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Fantastic Four , #78

Published: September 1968

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Issue Contents:
The Thing No More!

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

Characters
Other
Credits
The Thing No More!

Story Featuring Fantastic Four

"We made it!"

Storyline

The Wizard attacks the Baxter Building as Sue's doctors determine that everything is not well with her pregnancy.

Characters
Fantastic Four
Other
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Story Notes

Kirby's co-plot credit is widely acknowledged by Lee and Kirby in numerous interviews. Credit here reads: "Created and Choreographed by: Stan (The Man) Lee and Jack (King) Kirby."

Letter Column Featuring Fantastic 4 Fan Page

"Dear Stan and Jack, I am writing this letter to comment on..."

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Story Notes

Letters from: Lamar Blaylock, Pvt. George Ferguson, Evan Katten, Gary Dahlberg, Tom Zmudzinski, Bruce Coville, and Mike Esterson; includes Know Ye These, the Hallowed Ranks of Marveldom.

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

"More hysterical hoopla and hangups from your howlin' house of ideas!"

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Story Notes

Includes:Stan's Soapbox; Items; The Mighty Marvel Checklist

Ad Featuring Wallace Brown Greeting Cards

"Boys, girls, men, women"

Story Notes

Back cover. Ad to sell greeting cards to earn money.

Ad Featuring American Basic Science Labs

"America's greatest values in science labs and courses!"

Story Notes

Inside back cover. Ad for the American Basic Science Club, Inc.

It's Brand New!! Marvel's Swingin' Inflatable Plastic Pillows!
Story Notes

Promo for inflatable Spider-Man and Thor plastic pillows. $1.50 each plus 15 cents postage. Also Marvel super-hero t-shirts featuring Captain Marvel, Spider-Man, Thor, and the Hulk. $2.00 each including postage. And The Merry Marvel Marching Society Membership Kit for $1.00. Two mail-in coupons: Marvel Comics Group (Dept. PP or Dept. AJ) 625 Madison Ave., N.Y.C., N.Y 10022.

Ad Featuring Precise Publications Defense Training

"I’ll make you a master of karate"

Story Notes

Ad for karate book and life-size dummy, $1.98. On lower half of page.

Ad Featuring Liftee Height Increase Pads

"Now you can be taller instantly!"

Story Notes

Advertisement for height increasing shoes from The Liftee Company located on top half of page.

Shop by Mail; Stamps

Ad Featuring Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System

"Check the kind of body you want"

Story Notes

A collection of classified advertising offering stamps, novelties, and comic books. Between story pages 18 and 19.

Ad Featuring Revolutionary War Soldiers

"204 pc. Revolutionary War soldiers set only $1.98"

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Story Notes

Mail order ad for toy soldier set from Revolutionary War Soldiers, Dept. RW-5P, Carle Place, Long Island, New York. Between story pages 15 and 16 on lower half of page.

Fellows! Here's a Swell Way to Make Lots of Money and Win Prizes Too!

Ad Featuring Grit Newspaper

Story Notes

Ad for Grit newspaper sales from Grit Publishing Co. Appears between pages 15 and 16 of story sequence on top half of page.

Ad Featuring Strat-O-Matic Baseball Game

"Baseball fans are crazy about this true-to-life baseball game"

Story Notes

Between story pages 9 and 10.

Ad Featuring Olympic Sales / Olympia Sales Cards

"Get big prizes or cash"

Story Notes

Ad with order coupon for Olympic Sales Club, Inc. Between story pages 6 and 7.

Intelsat III Satellite

Ad Featuring Cheerios

Story Notes

Facts about the Intelsat III communications satellite - and some words on behalf of Cheerios breakfast cereal. Color ad between story pages 6 and 7.

Pete Duncan - "Dropout"

Ad Featuring ICS / International Correspondence Schools

Credits
Story Notes

Between story pages 3 and 4. Comics ad for the International Correspondence Schools I.C.S..

Ad Featuring Johnson Smith & Co. Catalog

"Hypnotic whirling coin"

Story Notes

Inside front cover. Ad for a variety of novelty items from the Johnson Smith Company.