Fantastic Four #97 CGC 9.8

Fantastic Four #97 — Marvel Comics (April 1970) — "The Monster from the Lost Lagoon!"

At a glance

Grade: CGC 9.8 Near Mint/Mint · Universal label

Page quality: White

Certification number: 4651142016

Publisher: Marvel Comics · Cover date: April 1970 · Era: Bronze Age

Why collectors want this issue

- CGC 9.8 with white pages — top of the grading scale, on an issue from the final year of Jack Kirby's run (Kirby left after #102).

- A self-contained Lee/Kirby adventure: the FF on vacation are drawn into a Navy investigation of ship sinkings and sea-monster sightings.

- Features baby Franklin Richards in an early appearance with the family.

- Jack Kirby pencils with Frank Giacoia inks; Kirby and John Verpoorten cover.

- A clean, affordable way to add a late-Kirby FF in the highest grade.

Creators

- Script: Stan Lee

- Pencils: Jack Kirby

- Inks: Frank Giacoia

- Cover: Jack Kirby and John Verpoorten

Story synopsis

Reed is asked by the Navy to look into a string of sinkings. The trail leads to an amphibious alien stranded on Earth and a confrontation in an underwater cavern.

On the CGC label

- Grader notes published by CGC (verbatim): "printers scuff back cover"

Condition and certification

- Professionally graded and encapsulated by CGC at 9.8 Near Mint/Mint with white pages; the holder is sealed and unopened.

- The photos show the actual slab you will receive, including the certification label. Grade, page quality and notations are exactly as printed on the label.

- Verify this book yourself: enter certification number 4651142016 at cgccomics.com/certlookup. If the slab or cert number does not match this listing, return it within 3 days of delivery for a full refund.

Shipping

- Flat $15 USPS Priority shipping in the US, double-boxed with padding and fully insured. Orders placed before 2 PM Mountain Time ship the same business day.