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Fantastic Four, #9 Regular Edition

Published: December 1962

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Issue Contents:
The End of The Fantastic Four!

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

"Little do they dream that they will soon be at the mercy of the Sub-Mariner!"

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Story Notes

Dick Ayers has confirmed to Nick Caputo that he inked this cover (GCD Error List 2 November 2006).

The End of The Fantastic Four!

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

"Bulletin! The world-famous Fantastic Four are bankrupt!"

Storyline

The Fantastic Four are bankrupt and the Sub-Mariner is scheming to use this.

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How the Human Torch Flies!
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Part 2 Sub-Mariner Gives the Orders!

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

"A few days, and many weary miles later, at the newly-formed S.M. Studios is Hollywood, California..."

Storyline

The Sub-Mariner offers the Fantastic Four one million dollars if they star in a film that he's producing.

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Part 3 The Fury of Mr. Fantastic

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

"Of course I live!"

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Mr. Fantastic discovers that the film project is a setup.

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Part 4 The Flame of Battle

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

"Flame on!"

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Human Torch and Thing discover that the film project is a setup.

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Vengeance Is Ours! Part 5

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

"No, you don't, fish-man!"

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The film is produced and an unwilling Sub-Mariner pays the Fantastic Four their money.

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Letter Column Featuring Fantastic 4 Fan Page

"Dear Editor, I would like to know how the Human Torch can see through the flames in his eyes."

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Letters of comment from Dennis Smith, Weskan Kansas; Buddy Saunders, Arlington Texas; Leroy Auston, Jacksonville Texas; Mike Tuohey, Detroit Michigan; Paul Gambaccini, West Port Connecticut; Richard Berry, Haskell New Jersey; and Harold Smith, New Orleans Louisiana

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Letter page replies by Stan Lee.

"He’s looking for people who like to draw"

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Back cover. Send for no obligation Famous Artists Talent Test.

"Learn radio-television electronics by practising at home in your spare time"

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Advertisement to learn how to repair televisions and radios from the National Radio Institute. Located on inside rear cover.

Ad Featuring Wallace Brown Greeting Cards

"Boys, girls, men, women if you know just 20 people…"

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Ad to recruit sellers of Christmas cards.

"Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method can build you a magnificent new he-man-muscled body in just ten minutes a day"

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Ad for Dynaflex body-building course for $1.98.

Stamps; Shop by Mail

"Stamp Collecting Outfit"

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A number of thumbnail advertisements.

"Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"

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Send $1.00 for catalog listing prices the company will pay for rare coins. On lower half of page.

Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper

"Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit"

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Ad seeking sellers of Grit newspaper. On top half of page.

Ad Featuring Honor House Products Novelties

"Bike bonanza of big buys"

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An advertisement for bicycle-related accessories including a "bike machine gun" for 75¢ from Honor House Prod. Corp. on lower half of page.

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On top half of page.

"Amazing new home training plan"

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Ad for air conditioning and refrigeration training booklets.

"Will you work Saturday mornings for $5.00 to $20.00 extra?"

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Advertisement to sell shoes from the Mason Shoe Mfg. Company.

"Are you skinny like I was?"

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Body-building ad. Inside front cover.