Bidspirit auction | Marvel Comics Fantastic Four Number

Marvel Comics Fantastic Four Number 3 March 1962 Silver Age Key Issue - Fantastic Four issue number 3, published by Marvel Comics with a cover date of March 1962. This Silver Age comic book features the story The Menace of the Miracle Man, written by Stan Lee with pencils by Jack Kirby and inks by Sol Brodsky. This issue is a major key for the title, marking the first appearance of the Fantastic Four's iconic blue costumes, the debut of the Fantasti-Car, and the first appearance of the team's skyscraper hide-out, the Baxter Building. The cover art by Kirby and Brodsky illustrates the team in their new uniforms using the Fantasti-Car. This appears to be a complete book in decent shape, containing all interior pages and advertisements. The indicia credits Canam Publishers Sales Corp as the publisher. The front cover includes the 12 cent price point, the MC logo, and the Comics Code Authority seal. The back cover contains a color advertisement for Mason Shoe Mfg. Co. Raw and ungraded condition. The cover shows edge wear, corner blunting, and a diagonal crease in the lower right corner. The spine has multiple stress lines, color-breaking horizontal creases, and minor chipping at the spine ends. Original staples are present with some visible oxidation. Interior pages are tanned to a cream or off-white tone and remain supple with no detached pages or major tears observed. Tanning and light surface soiling are present on the exterior covers.