Fantastic Four 38

"Defeated by the Frightful Four!"
The Fantastic Four
Title:	"Defeated by the Frightful Four!"
Volume:	1
Number:	38
Cover price:	.12
Cover date:	May, 1965
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Credits
Chief:	Stan Lee
Writers:	Stan Lee
Pencilers:	Jack Kirby
Inkers:	Chic Stone
Cover artists:	Jack Kirby
Cover inker:	Chic Stone
Cover colorist:	Stan Goldberg
Cover letterer:	Sam Rosen
Colorists:	Stan Goldberg
Letterers:	Artie Simek
Editors:	Stan Lee
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"Defeated by the Frightful Four!" is the story title to the thirty-eighth issue of the first ongoing Fantastic Four comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written and edited by Stan Lee with artwork by Jack Kirby. It was inked by Chic Stone, and lettered by Sam Rosen. Jack Kirby and Chic Stone also rendered the cover art illustration to this issue. This issue shipped with a May, 1965 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy.

Appearances

Featured characters

• Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
• Invisible Girl, Susan Storm
• Human Torch, Johnny Storm
• The Thing, Ben Grimm

Supporting characters

• None

Villains

• Wizard, Bentley Wittman
• Paste Pot Pete, Peter Petruski
• Sandman, William Baker
• Medusa, Medusalith Amaquelin

Minor characters

• Alicia Masters (Referenced only)

Organizations

• Fantastic Four
• Frightful Four

Races

• Humans
• Altered humans
• Inhumans

Locations

• New York

• New York City
• Manhattan

• Baxter Building

• Pacific Ocean

Items

• Paste-gun

Vehicles

• Fantasticar
• Pogo Plane

Notes & Trivia

• The Fantastic Four were created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.

• This is the second appearance of the Frightful Four. They appeared last in Fantastic Four #36.

Recommended Reading

Fantastic Four, Vol. 1 Fantastic Four, Vol. 2 Fantastic Four, Vol. 3 Fantastic Four 2099 Fantastic Four Unlimited Fantastic Four: Atlantis Rising

Fantastic Four Unplugged Fantastic Four: WGCM Ultimate Fantastic Four FF Fantastic Four Collections Fantastic Four One-Shots

See also

Fantastic Four Fantastic Four films Fantastic Four comics Fantastic Four programs Fantastic Four characters

Fantastic Four villains Fantastic Four images Fantastic Four creators Fantastic Four cast & crew Fantastic Four miscellaneous

External Links

• Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #38 at MDP
• Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #38 at Comics.org
• Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #38 at Comic Vine
• Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #38 at Amazon.com
• Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #38 at Marvel.com