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#42 British #42 Regular Edition
Fantastic Four, #41

Published: August 1965

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Issue Contents:
The Brutal Betrayal of Ben Grimm!

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

Characters
Fantastic Four
Frightful Four
Other
Credits
Story Notes

Inker credit from Tom Hardee, via the GCD Errors List. Original indexer credited Vince Colletta.

The Brutal Betrayal of Ben Grimm!

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

"Last month we saw the F.F. defeat Dr. Doom!"

Storyline

The Frightful Four kidnap the Thing and brainwash him into aiding them against the rest of the FF.

Characters
Fantastic Four
Frightful Four
Other
Credits

Letter Column Featuring Fantastic 4 Fan Page

"If you think this issue was something, just wait till you see what's in store for you next ish!"

Credits
Story Notes

Letters from: Lynn Wilson, Keith McWalter, Garland W. Edmondson, Jr., Ben John, Dan Clark, Gary Arturs, Jim Quaid & Jerry Faller, and Victor Taucer; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist and notice of "The Biggest News Yet!" (start of Nick Fury and Sub-Mariner series in Strange Tales and Tales to Astonish, respectively).

"It's the greatest!"

Story Notes

House ad for The Fantastic Four t-shirt and M.M.M.S. membership.

4 More Marvel Masterpieces!

Story Featuring X-Men , Story Featuring Spider-Man , Story Featuring Thor , Story Featuring Hulk , Story Featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner

Credits
Story Notes

House ad for The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #27, Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #70, Journey into Mystery (Marvel, 1952 series) #118, and The X-Men (Marvel, 1963 series) #12 using reprints of their covers and advertised as “on sale now.”

Prince Namor the Sub-Mariner

Story Featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner

"The most famous, most powerful hero/villain of all time... now appearing monthly in Tales to Astonish!"

Credits
Story Notes

Between story pages 4 and 5. Half-page promo announcing the debut of Prince Namor, the Sub-Mariner in Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #70. Located on lower half of page.

Nick Fury, agent of S.H.I.E.L.D.

Story Featuring Nick Fury

"Now starring in Strange Tales! The surprise sensation of the year!"

Credits
Story Notes

Between story pages 4 and 5. Half-page promo announcing the debut of Nick Fury, Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Strange Tales (Marvel, 1951 series) #135. Located on top half of page.

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

Story Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists Schools.

"3 complete fishing outfits"

Story Notes

Ad for fishing equipment from Niresk Discount Sales. Inside back cover.

Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters
Story Notes

Black and white reproduction of a painting of the monster. Dracula also available. Item 6' tall, in color: payment to Honor House, Lynbrook, NY.

"Are you proud of your paycheck?"

Story Notes

Ad for the Commercial Trades Institute.

Stamps; Shop by Mail

"Live seahorses $1 each"

Story Notes

Various classified-style ads for stamps and other products, between story pages 16 and 17.

Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper

"Come on, fella grab this chance to make $1 to $5 weekly and win dandy prizes, too"

Story Notes

Advertisement for selling Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co. Occupies lower half of page between story pages 13 and 14.

Hypno-Coin
Story Notes

Advertisement for the Hypno-Coin from Hypnotic Aids Supply Co. located on top half of page between story pages 13 and 14.

"Boys! Men! I'll help you master Yubiwaza"

Story Notes

Ad for the Yubiwaza system of martial arts. Between story pages 8 and 9.

Ad Featuring Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game

"Play 1965 big league baseball games"

Story Notes

Ad for Strat-O-Matic baseball game. On lower half of page, between story pages 4 and 5.

U.S. Gov't Surplus

"Hundreds of items for as little as 2¢ and 3¢ on the dollar direct by mail!"

Story Notes

Ad for government surplus items: parachutes, boats, tents, machetes, etc. Between story pages 4 and 5 on top half of page.

Men! Join My "$100-a-Week" Club!
Story Notes

Inside front cover. Ad to earn money by selling shoes.