revealed — the “2 Hour” method to super speed karate"

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Ad, with order coupon, for karate books and paraphernalia from Precise Publications, located on lower half of page beneath story half-page 13.

"We'll pay you $10,000.00 for this Lincoln penny"

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Ad for U.S. coin catalog.

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Beneath half-page 12 of story.

Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper

"Spending money and prizes get both sell Grit 'America’s greatest family newspaper'"

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Ad inviting boys, 12 or older, to sell Grit family newspapers for prizes and cash. Between pages 9 and 10 of story. Lower half of page.

"Step into the real world of space with Vern Estes."

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Ad for model rocketry kits. Between pages 9 and 10 of story. Top half of page.

"Join now! America's only monster fan club"

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Mail order ad from the Monster Fan Club, Dept. M17, 7214 Bergenline Avenue, North Bergen, New Jersey 07047. Appears between story pages 6 and 7.

"Start your collection!! Marvel artists self-portraits!"

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Ad for self-portraits of Marvel's artists. On lower portion of page, between story pages 6 and 7.

In-House Column Featuring Mighty Marvel Checklist

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Between story pages 6 and 7 on top portion of page.

Ad Featuring Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog

"400 crazy labels"

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Between story pages 3 and 4. Ad for various novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.

Ad Featuring Revell Models

"Introducing Deal's Wheels, the most far-out model series yet."

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Inside front cover. Ad for Deal's Wheels from Revell.