Fantastic Four 1961 #40 - 3.5 - $19.00

Dr. Doom battles the Fantastic Four and Daredevil. Reed restores the team's powers with the Stimulator (which was introduced in issue #37). Ben is returned to being The Thing, crushes Doom's hands and drives him off, wounded. Ben deserts the Fantastic Four.

On-sale date from 1965 Periodicals, Copyright Office, Library of Congress.

• The Battle of the Baxter Building! - Inker credit from Tom Hardee, via the GCD Errors List. Original indexer credited Vince Colletta.
• Men! Join My "$100-a-Week" Club! - Inside front cover. Ad to earn money by selling shoes.
• - Between story pages 4 and 5. Promos for The Amazing Spider-Man (Marvel, 1963 series) #26, and Journey into Mystery (Marvel. 1959 series) #117 using reprints of their covers.
• U.S. Gov't Surplus - Ad for government surplus items: parachutes, boats, tents, machetes, etc. Between story pages 4 and 5 on top half of page.
• - Ad for Strat-O-Matic baseball game on lower half of page, between story pages 4 and 5.
• - Ad for the Yubiwaza system of martial arts. Between story pages 8 and 9.
• Hypno-Coin - Advertisement for the Hypno-Coin from Hypnotic Aids Supply Co. located on top half of page between story pages 13 and 14.
• - Advertisement for selling Grit magazine from Grit Publishing Co. Occupies lower half of page between story pages 13 and 14.
• Stamps; Shop by Mail - Various classified-style ads for stamps and other products, between story pages 16 and 17.
• - Ad for the Commercial Trades Institute.
• - House ad for Sgt. Fury (Marvel. 1963 series) #19, Tales of Suspense (Marvel. 1959 series) #67 and Daredevil (Marvel. 1964 series) #8 using reprints of their covers.
• Face Front! - House ad for M.M.M.S.
• - Letters from Harvey Buchbinder, Jim Martin, Jeffrey Dietrich, Joseph Hartlaub, Mike Bophardt, Rick Albright, Michael Sing, Tom Nester, David Berman, Clyde Snyder, Mark Lund, and John Ellsworth; includes The Mighty Marvel Marvel Checklist.
• Monster S-I-Z-E Monsters - Black and white reproduction of a painting of the monster. Dracula also available. Item 6' tall, in color: payment to Honor House, Lynbrook, NY.
• - Ad for fishing equipment from Niresk Discount Sales. Inside back cover.
• - Back cover. Ad for the Famous Artists Schools Studio.