American Update: Fantastic Four #2 – First Appearance of the Skrulls
*Marvel: In the second ever appearance of the Fantastic Four, we met the race of shifty shapeshifters who were to become one of the FF’s, and the Marvel Universe’s, greatest nemeses: the “Skrulls From Outer Space!”, as the cover had it. (In case readers got them confused with the Skrulls from Penge West…) Still a half-way house between proper super-heroics and the ‘Big Panty Monsters’ that had been a staple of the company, the non-costumed FF looked at this stage almost as bizarre as their extraterrestrial opposition. This historic issue is a cents copy, with no pence price or overstamp, and is generally in remarkable preservation. There is light biro scribble on the back cover ad, but no interior markings; there is also a small ‘L’-shaped tear on the final (non-story) page. Otherwise, the interiors are unmarred, off-white and flexible. There is a small letter ‘s’ written on the front cover, just above the top staple, but again, the cover scene is unimpeded. Tight corners and edges, firm staples at spine and centrefold. The second ever ‘proper’ Marvel Comic with the debut of a major antagonist, this is GD/VG, and can be yours for £625. SORRY, THIS HAS NOW SOLD