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You're looking at the end of an era - the very last issue of FANTASTIC, published in October 1968. A week later, the name appeared in tiny form as part of the masthead of SMASH!, which 'incorporated' its former sister publication from that point on. Around five months later, Smash! was revamped and the remaining Marvel content vanished - along with the name Fantastic from the cover. Short-lived it may have been, but the comic had certainly lived up to its name.
(Incidentally, that's not the real MANDARIN on the cover - it's JIMMY HILL done up to look like him.)
