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Fantastic Four #48

Fantastic Four #48

Cover A

Key FactsKey issue

  • 1st appearance of Silver Surfer
  • 1st appearance of Galactus

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This page represents the regular first-print edition (Cover A). Separate pages are available for the 1 variant cover.

Market Value

Market value (all grades)
$1,172
current listings, Oct 8, 2026
Graded copies for sale
$311 - $3,700
20 graded copies listed, as of Oct 7, 2026

CGC Census

11,115
Total Graded
53
9.8 NM/MT
475
8.0 VF
Reprinted 30x

Black Bolt and the Fantastic Four put an end to Maximus's plan to destroy all the humans. Once the Fantastic Four return to New York the Watcher tells them of the coming danger of Galactus.

Cover Date

March 1, 1966

On Sale Date

December 9, 1965

Pages

36

Cover Price

$0.12

Rating

Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Editor

S.L

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Credits

Cover Artist

Joe Sinnott

Characters

Galactus (1st appearance); Silver Surfer (1st appearance); Ben Grimm; Blackagar Boltagon; Black Bolt; Crystal; Crystalia Amaquelin Maximoff; Galan; Gorgon; Human Torch; Invisible Girl; Johnny Storm; Karnak; Maximus; Medusa; Medusalith Amaquelin Boltagon; Mr. Fantastic; Norrin Radd; Reed Richards; Seeker; Skrulls; Susan Storm Richards; The Thing; The Watcher; Uatu

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Cover A

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