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Fantastic Four, #42 Regular Edition

Published: September 1965

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Issue Contents:
To Save You, Why Must I Kill You?

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

Characters
Fantastic Four
Frightful Four
Other
Credits
Story Notes

Cover inks credit from Nick Caputo via the GCD Error List (2 January 2008); the original indexer credited Vince Colletta.

To Save You, Why Must I Kill You

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

"Under the influence of the Wizard's diabolical id machine, the mighty Thing believes the Fantastic Four to be his enemies!"

Storyline

The Frightful Four brainwash the Torch and, together with the brainwashed Thing, pursue Reed and Sue.

Characters
Fantastic Four
Frightful Four
Other
Credits

Letter Column Featuring Fantastic 4 Fan Page

"We promise you--cross our hearts--this little adventure will positively end next ish..."

Credits
Story Notes

Letters from: Marty Tuzman, David Olson, Rick Scogin, Bill Loudin, Karl Spence, William McCord, Jr., Donald McGregor (future comics writer), Kathy Goles, and James D. Grosbach; includes The Mighty Marvel Checklist.

Credits
Story Notes

Ad for Fantastic Four shirt and Marvel stationery; includes Know Your Fellow Merry Marchers! Here are 25 More Names.

Story Featuring The Avengers , Story Featuring Thor , Story Featuring Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos , Story Featuring Namor the Sub-Mariner

"4 more Marvel masterpieces!"

Credits
Story Notes

Promos for Journey into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1, Sgt. Fury (Marvel, 1963 series) #21, Tales to Astonish (Marvel, 1959 series) #71, and The Avengers (Marvel, 1963 series) #19 using reprints of their covers and advertised as “on sale now.”

Story Featuring Spider-Man , Story Featuring Thor , Story Featuring Doctor Strange , Story Featuring Nick Fury

"More triumphs for Marvel..!"

Credits
Story Notes

Between story pages 4 and 5. Promos for The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #28, Journey into Mystery Annual (Marvel, 1965 series) #1, and Strange Tales (Marvel. 1951 series) #136 using reprints of their covers.

Ad Featuring Wallace Brown Greeting Cards

"Boys, girls, men, women"

Story Notes

Back cover. Ad for the Wallace Brown line of Christmas cards.

U.S. Government Surplus Direct by Mail!
Story Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for a catalog of surplus items.

Record Riot

"60 smash songs $2.98 ppd."

Story Notes

Ad for 60 songs on 10 records.

Shop by Mail

"Aim for the space team"

Story Notes

Thumbnail ads for stamps and other products.

Stamps; Shop by Mail

"Play guitar in 7 days or money back"

Story Notes

Thumbnail ads for stamps and other products, between story pages 16 and 17.

"Amazing X-ray vision instantly!"

Story Notes

Advertisement for X-Ray glasses from Slimline Company. Located between story pages 16 and 17, occupying lower half of page.

Ad Featuring Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game

"Play 1965 big league baseball games"

Story Notes

Ad for Strat-O-Matic baseball game. On top half of page, between story pages 16 and 17.

Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper

"Look! Boys wanted to sell Grit"

Story Notes

Ad soliciting sellers of Grit newspaper on lower half of page between story pages 13 and 14.

"Strange coins and valuable coin catalog"

Story Notes

Ad for coin catalog and coins from Littleton Coin Co. Appears between story pages 13 and 14 on top half of page.

"Are you proud of your paycheck?"

Story Notes

Ad for the Commercial Trades Institute, between story pages 8 and 9.

Treasure Chest of Fun

Ad Featuring Honor House Products Novelties

Story Notes

An advertisement for Honor House Products Corporation, between story pages 4 and 5.

"4 complete fishing outfits"

Story Notes

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