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Marvel Comics - Marvel Comics - Fantastic Four #4 (UK Price Variant) - 8.1 EGC, May 1962. Cover by Jack Kirby (pencils) and Sol Brodsky (inks), with text by Stan Lee. An issue of extraordinary historical significance which features the first Silver Age appearance of the Sub-Mariner , protagonist of the story The Coming of… Sub-Mariner!. The story unfolds over four chapters: while the Fantastic Four search for the Human Torch, the young hero encounters an incapacitated Namor. Regaining his identity in the depths of the sea, the Sub-Mariner unleashes his vengeance on the surface world, sending the colossal Giganto to devastate New York. The issue is completed by a pin-up dedicated to the quartet, signed by Kirby/Brodsky. A key issue of Marvel's Silver Age, fundamental for Namor's definitive entry into modern Marvel continuity. Condition All comics are graded by EGC - European Grading Company , a comics grading service renowned for its accuracy and transparency. EGC uses a full decimal scale from 0 to 10 to evaluate the condition of comics, allowing for extremely detailed evaluations. Each comic is examined by three expert evaluators who jointly agree on the final rating. The EGC grading system is applicable to comics of any era, with no distinction between past masterpieces and new gems. The final rating is published both on the EGC website and delivered in a prestigious format to the comic's owner. It is freely viewable thanks to a QR code on the back, which allows you to view the evaluators' work.