- "So! 'Tis you who were my creators! I know the true nature of your evil plans! Therefore, I have no reluctance to do -- what must be done --! This planet of humans is not for me -- not yet -- not till another millinium [sic] has passed!"
- ―Him
| "When Opens the Cocoon!" | |
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| Fantastic Four | |
| Title: | "When Opens the Cocoon!" |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 67 |
| Cover price: | .12 |
| Cover date: | October, 1967 |
| 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 letterer: | Sam Rosen |
| Letterers: | Artie Simek |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
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| Next: | Fantastic Four #68 |
"When Opens the Cocoon!" is the 67th issue of the first Fantastic Four ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The issue was written by Stan Lee with artwork by Jack Kirby and inks by Joe Sinnott. It was lettered by Artie Simek. The cover art illustration was rendered by Kirby & Sinnott. The story was edited by Stan Lee. This issue shipped with an October, 1967 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
Villains
- Carlo Zota
- Jerome Hamilton (Apparent death)
- Maris Morlak
- Wladyslav Shinski
Minor characters
Organizations
Races & Animals
Locations
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.
- The tagline to this issue is "Featuring: The Power of... Him!"
- Artie Simek drops the ball and mis-spells the word millennium as "millinium" on the last page of this issue.
- This is the first full appearance of Him, who will later go on to adopt the name Adam Warlock. He made a behind-the-scenes introductory appearance in Fantastic Four #66. He appears next in Thor #165.
Reprints[]
The story from this issue is reprinted in the following volumes:
- Essential Fantastic Four 4 (Black & White)
- Fantastic Four Omnibus 3
- Marvel's Greatest Comics 50
- Mighty World of Marvel 146 (Partially)