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| Ah-ha! There it goes! Can't wait! |
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| You da man, Narfstar! It's your world... I'm just living in it! |
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| One of the best issues to come out of the 1960s, even though I didn't pick it up until 1970. You owe it to yourself to read this -- for even cheaper than the 25 cents + tax which I paid for it. This is worth at LEAST $20 in entertainment value.
*jeep! & God Bless!
--Grandpa Chet |
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| Kinda cool to read this
Same person created Captain Marvel, created this character too. |
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| This is a really good comic book! |
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| Additional Information |
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| Publication | June 1967 | Price: 0.25 USD | Pages: 1 | Frequency: bi-monthly |
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| Cover | Fatman Faces the Awesome Foursome |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Superhero | Characters: Fatman [Van Crawford]; The Awesome Foursome [Brainman; Lunita; Grollo; Syntho] |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Fatman the Human Flying Saucer Meets the Awesome Foursome! Part I: Fatman's Saucer Trouble (13 pages) |
| Synopsis | Fatman has trouble flying when he gains too much weight. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Superhero | Characters: Fatman [Van Crawford]; The Awesome Foursome [Brainman; Lunita; Grollo; Syntho] (villains, introduction for all); Mike; Zzyzk; Bzyzk |
| Notes | The cover credits Binder and Beck with story and art. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Featuring | Calendar Towel |
| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Notes | A 1967 calendar-towel. |
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| Featuring | Fatman Feedback |
| Credits | Pencils:? (header) | Inks:? (header) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Despite the title, an editorial, not a letters page. |
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| Content | Characters: Super Green Beret [Tod Holton] |
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| Comic Story | Fatman the Human Flying Saucer Meets the Awesome Foursome! Part II: The Mad Martian's Mental Menaces (9 pages) |
| Synopsis | Brainman uses his mighty mind to turn people against Fatman. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Superhero | Characters: Fatman [Van Crawford]; Brainman (villain); Mrs. Crawford; Mr. Crawford; Butterworth; Joe; Tinman [Lucius Pindle] |
| Notes | The cover credits Binder and Beck with story and art. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Captain America; Spider-Man; Hulk; Iron Man; Human Torch; Namor the Sub-Mariner; Thor; Doctor Strange |
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| Comic Story | Fatman the Human Flying Saucer Meets the Awesome Foursome! Part III: Mystery of the Moon Witch (10 pages) |
| Synopsis | Fatman and Tinman fight Brainman. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Superhero | Characters: Fatman [Van Crawford]; Tinman [Lucius Pindle]; The Awesome Foursome [Brainman; Lunita; Grollo] (villains); Bruce; Girard |
| Notes | The cover credits Binder and Beck with story and art. |
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| Text Story | Fatman's Favorite Fun Fare (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (header) | Inks:? (header) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Humor | Characters: Bill; Will; Mary; Sam |
| Notes | Jokes submitted by readers Fran Haidt, Ellen Richard, Don Doctors, Bernard Schutz, Bea Beryl, Marcy Chanin, Tom Wardell, Harold James, Claudine Allen, and William Martin. Appears after page 4 of Part III. |
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| Illustration | Fatman and the Awesome Foursome (2 pages) |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Superhero | Characters: Fatman [Van Crawford]; The Awesome Foursome [Brainman; Syntho; Lunita; Grollo] |
| Notes | Printed sideways in the middle of Part III. |
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| Cartoon | Unidentified Fantastic Objects: Saucer Cup (1 page) |
| Synopsis | A Brazil, Indiana UFO sighting on March 26, 1966. |
| Featuring | Our Space Age |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | Appears before page 5 of Part III. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Characters: Illya Kuryakin (photo of David McCallum) |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
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| Comic Story | Fatman the Human Flying Saucer Meets the Awesome Foursome! Part IV: The Underground Gnome Strikes! (6 pages) |
| Synopsis | Grollo joins the attack on Fatman. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Superhero | Characters: Fatman [Van Crawford]; The Awesome Foursome [Brainman; Lunita; Grollo] (villains); Thinman [Lucius Pindle] |
| Notes | The cover credits Binder and Beck with story and art. |
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| Credits | Letters:?; typeset |
| Content | Characters: Fatman [Van Crawford]; Grollo; Butterworth; Gaylord Goodbody; Gung-Ho; Bug; Mr. Shroud |
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| Featuring | What's Right is "Write" |
| Credits | Pencils:? (illustration) | Inks:? (illustration) | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | Letters from Steve Cogut, John Pugliese, Jed Adams, Robin Reid, Mark Grant, Barbara Dennis, Richard Wolff, Nina Adams, George Brezel, Ellen Walter, Bunny Adams, Claudine Allen, Harriet Andrea, and Leonard Bergman. |
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| Text Article | They Chose Freedom (1 page) |
| Credits | Pencils:? (header) | Inks:? (header) | Letters: typeset |
| Content | Genre: Non-fiction |
| Notes | About Thomas Paine and Patrick Henry. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | "Super Isometrics" from the Bond Book Company. |
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| Comic Story | Fatman the Human Flying Saucer Meets the Awesome Foursome! Part V: Patchwork Man - Champion of Evil! (11 pages) |
| Synopsis | After constructing the fourth member of their Awesome Foursome, Brainman challenges Fatman and Thinman to a final fight. |
| Content | Genre: Humor; Superhero | Characters: Fatman [Van Crawford]; The Awesome Foursome [Brainman; Lunita; Grollo; Syntho] (villains); Tinman [Lucius Pindle]; Bertha (elephant) |
| Notes | The cover credits Binder and Beck with story and art. |
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| Credits | Letters: typeset |
| Notes | The Wayne School's get your diploma at home. |
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| Credits | Pencils:? (photograph) | Inks:? (photograph) | Letters: typeset |
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| Notes | Back cover. |
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