The Fantastic Four #Pocket Books Edition #81445
Marvel Comics Group / Pocket Books (Simon & Schuster) • The Fantastic Four (Marvel Comics Series Pocket Books)
Writer
Stan Lee
Interior Artist
Jack Kirby
Cover Artist
Jack Kirby (interior art modified for cover)
Publication Date
September 1977
Cover Variant
Regular Pocket Book Edition
Printing
First Printing
Comic Description
This is a mass-market paperback reprint collection containing the full stories of Fantastic Four issues #1 through #6. It features the origins of the team, the first appearance of the Mole Man, the Skrulls, the Miracle Man, the Sub-Mariner (Silver Age), and Doctor Doom.
Condition & Value
Condition Grade
Very Good/Fine (CGC 5.0)
Condition Details
Visible edge wear and color chipping along the bottom and right edges. Moderate corner blunting. Spine shows light stress. The cover surface has some visible scuffing and loss of gloss consistent with mass-market paperback storage.
Estimated Market Value
Raw: $15 - $30 | Graded (9.0+): $80 - $120
Recent Sales
Recent sales for mid-grade copies range from $12 to $25. High-grade (9.4+) copies occasionally fetch $100+ due to the difficulty of finding these glued-bound books without spine cracked.
Grading Recommendation
Not recommended for professional grading. This is a mass-market paperback (pocket book), not a standard comic book format. The costs of grading usually exceed the market value for mid-grade copies of this specific edition.
Notable Features
Collected format. Features the first six issues of the Lee/Kirby run. Notable for being one of the first times these key silver-age stories were made affordable for a mass audience in the 1970s. ISBN 0-671-81445-0.
Authentication Notes
Authentic 1977 Pocket Books printing. Note the $1.95 cover price and the 'Pocket 81445' branding in the upper right corner. Glued square-bound spine is characteristic of this publisher's run.