FANTASTIC FOUR (1961-96; 2003-12) #2
CGC NM-: 9.2
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PUBLISHER: Marvel
COMMENTS: ow/white pages; Stan Lee signature series; QES Certified: Preferred staple placement, beautiful spine, deep color strike
Jack Kirby cover/art; 1st app of the Skrulls; Last 10c Issue; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
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Jack Kirby cover/art; 1st app of the Skrulls; Last 10c Issue; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
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ow/white pages; Stan Lee signature series; QES Certified: Preferred staple placement, beautiful spine, deep color strike
Jack Kirby cover/art; 1st app of the Skrulls; Last 10c Issue; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
Who knew that the need for a faddish, sci-fi based villain would result in storylines and mythology spanning across decades? It wasn't as though Lee and Kirby were consciously creating a pop-culture world in the rocky days of early Silver Age Marvel, they were just trying to make fun comics that would sell and attract readers -- but, by following the hyperactive lead of their imaginative audience, they developed a language and style and mythos that carries on to this day, in the movies and beyond. This first appearance of the Skrulls hints at the grandeur and go-for-broke glee of the Marvel Universe to come.(Visit the QES website.)
Jack Kirby cover/art; 1st app of the Skrulls; Last 10c Issue; COMIC BOOK IMPACT rating of 8 (CBI)
Who knew that the need for a faddish, sci-fi based villain would result in storylines and mythology spanning across decades? It wasn't as though Lee and Kirby were consciously creating a pop-culture world in the rocky days of early Silver Age Marvel, they were just trying to make fun comics that would sell and attract readers -- but, by following the hyperactive lead of their imaginative audience, they developed a language and style and mythos that carries on to this day, in the movies and beyond. This first appearance of the Skrulls hints at the grandeur and go-for-broke glee of the Marvel Universe to come.(Visit the QES website.)