The Official Marvel Index to the Fantastic Four # 4 1986 VF+

The Official Marvel Index to the Fantastic Four # 4 published in March 1986, is a reference guide providing detailed synopses and publication data for the first Fantastic Four series. 

Contents and Issues Covered

This specific issue indexes the following stories:

• Fantastic Four (Vol. 1): Issues #46 through #64.
• Fantastic Four Annual: #4.
• Detailed Entries: Each entry includes a one-and-a-half-page summary of the plot, character appearances, and a reduced-size black-and-white reprint of the original cover.
• (Note: While the interior credits suggest issue #65 is included, it is actually indexed in issue #5 of the series.) 

Visuals and Production

• Wraparound Cover: Illustrated by Keith Pollard, the cover depicts the Fantastic Four, the Inhumans, Black Panther, and Silver Surfer charging forward, with the city of Attilan in the background.
• Creative Team: The series was compiled by historians and consultants including George Olshevsky, Mark Gruenwald, and Lou Mougin.
• Format: 32 pages, originally sold for $1.25. 

Historical Significance

Part of a larger 12-issue series (1985–1987), these indices were essential for collectors and historians in the pre-internet era to track complex continuity and character debuts, such as the first appearances of the Inhumans, Black Panther, and Silver Surfer, which occurred within the issues covered in this volume.