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| Marvel's Greatest Comics | |
| Title: | "Those Who Would Destroy Us! |
| Volume: | 1 |
| Number: | 34 |
| Cover price: | .25 |
| Cover date: | March, 1972 |
| Publisher: | Marvel Comics |
| Credits | |
| Chief: | Roy Thomas |
| Writers: | Stan Lee |
| Pencilers: | Jack Kirby |
| Inkers: | Joe Sinnott |
| Cover artists: | Gil Kane |
| Cover inker: | Frank Giacoia |
| Cover letterer: | Sam Rosen |
| Letterers: | Artie Simek |
| Assistants: | Roy Thomas |
| Editors: | Stan Lee |
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"Those Who Would Destroy Us!" is the title to the first story featured in issue #34 of the Marvel's Greatest Comics ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics. The story reprints Fantastic Four #46. It was written by Stan Lee with artwork by Jack Kirby and inks by Joe Sinnott. It was lettered by Artie Simek and originally edited by Stan Lee. The second tale in this issue is "Beware, the Hidden Land!", originally printed in Fantastic Four #47. It was also crafted by the team of Lee, Kirby, Sinnott, and Simek. This issue boasts an original cover graphic rendered by Gil Kane, Frank Giacoia, and Sam Rosen. Roy Thomas served as an associate editor on both stories. This issue shipped with a March, 1972 cover date and carries a cover price of .25 cents per copy.
"Those Who Would Destroy Us!"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Black Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon
- Crystal Amaquelin
- Gorgon Petragon
- Karnak
- Lockjaw
- Medusa, Medusalith Amaquelin
- Triton
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
Races
Locations
Items
- Distorter gun
- Fluid of Darkness
- Inner-City Scanner
- Microwave distorter
- Universal Control Rod
Vehicles
Powers
- Energy absorption
- Flight
- Hydrokinesis
- Pyrokinesis
- Superhuman agility
- Superhuman durability
- Superhuman strength
- Teleportation
"Beware, the Hidden Land!"[]
Featured characters
Supporting characters
- Black Bolt, Blackagar Boltagon
- Crystal Amaquelin
- Gorgon Petragon
- Karnak
- Lockjaw
- Medusa, Medusalith Amaquelin
- Triton
Villains
Minor characters
Organizations
- Alpha Primitives
- Fantastic Four
- House of Agon
Races
Locations
Items
Vehicles
Powers
Notes & Trivia[]
- The Fantastic Four was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
- "Those Who Would Destroy Us!" was originally printed in Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #46.
- "Beware, the Hidden Land!" was originally printed in Fantastic Four, Volume 1 #47.
- Stories from this issue have also been reprinted in the Marvel Masterworks, Volume 25 hardcover collection, the Marvel Masterworks: The Fantastic Four, Volume 5 hardcover collection, the Essential Fantastic Four, Volume 3 trade paperback collection, the Fantastic Four Omnibus, Volume 2 hardcover collection, and the 44 Years of Fantastic Four DVD-ROM edition.
- 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.
- The Great Refuge is sealed off from humanity beginning with this issue.