Namor the Submariner

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  Fantastic Four #14 (May 1963)

  Fantastic Four #14 isn’t just another adventure. It marks another important step in Marvel’s evolution, with storylines carrying over, characters continuing to grow, and the Fantastic Four beginning to feel like the stars of an ongoing saga rather than a series of standalone stories.

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  Strange Tales #107 (April 1963)

  The fight with the Sub-Mariner is fun, but the real story is Marvel’s growing confidence. Strange Tales is beginning to develop its own artistic identity, and Johnny Storm is becoming a hero with a voice separate from the Fantastic Four.

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  Fantastic Four #9 (Dec 1962)

  Marvel tries its hand at comedy — with mixed results — but shows off its creative flexibility.

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  Fantastic Four #6 (Sept 1962)

  Marvel realizes it has a franchise.

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  Fantastic Four #4 (May 1962)

  The Fantastic Four stops feeling like an anthology and starts to act like an ongoing series.

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