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Cover: Jack Kirby & George Klein

Fantastic Four #2

Jan 1962 · Marvel · 0.10 USD
“The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls from Outer Space!”

In "The Fantastic Four Meet the Skrulls from Outer Space!", the team ventures deep into a Skrull mothership, using clever disguises and a bold ruse to pose as their alien spies. With Mr. Fantastic relying on clippings from Strange Tales and Journey Into Mystery to convince the Skrulls that Earth’s defenses are too formidable, the stakes rise as the truth hangs in the balance. Written by Stan Lee and brought to life by Jack Kirby’s dynamic art, with George Klein’s inks, Stan Goldberg’s colors, and John Duffy’s lettering, this landmark issue captures the early brilliance of Marvel’s First Family. The cover by Jack Kirby and George Klein perfectly captures the tension of the moment.

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writer Stan Lee · artist Jack Kirby · inker George Klein · colorist Stan Goldberg · letterer John Duffy · cover Jack Kirby, George Klein

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Full credits

writer Stan Lee
artist Jack Kirby
colorist Stan Goldberg
letterer John Duffy
cover pencils Jack Kirby
cover inks George Klein

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The Fantastic Four infiltrate the Skrull mothership and pose as the Skrull spies. Mr. Fantastic uses clippings from Strange Tales and Journey Into Mystery to trick the Skrulls into thinking that the Earth forces are too strong to attack.

Plot details indexed by the Grand Comics Database (CC BY-SA).