Fantastic Four 47

"Sue! It's his life against those of thousands of innocent people out there!"

―Mister Fantastic

"Beware, the Hidden Land!"
Fantastic Four
Title:	"Beware, the Hidden Land!"
Volume:	1
Number:	47
Cover price:	.12
Cover date:	February, 1966
Publisher:	Marvel Comics
Credits
Chief:	Stan Lee
Writers:	Stan Lee
Pencilers:	Jack Kirby
Inkers:	Joe Sinnott
Cover artists:	Jack Kirby
Cover inker:	Joe Sinnott
Cover colorist:	Stan Goldberg
Cover letterer:	Sam Rosen
Colorists:	Stan Goldberg
Letterers:	Artie Simek
Editors:	Stan Lee
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"Beware, the Hidden Land!" is the story title to the forty-seventh issue of volume one of the Fantastic Four ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story was written and edited by Stan Lee with artwork by Jack Kirby and inks by Joe Sinnott. Kirby & Sinnott also rendered the cover art illustration to this issue. The story was lettered by Artie Simek. This issue shipped with a February, 1966 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy.

Appearances

Featured characters

• Fantastic Four

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

Supporting characters

• Black Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon
• Crystal Amaquelin
• Gorgon Petragon
• Karnak
• Lockjaw
• Medusa, Medusalith Amaquelin
• Triton

Villains

• Dragon Man
• Maximus the Magnificent
• Seeker, Kadlec

Minor characters

• Alicia Masters
• Aireo

Organizations

• Alpha Primitives
• Fantastic Four
• House of Agon

Races

• Altered humans
• Inhumans
• Dogs

Locations

• New York

• New York City
• Manhattan
• Baxter Building
• Alicia Masters' studio

• South America

• Andes Mountains
• The Great Refuge

Items

• Atmo-Gun

Vehicles

• Airplane

Powers

• Flight
• Force field generation
• Pyrokinesis
• Superhuman strength

Notes & Trivia

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

• It is unconfirmed whether or not Stan Goldberg is actually the colorist on this issue. Credit taken from this issue's profile index on Comics.org.

• This is the first appearance of the Great Refuge. The name of the capital city is later clarified as Attilan.

• This is the first appearance of Maximus Boltagon, who is the brother of Black Bolt. He is also known as Maximus the Mad, and Maximus the Magnificent.

• This is the first appearance of the Alpha Primitives.

• This is the first appearance of Aireo, who is one of the Inhumans. He is not named in this issue.

• The Great Refuge is sealed off from humanity beginning with this issue.

Reprints

The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:

• 44 Years of Fantastic Four
• Essential Fantastic Four 3
• Fantastic Four Omnibus 2
• Inhumans: The Origin of the Inhumans
• Marvel Masterworks 25
• Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four 5
• Marvel's Greatest Comics 34

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 #47 at MDP
• Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #47 at Comics.org
• Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #47 at Comic Vine
• Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #47 at Amazon.com