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• Fantastic Four is an American comic book series published by Marvel Comics.

• Fast Facts

  1. Publisher: Marvel Comics
  2. Schedule: Monthly
  3. Format: Ongoing
  4. Publication dates: Vol. 1 (1961-1996), Vol. 2 (1996-1997), Vol. 3 (1998-2003), Vol. 4 (2003-present)
  5. Notable characters: Mister Fantastic, Invisible Woman, Human Torch, Thing

• Background

  In 1961, National Comics (later DC Comics) publisher Jack Liebowitz played a round of golf with Timely Comics publisher Martin Goodman. Liebowitz bragged about the success of the Justice League of America series, which at the time was a big seller for National.

  Goodman called Timely's art director, Stanley Martin Lieber, to come up with a comic book team for a new series. As a result, Lieber, better known as Stan Lee, created the Fantastic Four.Comics 101: The Way It Began: The Fantastic Four

• Notable Writers

  • Stan Lee
  • Roy Thomas
  • Gerry Conway
  • Marv Wolfman

• Notable Artists

  • Jack Kirby
  • John Romita
  • John Byrne
  • Paul Ryan

• Related Mahalo Pages

  Marvel Comics | Marvel Universe | Fantastic Four | Stan Lee | Jack Kirby | Mark Waid | Mike Wieringo | Silver Surfer | Doctor Doom | Galactus | John Byrne | Chris Claremont | J. Michael Straczynski

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