- "Please dear -- don't go feminine on me just now! I haven't the time -- or the patience!"
- ―Reed Richards
| "And Now... The Thing!" | |
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| Fantastic Four | |
| Title: | "And Now... The Thing!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 107 |
| Cover price: | .15 |
| Cover date: | February, 1971 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Stan Lee |
| Writers: | Stan Lee |
| Pencilers: | John Buscema |
| Inkers: | Joe Sinnott |
| Cover artists: | John Buscema |
| Cover inker: | Joe Sinnott |
| Letterers: | Artie Simek |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
| Navigation | |
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| Next: | Fantastic Four #108 |
"And Now... The Thing!" is the title to the 107th issue of the first Fantastic Four ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written by Stan Lee with artwork by John Buscema and inks by Joe Sinnott. Buscema & Sinnott also rendered the cover art illustration to this issue. It was lettered by Artie Simek and edited by Stan Lee. This issue shipped with a February, 1971 cover date and carries a cover price of .15 cents per copy.
Appearances[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
Villains
- Annihilus (In flashback only)
- Nega-Man, Richard Janus (1st appearance)
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
- Cosmic Control Rod (In flashback only)
- Handgun
- Negative Zone portal
- Visi-scanner
Vehicles
Powers
Miscellaneous
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Fantastic Four were created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby. They first appeared in Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #1 in November, 1961. By and large, the roster of the Fantastic Four has remained the same over the years, consisting of Reed Richards as Mister Fantastic, Susan Storm as the Invisible Woman, Johnny Storm as the Human Torch and Ben Grimm as the ever-lovin' blue-eyed Thing. Occasional transitory members of the FF have included Crystal Amaquelin, Luke Cage, Scott Lang, and T'Challa.
- This is the first appearance of Richard Janus, aka Nega-Man.
- Ben Grimm develops the ability to transform back and forth from the Thing into human form beginning with this issue.
- The last time the Fantastic Four entered the Negative Zone was back in Fantastic Four Annual #6.