Fantastic Four #48

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Fantastic Four #48 is a landmark 1966 Marvel Comics issue best known for introducing the cosmic herald Silver Surfer and beginning the classic "Galactus Trilogy" storyline.

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Fantastic Four #48 canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Marvel Comics publication
comic book issue
age Silver Age of Comic Books
beginsStoryArc The Galactus Trilogy
canonicalStatus Earth-616 continuity
linked to: Earth-616
colorist Marvel production staff
continuedIn Fantastic Four #49
countryOfOrigin United States
coverArtist Jack Kirby
Joe Sinnott
coverDate March 1966
editor Stan Lee
featuresCharacter Galactus
Human Torch
Invisible Girl
linked to: The Invisible Girl

Mister Fantastic
linked to: Reed Richards

Silver Surfer
The Thing
Watcher
linked to: Watchers
featuresConcept herald of Galactus
planet devourer Galactus
linked to: Galactus
featuresLocation Earth
New York City
featuresTeam Fantastic Four
firstFullAppearanceOf Silver Surfer
format single-issue comic book
genre superhero
hasCollectibleStatus key issue
major Silver Age key
imprint Marvel Comics
inker Joe Sinnott
introducesCharacter Silver Surfer
issueNumber 48
language English
letterer Artie Simek
medium print
notableFor early cosmic Marvel storyline
first chapter of the Galactus Trilogy
introduction of Silver Surfer
penciler Jack Kirby
precededBy Fantastic Four #47
publicationYear 1966
publisher Marvel Comics
series Fantastic Four
storyArc The Galactus Trilogy
subgenre cosmic
universe Marvel Universe
writer Stan Lee

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Silver Surfer firstAppearance Fantastic Four #48
Galactus firstAppearance Fantastic Four #48
The Galactus Trilogy publishedInIssue Fantastic Four #48
Norrin Radd firstAppearance Fantastic Four #48
Zenn-La firstAppearance Fantastic Four #48
Galactus firstAppearance Fantastic Four #48
subject linked to: Devourer of Worlds