- "I've done it!! I'm drifting into a world of limitless dimensions!! It's the crossroads of infinity -- the junction to everywhere!"
- ―Reed Richards
| "This Man... This Monster!" | |
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| Fantastic Four | |
| Title: | "This Man... This Monster!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 51 |
| Cover price: | .12 |
| Cover date: | June, 1966 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Stan Lee |
| Writers: | Stan Lee; Jack Kirby |
| Pencilers: | Jack Kirby |
| Inkers: | Joe Sinnott |
| Cover artists: | Jack Kirby |
| Cover inker: | Joe Sinnott |
| Cover colorist: | Stan Goldberg |
| Cover letterer: | Artie Simek |
| Letterers: | Artie Simek |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
| Navigation | |
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"This Man... This Monster!" is the story title to the fifty-first 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, and co-plotted by Jack Kirby, with artwork by 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 June, 1966 cover date and carries a cover price of .12 cents per copy.
"This Man... This Monster!"[]
Featured characters
- Human Torch, Johnny Storm
- Invisible Girl, Susan Richards
- Mister Fantastic, Reed Richards
- The Thing, Ben Grimm
Supporting characters
Villains
- The Thing, Ricardo Jones
Minor characters
- Belle Thorne
- Dave
- Sam Thorne
- Whitey Mullins
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
- Negative Zone (1st appearance)
- New Jersey
- Metro College
- Kozy Kampus Koffee Shop
- Metro College
- New York
Items
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.
- "FF 51" serves as a shortcut to this page.
- This issue carries the approval stamp of the Comics Code Authority.
- According to the Library of Congress copyright office, this issue shipped to retailers on March 10th, 1966.
- The man who impersonates the Thing is unidentified in this issue. His name will not be revealed until Web of Spider-Man #69 in October, 1990 when Armand Jones reveals that his brother Ricardo once tried to steal the Thing's powers.
- Coach Thorpe is incorrectly identified as "Jim Thorpe" in this issue. His actual name is Sam Thorpe.
- This is the first, and to date, only known appearance of Dave, who is a police officer with the New York City Police Department.