FANTASTIC FOUR #128

Cover shows moderate wear consistent with a mid-grade Bronze Age book: light corner blunting at top right and bottom right, some surface scuffing and minor color rubbing along the spine, and slight edge wear visible along the right border. There appears to be a small spine stress mark near the lower portion and faint waviness to the cover stock. No major tears, creases, or missing pieces are visible, and colors remain bright with good gloss. Interior pages and back cover were not assessed.

Fantastic Four #128, cover-dated November 1972, lands squarely in the Bronze Age Roy Thomas era of Marvel's first family, with interior art by John Buscema and Joe Sinnott and a Buscema cover. The issue continues a Mole Man storyline, delivering the polished, dependable house style that defined the title in this period. As a mid-run entry in one of Marvel's foundational ongoing series, it carries the pedigree of the franchise without introducing a first appearance, origin, or other landmark event.

The market profile here is that of a collected common issue rather than a key. Certified demand concentrates in high grade, where the curve climbs sharply from the mid-tiers into the 9.6 range, while lower and mid grades trade for modest sums consistent with an abundant supply of graded copies. With well over one hundred Universal copies on the census and steady but small sales counts, pricing is stable and driven largely by condition rather than scarcity, except at the very top of the grade ladder.

Buyers for this book are typically Fantastic Four run collectors and Bronze Age Marvel completists filling gaps, along with registry-minded collectors chasing the scarce 9.8. In low and mid grades it changes hands inexpensively and frequently, making it an easy pickup for set builders; the premium is reserved for the handful of top-census examples, where limited supply commands a meaningful multiple over the next grade down.