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Fantastic Four No 96 The Mad Thinker Stan Lee Kirby

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Item number:110339065142
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Item specifics
Type: Comic BookGenre: Superhero
Character: Fantastic FourPublisher: MARVEL COMICS

Fantastic Four

Front Cover Comic Details               
Series Group Fantastic Four
Series "The Mad Thinker and His Androids of Death!"
Issue 96
Publication Date  Mar 1970
Publisher Marvel
Language English
Format Comic
Age Silver
Country USA
Credits
Penciller   Kirby, Jack  
Artist  
 
Writer   Stan Lee

 



Letterer   Rosen, Sam
Inker       Sinnott, Joe Giacoia, Frank

Editor   Lee, Stan
Character Fantastic Four

Personal Details
Collection Status In Collection
Plot

 








Fantastic Four No. 96

"The Mad Thinker and His Androids of Death!"

Stan Lee

  • The Item for sale is for one (1) copy of the comic book Fantastic Four No. 96 "The Mad Thinker and His Androids of Death!"

The Fantastic Four is a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The group debuted in The Fantastic Four #1 (Nov. 1961), which helped to usher in a new naturalism in the medium. It was the first superhero team created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist and co-plotter Jack Kirby, and a cornerstone of Marvel Comics' 1960s rise from a small division of a publishing company to a pop-culture conglomerate.

Reed Richards, a brilliant scientist, took his crew on an unregistered space ship launch to become the first to do interstellar travel. An accident occurred, and the crew was bathed in cosmic rays and was forced to return to earth. When they got back to earth, the realized that through the cosmic rays, they were changed on the most basic molecular level. They each had super powers, some with great abilities and little change to their physical appearance, but in the case of The Thing, the side effects were very noticeable and monstrous.

The four had a choice, to hide their powers and shy away from society, or to embrace their newfound abilities and use them to help the very people that might consider them freaks. Reed, Sue, Johnny, and Ben all decided to face their fears and as The Fantastic Four, they have become more powerful than they would be as individuals and their bonds have made them a family of sorts, ready to take on any challenge. Now, they are adventurers of a new kind, and have traveled to places and domains humanity has never thought even existed.

Fantastic Four No. 96 "The Mad Thinker and His Androids of Death!": Once again trying to gain control of the Baxter Building, the Mad Thinker has created android duplicates of the Fantastic Four who are sent out to attack and capture the other members of the group. While Ben is knocked out at the Baxter Building itself, Johnny and Sue are subdued and replaced by their android counterparts in public. When Reed is attacked by the android version of himself, he manages to defeat it and pose as it, enabling Reed to get back into the Baxter building and free Ben. The two heroes then bust up the Thinkers androids and capture the Thinker himself. After turning the Thinker over to the police, Reed and Ben locate the sedated Sue and Johnny at the Thinkers hideout and revive them.

  • The condition of the comic is FN
  • A comic book graded Fine  is an above average comic book. This might be a C or C+ comic book. Comics that have a lower grade than this are starting to show major signs of wear and tear. For a comic book to be considered, "Fine" it needs to meet the following criteria: The Cover can have minor wear. Minor creasing is acceptable. The corners may be blunted.The Spine; The staples may have some discoloration. Minor creases are OK. The spine may have a roll to it. Inside: The Pages may have minor tears on the edges. Discoloration is OK as long as it is not major. The pages may be tan or brown in color.

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Grading Sheet







Points
Free of staple stress/ tears? Score Inside pages Score Flat? Score Cover free of tears - other than edges or corners? Score Cover corners sharply cut? Score Cover clean? Colors reflect? Score
8 Mint Yes
White
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes/Yes
7 Near Mint No 1/16th" max Staples very firm
White
Yes
Yes
Barely visible blunting
Yes/Yes
6 Very Fine Staples Very Firm 6 Off white, yellow or tan
Slight bend OK
Yes, tiny indentations
1/4 inch max crease
Yes/ High to Medium
5 Fine Staples Firm
Yellow or tan 5 Bend OK 5 Yes, minor creases OK 5 Minor creases 5 Minor wear/Medium -fading 5
4 Very Good 1 staple loose OK
Brown & minor tears OK
Slight roll OK
Tiny tears, long crease or color chipping
Medium crease or 1/2 inch missing
Medium wear some ink H2O OK/reflection low
3 Good 1 staple detached
Brown & moderate tears OK
No
Minor tears or major stress
Major creases OK
No dirty/ No colors reflect
2 Fair 2-3 staples split
Brittle & coupons missing
No
Major tears up to 1/12th missing OK
Corners missing OK
No very dirty/No reflecton
1 Poor Cover detached
Brittle OK & coupons missing
No
1/3'rd plus cover missing or severe tears
Corners + missing OK
Severe stains mildew/No relection















Score
6.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
5.0
















Total scored 31.0











Average 5.2











Grade Fine









Time-Less-Image is proud to offer items from our collection of comic books, graphic novels and original comic art. Both my brother Tom and I have been lifelong readers, collectors and fans of comics since early childhood. I actually remember paying $ 0.05 for my new issue comics! Classic Illustrated books introduced me to some of the American and European classics. Tom owned "Comics, Legends & Lore" a comic book store in Lynn, Massachussetts during the 80's. He was active at all the trade shows and conventions. Together we hope to bring our knowledge and enthusiasm to the virtual comic world on Ebay.

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